About the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition

Executive Council Members

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
Alena	Scandura	Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay	Long Term Care	Sarasota County
Amy	Bartels	FDOH in Sarasota County	Public Health	Sarasota County
Angela	Canfield	DeSoto Memorial Hospital	Hospital	Charlotte County
Barbara	Bacigalupo	Avow Hospice	Hospice	Collier County
Bob	Sheehan	Hope Hospice Healthcare	Hospice	Lee County
Brenda	Barnes	FDOH in Hendry and Glades Counties	Public Health	Hendry County
Caitlyn	Eck	Catholic Charities Chair	Long-term Recovery	Lee County
Dan	Sieber	San Carlos Park Fire	EMS	Lee County
Dan	Summers	Collier County Emergency Management	Emergency Management	Collier County
Doug	Higgins	Lee County EMS	EMS	Lee County
Glamarier	Carter	American Red Cross	Non-Profit	Sarasota County
Ioannis	Gountas	FDOH in Hendry and Glades Counties	Public Health	Glades County
Jennifer	Smith	NCH Vice Chair	Hospital	Collier County
Jennifer	Iavarone	Solaris Healthcare North Naples	Long Term Care	Collier County
Jeremy	Hoglo	Raulerson Hospital	Hospital	Okeechobee County
Mark	Ellis	Highlands County	EMS	Highlands County
Penny	Adamo	Desoto Memorial Hospital	Hospital	DeSoto County
Sean	Alley	Sarasota Memorial Hospital	Hospital	Sarasota County
Teresa	Jimenez	Lee County Port Authority	Transportation	Lee County
Tony	Camps	Collier County EMS	EMS	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