Karen Donaldson, Corporate Compliance Officer and Quality Management Director at Drew Memorial Hospital is a native of Tulare, California. Ms. Donaldson received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Arkansas at Monticello (then A&M). She is a Medical Technologist with an ASCP Registry, was certified as an Infection Control Practitioner (CIC), and has a certification in Health Care Quality (CPHQ). She is a charter member of the Southeast Arkansas Quality Initiative, represents the organization on the Chamber of Commerce, and serves as an instructor in quality management principles. She is a past Secretary of the Arkansas Healthcare Risk Management Association, is a past Board Member of the Arkansas Association for Health Care Quality, served as Secretary - Treasurer of AAHQ, and has served as a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. She is a member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), Healthcare Compliance Association and former board member of the Drew County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Ms. Donaldson has co-authored two articles on quality for the Arkansas Quality Conference and served as an examiner for the 1997 & 1998 Arkansas Quality Award. She is also a trained facilitator.
E-mail: kdonaldson@drewmemorial.org

Sarah Flemister, Director of Nursing at Drew Memorial Hospital is a lifelong resident of Monticello. She attended Monticello Public Schools and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1992. She is currently a member of Arkansas Organization for Nurse Executives, Arkansas Nurses' Association and the Case Management Society of America. She has received facilitator training and holds current certification in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), BLS ( Basic Life Support) and is a certified CPR instructor. In addition she has had previous training in the Trauma Nurse Corp Curriculum.

Ms. Flemister has been employed with Drew Memorial Hospital since 1991. During her tenure she has served in all clinical nursing areas as well as in the Case Management department before accepting the Director of Nursing position.

Ms. Flemister is married to Mike Flemister, also a Monticello native, and they have 5 children. Brooke, Matthew and Max all attend Monticello schools and Brady and Cait are in daycare. Her outside interests include sports, reading, music and spending time with her family.
E-mail: sflemister@drewmemorial.org