AFF Board of Directors

Ready to answer your questions and to serve the Veterans of Arkansas. Contact them below for speaking engagements or presentations.
 Chairman Board of Directors
Anthony Smith from Blytheville, AR is a US Army Retired Major, Veteran.  Anthony served with the 39th Infantry during Iraqie Freedom.  He served as the special operations, convoy commander, and the Battalion Materials Handler through out his military career.  He served 15 years as a combat infantry soldier and 7 years as a Quarter Master (Load Master).  Anthony was injured during combat and recieved the purple heart, and bronze star with valor.  Currently Anthony is the Chief Grand Master with Anthony's World Wide Marital Arts Association.  Founder of the AOBK as well.
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​Tiffany Burns from Cabot AR is a US Army Veteran. She was in the Arkansas National Guard assigned and deployed with the 39th Infantry. She brings organization to the group as the new Secretary.

Contact Tiffany at  479-234-2577 
Chief Financial Officer CFO/Treasurer  ​
Board Member - Mark Sandridge
Mark Sandridge works with the ARDOT.  He is an avid hunter and fisherman.  He has grown up around the military.  Mark is a board member and the AFF Fishing/Hunting Advisor.  

Contact Mark at 870-283-1956
Board Member - Jerome Mitchell US Army

​Co Founder and Board Member Emeritus
Mark Leonard - US Air Force Veteran with Security Police and a C-130 Loadmaster background. Mark has participated in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, Operation ​Deep Freeze Mid Winter Airdrop over Antarctica, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Has worked with the Wounded Warrior Project in support of Rides in Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville from 2005-2009. He is also a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mark was a founding member of the Arkansas Freedom Fund and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from its inception till 2015.
Our reorganization in Oct of 2015 Mark stepped down from the board to take the AFF on a new direction of service to Arkansas Veterans. Mark passed the reigns to Rae in Oct of 2019. But continues to work on the website.

Here is a good article on Mark and the AFF from the Dem Gaz Nov 19, 2017.

Co Founder and Board Member Emeritus
​Don Kennedy - Col USAR Retired.
Don is a Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Has worked with the Wounded Warrior Project in support of Rides in Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville since 2005.Don was a founding father of the AFF and has been a guiding force for the organization. Don served as Vice Chair from our inception until the reorganization of 2015, when Don became the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Don stepped down from the board Dec 2019 but still continues to be a member and helps out when he can.