Our Board of Directors
Amy Van Hooser
Founder & President
Amy Van Hooser has a Bachelors Degree in Communications and Graphic and Commercial Art. She working in Marketing for several years before children.
Amy has over 10 years of experience in facilitating small group discussion and training Leaders through La Leche League International.
She owned a small Henna body art business from 2015 - 2022.
She graduated and was ordained by Ascend Academy, Atlanta, GA, in Aug of 2023.
She opened Raising Generals in May 2024.
Michael Van Hooser
Treasurer
Michael Van Hooser was born and raised in Michigan, but now resides in Arkansas with his wife and five sons.
Mike worked briefly as a public school high school math teacher but quickly realized it wasn’t a good fit for him. He then went back to school to earn a master’s degree in Accounting and received his CPA license in 2007. Since then, he has spent most of his career in public accounting, with experience in both tax and audit. He is now a Partner at a local CPA firm.
In his spare time, he’s involved with Boy Scouts with his four older sons, enjoys watching football and hockey, gardening, and exploring the outdoors.
Ericka Gates
Board Member
Ericka is the interim Executive Director of Milk and Honey Acres in North Carolina. "Milk & Honey Acres was truly a vision birthed by God to intersect the Gospel, Hospitality, and Reconnection, some of my favorite things!"
Ericka married Jason, her high school sweetheart, in 2008. They are currently raising and homeschooling their four fun kids on the farmland.
Ericka has worked in many roles with children and families with special needs and has a great passion for individuals with Autism. Late in college, Ericka came to Christ. In 2014, Ericka and Jason joined staff with Cru and began serving with FamilyLife as stateside missionaries in Arkansas, Florida, and North Carolina.
Ericka enjoys almost anything outside in the sun; especially nature walks while talking to Jesus, gardening, and studying nature. She loves cooking homegrown nutritious food for her family and all the people who often find themselves around her table.
Lytesa Harris
Board Member
Lytesa Harris was born and raised in Central Arkansas. In 2007, she married her sweetheart, Robert, who keeps her laughing! They have three incredible children.
In 2012, she started the nonprofit Ladies of Vision, which is now being rebranded and shifting to United Ministries and Missions—a unified body of believers whose desire is to tangibly be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who have been sex-trafficked, are homeless, or have been marginalized.
In 2015, Lytesa created the small business Me.Brands (Me Period Brands). This was born out of a season when the Lord was healing her heart from comparison and low self-esteem. God was reminding her that He made her exactly how He planned—nothing to add and nothing to take away. Period.
Under Me.Brands, she opened Charidible Chocolates in 2015, her confections and pastries small business, which continues to thrive today.
Lytesa has a big heart for those who have been brokenhearted and disregarded by society. She has found herself naturally ministering to youth, young adults, and women. Her own story of overcoming odds and adversity has given her a humble heart and relatable spirit.
In 2020, she became a licensed minister and has traveled as a missionary to Nairobi, Paris, France, and Italy.