Committee List
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Ms. April Dunn – Chairperson
Self-Advocate from Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Robert Paddy – Vice Chairperson
Parent from Greenwood, LA
Dr. Patti Barovechio
Office of Public Health
Ms. Kim Basile
Parent from Destrehan, LA
Mr. Michael Billings
Parent from Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Hilary Bordelon
Parent from Slidell, LA
Mr. Randall Brown
Self-Advocate from Haughton, LA
Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
Ms. Dee Budgewater
Bureau of Health Services Financing
Ms. Carmen Cetnar
Parent from Lafayette, LA
Dr. Alan Coulter
Human Development Center
Ms. Lillian DeJean
Self-Advocate from Lafayette, LA
Ms. Jill Demeritt
Parent from Lake Charles, LA
Ms. Julie Foster Hagan
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Ms. Jill Hano
Self-Advocate from River Ridge, LA
Ms. Roslyn Hymel
Self-Advocate from Jefferson, LA
Mr. Mitch Iddins
Self-Advocate from Bossier City, LA
Ms. Enrice Jones
Representative of a Non-Profit Agency
Ms. Tara LeBlanc
Office of Adult Aging Services
Dr. Hyacinth McKee
Immediate Relative from Slidell, LA
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Ms. Susan Meyers
The Advocacy Center
Mr. Steven Nguyen
Self-Advocate from Marrero, LA
Ms. Bambi Polotzola
Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs
Ms. Tara Nunez Smith
Parent from Madisonville, LA
Ms. Mary Tarver
Parent from Alexandria, LA
Ms. Crystal White
Parent from Prairieville, LA
Ms. Jamie Wong
Department of Education