Lang Zimmerman Joins BRMC Board of Directors

Lang Zimmerman attended the University of Arkansas, earning a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering before relocating to Mountain Home in 1985. Lang is the vice president and serves on the Board of Directors of Yelcot Telephone Co., Yelcot Auto Group (Ultimate Ford, Ultimate Jeep/Chrysler, Ultimate Buick GMC), Mountain View Telephone Co. and Yelcot Video Group, and he is co-founder and managing partner of Big Creek Golf and Country Club and Mountain Land Group, LLC.

Lang has served as a commissioner on the Arkansas Economic Development Commission since his 2011 gubernatorial appointment and was chairman in 2015. He has also served as board member and president of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation. He currently serves on the board and is a two-time past president of Arkansas Telecommunications Association and past chairman of their Legislative and Regulatory Committee. Other current board memberships include University of Arkansas Computer Science and Computer Engineering Advisory Board, Arkansas Travel Council, FOCUS Mountain Home and University of Arkansas College of Medicine Parents Club. He is a past board member of the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, North Central Arkansas Regional Economic Development and North Central Arkansas Foundation for Higher Education.

Lang is an active member and past president of the Rotary Club of Mountain Home and a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, and he serves on the Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Performing Art Committee. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Arkansas College of Engineering in 2005 and elected to membership in the Arkansas Academy of Computing in 2012.

"We are all honored to have Lang join the Baxter Regional team,” said Sally Gilbert, Baxter Regional Medical Center Board Chairman. “Lang and his family are well-loved members of our community, and his expertise and knowledge will be an invaluable asset to our Board.”

Lang and his wife, Sara, have two children. Sloane is a third year medical student at University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock, and Richard recently graduated from the University of Arkansas with a B.A. in Accounting.