Okpara Rice is a past President of the ACRC, the former CEO of Bonnie Brae, and is currently the CEO of Tanager Place.
Okpara Rice joined Tanager Place of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as executive director in July 2013, and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer July 2015. Okpara is the first African American to hold executive office at Tanager Place in its more than 140 year history.