COYOTE HILL ANNOUNCES NEW CEO
Larry McDaniel, Founder of Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries, is transitioning towards retirement and passing the torch as CEO of the ministry. Bill Atherton, current Chief Operating Officer, has agreed to become the next Chief Executive Officer in his place. Larry will assume the role of Founder of Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries.
Bill Atherton has been with Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries since 1995 and has played a pivotal role in the organization’s success and growth. Bill and his wife, Tammy, served at Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries as Home Parents for nine years. During that time, he completed his Master’s in Social Work and became a licensed therapist. After retiring from being home parents, Bill transitioned to the Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries administration. Bill has served as Development Director, Program Director, Site Director, and most recently Chief Operating Officer.
After more than 30 years as the CEO of Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries, Larry is ready to step back from the day-to-day operations of Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries, and focus on growing the Equine Program and advising on future property developments.
“I will be forever convinced that God called Bill and Tammy to Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries 26 years ago. They accepted the challenge, and the rest is a wonderful history of perseverance, growth, dedication, purpose, and an amazing endurance for pursuing the advancement of the kingdom of God. I watched it all from the very beginning to this very day, and I stand in awe.”
Larry McDaniel, Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries Founder
“Since the beginning of my time at Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries, Larry has purposefully been equipping me along the way to be the man and leader that I am today. It has been and still is an honor to work alongside him to change the landscape of foster care.”
Bill Atherton, CEO
Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries has given children in foster care a safe place to be a child for 30 years, caring for over 750 children. It has grown from a single foster home to a 300-acre campus with 7 family homes; a home in Jefferson City; multiple foster care services locations across northeast and mid-Missouri; and an equine program serving children and veterans. Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries is 100% community-supported.
“This is a transition that has been in the works over the last couple of years, and I couldn’t be more excited about the future of Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries under the outstanding leadership of Bill Atherton,” Founder Larry McDaniel concludes. “This is something I’ve prayed for many years, and it is such a blessing to watch it come to pass.”
