SPAC Members

The State Perinatal Advisory Committee (SPAC) was established in 1980 by the passage of the Alabama Perinatal Act (22-12A-4). Its purpose is to advise Alabama's State Health Officer in the planning, organization and evaluation of the state's perinatal program. The following is a list of meeting dates and current SPAC members.

2025 SPAC Meetings

February 6, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

May 1, 2025, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

August 7, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

November 6, 2025, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Alabama At-Large Members

V.P. of Medical Affairs and Patient Advocacy Southern Research
Khalilah Brown, MD, Chair
Birmingham

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
[vacant]

Alabama Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Dee Anne S. Jackson, MD
Birmingham

Alabama Section, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Lynda Gilliam, MD
Decatur

Alabama Department of Human Resources
Jennifer Rios, BA 
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Mental Health
Brooke Whitfield, MA, LPC, NCC
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Public Health
Gary Pugh, DO, FACOG
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Public Health
Carolyn Miller, LICSW, PIP
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Public Health
Amy McAfee, RN
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Public Health
Molly Mims, MSN, RN
Montgomery

Alabama Early Intervention System
Amy Blakeney
Montgomery

Alabama Medicaid Agency
Darlene Traffanstedt

March of Dimes
Honour McDaniel, MPH
Birmingham

State Committee of Public Health (SCPH)
Guy Middleton, MD
Dothan

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
[vacant]

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Division of Neonatology
Lindy Winter, MD
Birmingham

University of South Alabama
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Susan Baker, MD
Mobile

University of South Alabama
Division of Neonatology
[vacant]

RPAC Representatives 

Region I

Chair
Whitney Dunham, MD
Huntsville Hospital Women & Children 

Vice Chair
Lauren Milam, MSN, RN
University of Alabama - Hunstville Faculty

Region II

Chair
Lilanta Bradley, PhD
University of Alabama 

Vice Chair
Holly Horan, PhD 
University of Alabama

Region III

Chair
Geraldine Franklin, RN
UAB OB Complication Clinic Nurse Manager

Vice Chair 
Candace Knight, RN
Director of Nurse Family Partnership

Region IV

Chair
James J. Walker, MD
D.W. McMillian Pediatrics

Vice Chair
Marsha Raulerson, MD 
Lower Alabama Pediatrics

Region V

Chair
Ann Lambert, DNP, MSN, PPCNP-BC
Auburn University College of Nursing

Vice Chair
[Vacant]