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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.
Upcoming Meetings
- April 16, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm (EST) - This is a virtual meeting only.
Link for Virtual Meeting: State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) Public Session.
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 options below:
- Public comments at a Public Session will be accepted in writing, by email, or by facsimile no later than:
- April 15, 2025
In-person comments:
DPH invites interested persons to attend and present public comments.
Send comments by mail to:
Babies Can’t Wait
State ICC Public Comment
200 Piedmont Ave, Suite 1502
Atlanta, GA 30334
- Email comments to:
[email protected] (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
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 |
| Kiara Loud | Vice Chair |
| Don Chaney | Parliamentarian |
| Demetres Thomas | Parent |
| Kelly Ball | Private provider |
| Amie LoCicero | Private provider |
| Milagros Cordero | Private provider |
| Julie Burns | Public provider |
| Kristen Craig | Public provider |
| Marcus Wiedower | State legislature |
| Cynthia Vail | Personnel preparation |
| Donjai Calhoun | Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) |
| Allison Setterlind | State Agency for Head Start and Early Head Start |
| Kelly Weaver | Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) |
| Veronica Thomas | Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) |
| Tamara Wilson | Department of Community Health/Division of Medicaid |
| Grechelle Blocker | Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner |
| Erica Glenn | Office of the Coordination of Education of Homeless Children and Youth |
| D’Arcy Robb | Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) |
| Reena Patel | Parent Information Institute |
| Barbara Ross | Program Specialist for Preschool Special Education, 619 Coordinator |
| Jessica Bergeron | Georgia PINES |
| Fozia Khan Eskew | Medical Community, Georgia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics |
SICC Meeting Documents
Questions?
Email Kevin Byrd [email protected] 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 1/24/25