Meet the Team

UA Little Rock Orientation Leaders are your student guides to campus. They help new students connect to campus, find their community, register for courses, find tutors and more. Orientation Leaders are trained to make your experience easy and fun.

Learn more about what our leaders do and how you can get involved.

Meet the 2023 New Student Orientation Team

Leah Ford

  • Director
  • lmford2@ualr.edu

Allie Taylor

  • Assistant Director
  • altaylor4@ualr.edu

Derica Miller

  • Customer Service Specialist
  • ddmiller3@ualr.edu

Aryam Martinez 

  • aemartinez3@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: Little Rock, AR
  • Major: Biology

Donnecia Brown

  • dlbrown7@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: North Little Rock, AR
  • Major: Psychology

Joyce Childers

  • jachilders@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
  • Major: Biology & Chemistry

Kevin Pacheco Escobar

  • kpachecoesc@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: Little Rock, AR
  • Major: Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Samantha Barrera

  • sbarrera@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: Little Rock, AR
  • Major: Mass Communications

Tyrese McGhee

  • tlmcghee@ualr.edu
  • Hometown: Rison, AR
  • Major: Political Science