Dr. Eddie Cooper + Lee Anne Cooper
Founders, Chairman of the King's Ranch Board, and Vice Chair
Dr. Eddie Cooper and Lee Anne Cooper founded King’s Ranch in 2007 when God called them to open their home to children in their community who had been abused, neglected, and abandoned. The Coopers were married in December of 1990 and have six children—four biological children, Claira Alsup, Trey Cooper, Savannah McCarthy, and Leo Cooper as well as two children welcomed home through adoption, Jessa Cooper and Josiah Cooper.
Dr. Eddie Cooper is an Orthopedic Surgeon at NEA Baptist Hospital. He is also the Senior Pastor of Huntington Church, an inner-city church serving the most vulnerable in their community. Dr. Cooper serves as President of the King’s Ranch Board.
The Coopers live and work in Jonesboro, Arkansas where they enjoy time together along with their family, and being LeeLee and Pops to six “grands.”
Meet The King's Ranch Team
Lee Anne Cooper
Lee and her husband Dr. Eddie Cooper founded King’s Ranch in 2007 when God called them to open their home to children in their community who had been abused, neglected, and abandoned. She is a Therapeutic Parenting Specialist, the author of Unplowed Ground Therapeutic Parenting, a Registered Nurse Practitioner, mom of six grown children, and “LeeLee” to six little grandkids. Lee is also Senior Pastor’s Wife and Mentor Mom for Huntington Church, an inner-city church serving the most vulnerable in their community.
Rachel Dunbar
Rachel Dunbar serves as Executive Director King’s Ranch. She also oversees all operations while also keeping our websites up to date and user friendly. Rachel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mid-level Education and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Arkansas State University. She resides in Jonesboro, Arkansas with her husband Colton and two children – Baker and Blaire.
Claira Alsup
Claira Alsup serves as Coordinator of Development for King’s Ranch. She coordinates Respite Care for our families, leads our Unplowed Ground VIP Community, and plans special events like our VIP Weekend and Restore Moms Conference! Claira is a graduate of Belmont University with a Bachelors in Public Relations and Music Business. Claira is also a gifted worship leader, wife to Judd, and mama to Ellison, Maggie Quinn, and Cooper.
Haley Cooper
Haley Cooper serves as Coordinator of Communication for King’s Ranch, as well as Therapeutic Parenting Specialist. Haley is every family’s initial contact when they seek help from King’s Ranch, and she coordinates their care and services to meet their needs. She earned a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Masters in the Art of Teaching from the University of Arkansas. She, her husband Trey, daughter Stella, and son Roy, reside in Little Rock where he is a worship pastor and she is running the King’s Ranch, Little Rock Office.
Hannah Beth Copenhaver
Hannah Beth Copenhaver serves as Office Manager and Fundraising Coordinator for King’s Ranch. Hannah Beth organizes all financial operations and keeps everything running smoothly for the hundreds of families we serve. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Biology and a Mathematics minor from Arkansas State University. She lives in Jonesboro with her husband, Austin, and has three children- Ada Lee, Benjamin, and Heidi.
Jaime Harris
Jaime Harris is our Coordinator of Programs. She serves as Parent Coach Coordinator, as well as our Therapist Liaison. She also runs our online program, Unplowed Ground Jumpstart. She and her husband Marc reside in Little Rock with their six children. Jaime has been implementing Unplowed Ground in her own home since 2018, and has served as a Certified Unplowed Ground Parent Coach since 2022.
Jessa Cooper
Jessa Cooper serves as the Executive Assistant for King’s Ranch as well as Hogue Home Hostess. She is also a Therapeutic Parenting Specialist, providing respite care at King’s Ranch. She is currently pursuing a degree in Criminology at Arkansas State University – Newport. She plans to get her Associates degree in Legal Assistant. Her ultimate goal is to become an attorney, defending clients who have been victimized by sexual offenses and advocating for their rights. Jessa is the youngest daughter of Eddie and Lee Cooper and resides in Jonesboro.
Meet our Certified Parent Coaches
Jaime Harris
Jaime has been a part of our Parent Coaching team since we started the certification in 2022. She is also a member of our King’s Ranch staff where she serves as Coordinator of Programs – with a main focus in our Unplowed Ground Jumpstart Program. Read a little about Jaime’s “why” below:
I decided to partner with Kings Ranch and become a Parent Coach because I 1000% believe in this program. It works for us when no other program did! It brought healing to our home and gave me effective strategies to parent in a successful way. It is such a rewarding job to offer hope to other families and empathize with them as they walk through these hard moments. No one wants to feel hopeless and alone. We need community to support each other in these chaotic moments in life! It is truly a ministry for me to be able to offer hope, guidance, and reassurance to our families who are in crisis.
Jessica Gray
Jessica has been an Unplowed Certified Parent Coach since 2023. She has been implementing Unplowed Ground in her own home for about 8 years. Jessica describes how she came to want to become a parent coach below:
We have nine children with a total of six being adopted from the foster care system. We started implementing Unplowed Ground back in 2020. It has been an amazing program and we continue to do the big six to the day! I was very interested in becoming a coach because I am already informing people of all that I have learned whenever I can. I feel it is so important to help other parents who are where we were four years ago, when the Lord revealed to me that we were not loving our kids unconditionally, as He does! This program has helped me honor God in loving my children again!
Elaine Classen
Elaine has been an Unplowed Certified Parent Coach since 2023. She is passionate about sharing the program with others and helping families. Hear Elaine’s story below of how she came to Unplowed Ground:
I wanted to become a parent coach to help parents learn the techniques of Unplowed Ground. I also have a soft spot for biological families who are dealing with the effects of developmental trauma due to various factors. This is very close to my heart after my granddaughter experienced trauma from multiple health issues after birth and being in the NICU. Seeing the strides she has made in healing encourage me to share Unplowed Ground with more families.
Maiven Gray
Maiven is one of our newest Certified Parent Coaches who just completed her certification in 2024. Maiven is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Counseling. Hear Maiven’s story below:
My journey with Unplowed Ground began through my mother, a dedicated Parent Coach herself. We have been implementing the program with my adopted siblings for the last four years, and I have been able to see the life-changing effects it has had. Witnessing the impact Unplowed Ground has had on families, especially my own, gave me a strong desire to be a part of this organization. Our motto, “End The Cycle,” has motivated my pursuit of child psychology since before I learned of this program, so I am certain that God has led me here, and I believe He has led you here as well. I am blessed to contribute to this life-changing work, which aims to provide hope and healing to families navigating the complexities of attachment disorders.
Amy Davis
Amy is one of our newest parent coaches who just completed her certification in 2024. She is a retired therapist who has seen the impact of the program through many of her clients. Hear her story of becoming a certified parent coach below:
I found Unplowed Ground through a friend who used the program and it helped her child tremendously. I am an adoptive parent(two adopted sons and two biological daughters) and worked in the mental health field as a therapist with many adoptive families. I had never seen a program so effective with children with attachment issues so I began recommending to my families. I have a Bachelor of Social work degree and Master’s of Arts in Human services counseling. Both of my adopted sons had attachment issues and I would’ve loved to have this program 15 years ago. It gets to the root issues and addresses attachment like I have not seen in my work as a therapist. I became a parent coach to be able to help equip parents with the strategies to help families heal.