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State Interagency Coordinating Council
Welcome to Georgia's State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) for Early Intervention Programs.
The mission of the Georgia State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) for Early Intervention programs is to advise the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and other agencies responsible for serving the families of infants and toddlers, birth to age three with developmental delays and disabilities, about providing an appropriate, family-centered, comprehensive service delivery system aimed at promoting optimal child development and family functioning.
The next meeting of the SICC is scheduled for August 19, 2021 (Thursday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (For the safety of attendees, this meeting will be held virtually.)
SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS:
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! What are your thoughts, ideas and concerns about the Babies Can’t Wait Program?. Would you like to attend the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) meeting?
Public Comment
Time is set aside for public comment during each quarterly meeting of the State Interagency Coordinating Council. If you would like to share any thoughts or ideas about Babies Can’t Wait with the Council, please choose one of the four options below:
Deadline for all comments August 18, 2021
- Send comments by mail to:
Babies Can’t Wait
State ICC Public Comment
2 Peachtree Street NW, 11th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-13422
- Email Comments to: SICC-PublicComment@dph.ga.gov (Subject line: PUBLIC COMMENT) Comments will be read aloud during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
- Fax Comments to: State BCW Office Fax: 404-738-0103
- In-person comments at a public session - DPH invites interested persons to attend virtual public sessions and present public comments. If participating virtually, please click on the link below on the scheduled day and time of meeting.
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** You will be recognized to provide your public comment, or it will be read during the designated public comment portion of the meeting.
Council Members
| Karen Young Lewis, Chair | Parent Resource Coordinator, BCW, Cobb & Douglas Counties |
| Judy Threlkeld, Vice Chair | Early Intervention Coordinator District 8-1, Lowndes County Board of Health |
| Don Chaney, Parliamentarian | Speech Therapy |
| Elaine Brown | Program Director, McIntosh Trail Early Childhood Development |
| Milagro J. Cordero, EdD | Owner/Occupational Therapist, ITTS for Children |
| Rebecca Ellis | Director of Practice & Support, GA Dept of Early Care & Learning |
| Erica Glenn | Grants Consultant, Federal Programs, GA Dept of Education |
| Jan Stevenson | Assistant Director, Division of State Schools, GA Dept of Education |
| Rep. Marcus Wiedower | GA House of Representatives |
| Cynthia Vail, PhD | Professor & Dept Head, UGA- Dept of Comm Sciences & Special Ed |
| Micole Talley | State 619 Coordinator, GA Dept of Education |
| Tamara Wilson | Compliance Specialist-Medicaid, GA Dept of Community Health |
| Allison Setterlind | Director Bright from the Start, GA Dept of Early Care & Learning |
| Eric Jacobson | Executive Director, GA Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| Vacant | Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Dr. Kelli Bishop | Director of Eligibility, Developmental Disabilities Division, Dept of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities |
| Carmen Calloway | Interim Section Director, Well-Being Services Section, Dept of Human Services, Division of Family & Children Services |
| Heidi Evans, Phd | Director of GA Pines |
| Lori Jackson | Regional Coordinator, Parent to Parent of GA |
| Courtney Geisler Mann | Parents |
| Taylor Worland | Parents |
| Phillip Bowden | Parents |
| Samantha Kurgan | Parents |
| Demetres Thomas | Parents |
| Windy Scott | Family Support Coordinator, Moody Air Force Base |
| Fozia Eskew | Director of Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics-GA Chapter |
| Kelly Ball | Private Providers |
| Amie Locicero | Private Providers |
Questions? Email Kevin Byrd at Kevin.Byrd@dph.ga.gov. Please contact no later than two weeks before the meeting date if you need interpreter services for sign language or a language other than English; tactile and braille materials; large print/tape or other necessary auxiliary aids.
Page last updated 8/3/21