FORREST CITY — Joey Astin, director of the St. Francis Area Developmental Center in Forrest City, has been reappointed to the board of directors for the Developmental Disabilities Provider Association.
The Little Rock-based association represents 76 service providers and more than 14,000 Arkansans with intellectual disabilities.
Astin will serve as a Region 2 representative, covering northeast Arkansas. The other Region 2 representatives are Lisa Pinkston of Network of Community Options, Inc. in Batesville and Sabrina Woodson of Focus, Inc. in Jonesboro.
The Cross County Special Workshop in Wynne has operated under the umbrella of the St. Francis Area Developmental Center since 2018.
