Council Committees
Member Responsibilities
Membership Application
Ms. April Dunn – Chairperson
Self-Advocate from Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Patti Barovechio
Office of Public Health
Mr. Randall Brown, Jr.
Self- Advocate from Haughton, LA
Ms. Hilary Bordelon
Parent from Slidell, LA
Ms. Sharon Buchert
Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
Ms. Dee Budgewater
Bureau of Health Services Financing
Ms. Carmen Cetnar
Parent from Lafayette, LA
Ms. Donnica Conway
Representative of a Non-Profit Agency
Dr. Alan Coulter
Human Development Center
Ms. Jill Demeritt
Parent from Lake Charles, LA
Ms. Jill Egle’
Self- Advocate from New Orleans, LA
Ms. Jill Hano
Self-Advocate from River Ridge, LA
Ms. Michelle Hurst
Parent from Zachary, LA
Ms. Roslyn Hymel
Self-Advocate from Jefferson, LA
Ms. Kim Jones
Louisiana Advocacy Center
Mr. Mark Martin
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Ms. Paula Moreau
Parent from Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Steven Nguyen
Self-Advocate from Marrero, LA
Mr. Robert Paddy
Parent from Greenwood, LA
Ms. Bambi Polotzola
Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs
Mr. Stuart Simon
Self-Advocate from New Orleans, LA
Ms. Tara Nunez Smith
Parent from Madisonville, LA
Ms. Mary Tarver
Parent from Alexandria, LA
Mr. Mark Thomas
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Ms. Jamie Wong
Department of Education