Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children

Level of Care Implementation Workgroup
May 29, 2003

These are the persons that will represent the providers at the LOC Implementation Workgroup.

Sally Buchanan - sally10@ix.netcom.com - Private Sector

Rachel Davis - rbdavis1@dhr.state.ga.us  – Co-chair Public Sector      

Normer Adams - normer@gahsc.org  - Executive Director GAHSC    

Sally Buchanan - sally10@ix.netcom.com  - President, GAHSC, Therapeutic Foster Care    

Sister Mary Alvin - stmaryhome@aol.com  - Group Home and south Georgia  

Tom Russell - trussell@thebridge-atlanta.org - Intermediate Therapeutic Group Home     

Kristen Harrison - thealcove@mindspring.com - Emergency Shelter, Runaway Group Home     

Steve Rumford - steve.rumford@themethodisthome.org - Assessment Center     

Ken Dobbs/Ada Cornwell - kdobbs@gbchfm.org - multi-campus faith based agency with continuum of services     

Doug Mead - doug@GeorgiaAgape.org - foster care and adoption    

Debbie Atkins - debtfs@bellsouth.net - Family Preservation Providers     

Ron Scroggy - ron.scroggy@innerharbour.net - Psychiatric Hospital providers

Ruth Coody - rcoody@uhsinc.com - Psychiatric Hospital

Yvette Johnson-Hagins - yhagins@greenbriarchildrenscenter.org

Barry Kerr - mbtsbk@aol.com - Intermediate Care

Phylis Churn – turningpointhomes@comcast.net - Basic Group Home

GAHSC - atwork@gahsc.org - file update email  

GAHSC - rileyave@gahsc.org - file update email  

All of the persons identified above have been involved in this process for many years and have represented their particular constituency well.  They are all committed to including all providers in this process.  We have provided adequate representation across the full continuum without including every provider.  In order for any workgroup to be successful it must of necessity be limited in size.  Otherwise it becomes unmanageable and unworkable.

However, we will insist and encourage every provider in Georgia have full access and input to this group.  For example, we envision any Emergency Shelter in Georgia contacting Kristen Harrison with their comments, concerns, etc.  We pledge that we will insure all providers are informed of all workgroup meetings, get copies of all documents produced and have adequate notice to participate in the process.  We will also post all information and documents on this process on our public web site.  Membership in GAHSC is irrelevant to this process.