Council Members
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Darryle Powell, MS
Executive Director
Dr. Melissa Sylvester, Ph.D., CRC
Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Felicia Dumas
Fiscal Manager (Retiree)
Giselle Nunez
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Hattie Thomas
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Jane E. Burdeshaw, MS
Commissioner (Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services)
Melissa Hall
Council Chair
Renee Vaughn
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Rina Smith
Program Planning Committee Chair
Ruby Johnson
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Sherrie Saunders
Public Policy Committee Chair
Tomeka Mitchell
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Dr. Eric Mackey, Ed.D.
Superintendent (Alabama State Department of Education)
Jean W. Brown
Commissioner (Alabama Department of Senior Services)
Timothy “Bo” Offord
Commissioner (Alabama Medicaid Agency)
Shannon Shelley-Tremblay
Director (Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program)
Dr. Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D.
Director (UCEDD at UAB)
Dr. Scott Harris, M.D.
State Health Officer (Alabama Department of Public Health)
Ami Brooks
Acting Secretary (Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education)
Nancy Buckner
Commissioner (Alabama Department of Human Resources)
Kimberly Boswell, MSW
Commissioner (Alabama Department of Mental Health)
Sylvia Bowen
Director (Alabama Office on Disability)
Jonathan Davis
Director Community Corrections Program (Macon County Commission)
Donte Little
Assistant Director, E. H. Gentry Facility (AIDB)
Aimee Lott
South Alabama Long-Term Client Support Specialist (AHIF)
Ryan Alford
Self-Advocate
Darnell Coley
Self-Advocate
Howard Brandon Crosby
Council Vice Chair
Josh Echols
Self-Advocate
Dr. Jessica Hissam, DPT
Program Planning Committee Vice Chair
Carlos Holman
Self-Advocate
Abigail Jones
Self-Advocate
Caroline Kimrey
Public Policy Committee Vice Chair
Crystal Lawley
Self-Advocate
Charles C. Perry
Self-Advocate
George Neal
Self-Advocate
Emma Allen
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Trebor J. Dukes
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Dr. Melinda McGaughy
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