Brown Completes Service on South Shore Foundation Board
May 2007

Mike Brown

Mike Brown of Harrison completed his service on the South Shore Foundation Board of Directors at the end of his term. Brown has served since mid-1997, shortly after Northern Arkansas Telephone Company created the South Shore Foundation as its charitable arm. Since then, the foundation has made grants of more than $650,000 to nonprofit organizations and agencies in the local area.

Brown, who works as customer service manager for Entergy Arkansas's northwest region, said the grants by South Shore Foundation in education, job training, and economic development had been of great interest to him. He cited a recent grant covering tuition and other expenses for Marion and Boone County residents studying to become certified nursing assistants through the Area Healthcare Education Center at Harrison.

Other examples are support of the Marion County Youth Leadership and the Marion County Adult Leadership programs. "By funding these two programs, South Shore Foundation has worked to train future business leaders and support the economic development of the whole region," Brown said.

A highlight of his service as a member of the South Shore Foundation Board of Directors was assisting a diverse team in helping develop the South Shore area, Brown said.

Other community activities of Brown's include Harrison Rotary, Harrison Chamber of Commerce and Berryville Chamber of Commerce.

NATCO is an independent, family-owned telecommunications company, since 1951. It serves portions of Marion and Boone Counties with six telephone exchanges at Flippin, Bull Shoals, Diamond City, Lead Hill, Omaha, and Pyatt. For information or to make a grant application, call 1-800-775-6682.