SPAC Members

The 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.

2023 SPAC Meetings

February 2, 2023, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

May 4, 2023, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

August 3, 2023, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

November 2, 2023, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Alabama At-Large Members

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

Alabama Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Dee Anne S. Jackson, M.D.
Birmingham

Alabama Chapter, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Lynda Gilliam, M.D.
Decatur

Alabama Early Intervention System
Amy Blakeney
Montgomery

Alabama Medicaid Agency
Vacant
Montgomery

March of Dimes
Honour McDaniel, MPH
Birmingham

State Committee of Public Health (SCPH)
Guy Middleton, M.D.
Dothan

University of South Alabama
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Susan Baker, M.D.
Mobile

University of South Alabama
Division of Neonatology
Rashi Gulati, MD.
Mobile

Alabama Department of Human Resources
Jennifer Rios, B.A. 
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Mental Health
Brooke Whitfield, M.A., L.P.C., N.C.C. 
Montgomery

Alabama Department of Public Health
Gary Pugh, D.O., F.A.C.O.G.

Alabama Department of Public Health
Carolyn Miller, L.I.C.S.W., P.I.P.