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Ms. April Dunn – Chairperson
Self-Advocate from Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Michelle Hurst – Vice Chairperson
Parent from Zachary, LA
Dr. Patti Barovechio
Office of Public Health
Ms. Kim Basile
Parent from Destrehan, LA
Mr. Michael Billings
Parent from Baton Rouge, LA
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. Lillian DeJean
Self – Advocate from Lafayette, LA
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. Roslyn Hymel
Self-Advocate from Jefferson, LA
Mr. Mitch Iddins
Self-Advocate from Bossier City, LA
Ms. Tara LeBlanc
Office of Adult Aging Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Ms. Susan Meyers
The Advocacy Center
Mr. Steven Nguyen
Self-Advocate from Marrero, LA
Mr. Robert Paddy
Parent from Greenwood, 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
Mr. Mark Thomas
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Ms. Jamie Wong
Department of Education