Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition

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Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network (Alabama Respite) is a program of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley.

Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition

In 2009, the Alabama Legislature passed a resolution (HJR170) establishing the Alabama Respite Coalition. The resolution called for the Governor to appoint a coalition comprised of members who are culturally, economically and geographically diverse and representative of the state demographics. The coalition’s responsibilities are to: (1) build partnerships and coordinate respite care efforts statewide (2) provide public awareness about respite to the citizens of Alabama, and, (3) identify, coordinate, and develop, community/funding resources for respite services.

Current Members of the Alabama Respite Coalition

Dr. Cary Boswell (Chair), Commissioner	Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Graham Sisson (Co-Chair), Executive Director	Governor’s Office on Disability
Representative Jay Love	Alabama House of Representatives
Senator Rodger Smitherman	Alabama Senate
Neal Morrison, Commissioner	Alabama Department of Senior Services
Dr. R. Bob Mullins, Jr., Commissioner	Alabama Medicaid
Dr. Donald Williamson, State Health Officer	Alabama Department of Public Health
Kelley Parris-Barnes, Director	Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/ Children’s Trust Fund
Nancy Buckner, Commissioner	Alabama Department of Human Resources
Zelia Baugh, Commissioner	Alabama Department of Mental Health
Myra Jones, Executive Director	Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
Cheryl Smith, Executive Director	United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley, Inc. United Cerebral Palsy Affiliate
Dr. Evelyn Crayton, Assistant Director	Family and Consumer Sciences Alabama Cooperative Extension System Collaborative Training Partner
Vicki Kerr, Executive Director	Caring Days Adult Day Care Community Respite Initiative or Program
Senator Cam Ward	Family Caregiver
Carolyn D. Greene	Family Caregiver
Charles Priest, Executive Director	Alabama Head Injury Foundation Respite Provider
Executive Director	ALS Alabama Chapter Respite Provider
Melanie Jones, Executive Director	Autism Society of Alabama
Linda Segrest, President	Alabama Hospice Organization State Hospice Organization
Karen Coffey	Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services ACT Waiver
John Beard, President	Alacare, Inc. Home Health Agency
Dr. Brian F. Geiger, EdD, FAAHE, Professor of Public Health, Research and Planning	University of Alabama, Birmingham
Jesse Salinas, Executive Director	AARP
Julia Sosa, Minority Health Coordinator	Alabama Department of Public Health
Tom Holmes, Executive Director	The Arc of Alabama
Tim Trimble, Director	Aaron's Staff Respite Program
Jon Mason, Executive Director	Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
Sandra Smith	Silver Haired Legislator