About the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition

Executive Council REPRESENTATIVES

The mission of the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition is to develop healthcare emergency preparedness response and recovery capabilities through collaboration, training, and planning

The Executive Council is responsible for developing and approving an annual budget and work plan. The members of the Executive Council will also approve via vote the use and allocation of all Coalition funds.

The representatives for each chapter area will share information with the membership. The representatives will also share information from the membership with the Executive Council.

The representatives will determine funding allocations, priorities, and special projects for the Coalition. The Executive Council will provide input into the contractual deliverables and activities of the Coalition. The Executive Council will also be responsible for guidance and feedback to the direct service staff of the Coalition.

First	Last	Organization	Organization Type	Representing
Sean	Alley	Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System	Hospital	Sarasota County
Kelly	Ashworth	AdventHealth Sebring and Lake Placid	Hospital	Highlands County
Barbara	Bacigalupo	Avow	Hospice	Collier County
Jamie	Billingsley	Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (Sarasota)	Hospital	Sarasota County
Tony	Camps	Collier County EMS	EMS	Collier County
Angela	Canfield	DeSoto Memorial Hospital	Hospital	DeSoto County
Glamarier	Carter	American Red Cross	Non-Profit	Sarasota County
William "Bill"	Damewood	City of Fort Myers Fire	EMS	Lee County
Adrian	Damms	Hendry County Emergency Management	Emergency Management	Hendry County
Adam	Dubois	Florida Dept. of Health - Region 6	Public Health	DOH at Large
Caitie	Eck	Lee County Unmet Needs Long Term Recovery Group	Non-Profit	Lee County
Tashawna	Gaines	Lee Health System	Hospital	Lee County
Ashlyn	Gamble	Charlotte County Emergency Management	Emergency Management	Charlotte County
Kevin	Gingras	Lee County Emergency Management	Emergency Management	Lee County
Ioannis "John"	Gountas	Florida Dept. of Health - Glades County	Public Health	Glades County
Nichole	Hansen	Lee County Emergency Management	EMS	Lee County
Amy	Howard	Collier County Emergency Management	Emergency Management	Collier County
Anna	Kane	Florida Dept. of Health - Charlotte County	Public Health	Charlotte County
Yamilet	Santana-Reyes	American Red Cross	Non-profit	Lee County
Kathy	Selby	HCA Raulerson Hospital	Hospital	Okeechobee County
Jennifer	Smith	NCH Healthcare System	Hospital	Collier County
Donna	Van Tol	Florida Dept. of Health - Collier County	Public Health	Collier County

Become a Member

Benefits of joining the coalition:

Partner with community stakeholders throughout the region on community plans and exercises to prepare and meet your agency’s regulatory requirements.
Receive effective and timely updates and information from trusted public and private sources.
Collaborate and network to develop relationships to leverage resources, share best practices, and meet organizational goals.
Access to funding to support health and medical preparedness initiatives.

Members have the opportunity to participate in quarterly member meetings. These meetings provide the opportunity to hear from subject matter experts, learn about various initiatives the coalition is working towards, and learn about upcoming trainings and tabletops.

Members can also participate in one of our