Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council
What is the Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council?
The Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council (SPCC) is tasked with developing strategies for preventing suicide. The Council consists of 31 voting members and one non-voting member who meet quarterly to discuss suicide prevention activities statewide.
- Anna Sever
Chair, Office of Suicide Prevention
Anna.Sever@MyFLfamilies.com - Dr. Gene Cash
Florida Association of School Psychologists - Matt Dunagan
Florida Sheriffs Association - Helen Leitch
Florida Initiative of Suicide Prevention - Stephen Roggenbaum
Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition - Tara Sullivan
American Foundation of Suicide Prevention - Karen Brill, Designee
Florida School Board Association - Dr. Dan Reidenberg
National Council for Suicide Prevention - Dorene Barker
State Chapter of AARP - Ute Gazioch
Florida Behavioral Health Association - Dr. Carly Paro
Florida Counseling Association - Cindy Foster
NAMI Florida - Dr. Ryan Hall
Florida Medical Association - Dr. Ramsey Pevsner
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association - Dr. Daniel Castellanos
Florida Psychiatric Association - Joe Marino
Veterans Florida - Natalie Kelly
Florida Association of Managing Entities
- Gretta Jones, Designee
Secretary of Elder Affairs - Shay Chapman, Designee
State Surgeon General (DOH) - Beverley Wilks, Designee
Commissioner of Education - Dr. Timothy Buehner, Designee
Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration - Dr. Tracy Shelby, Designee
Secretary of Juvenile Justice - Dr. Tammy Lander, Designee
Secretary of Corrections - Matthew Walsh, Designee
Executive Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Alfred D. Carter, Designee
Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Secretary Shevaun Harris
Secretary of the Department of Children and Families - Derrick Elias, Designee
Executive Director of the Department of Economic Opportunity - Dr. Diane McKay
Florida Psychological Association - Open Seat
Governor’s Appointee - Open Seat (Donna M. Schulz, previous appointee continues to serve)
Governor’s Appointee - Open Seat
Governor’s Appointee - Open Seat
Governor's Appointee
- NaKeisha Phillips
Northwest Region - Sarah Warren
Northeast Region - Jill Krohn
Central Region - Melissa Worthen
SunCoast Region - Suzette Fleishmann
Southeast Region - Karen Annunziato
Southern Region
- Mike Kempy
Big Bend Community Based Care - Elida Segrera
Broward Behavioral Health Care - Larry Allen
Central Florida Behavioral Health Network - Nikaury Muñoz
Central Florida Cares Health System
- Bryan Mingle
Lutheran Services Florida - Elizabeth Nettles
Lutheran Services Florida - No Designee
Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network - Lina Castellanos
South Florida Behavioral Health Network
- Rhonda Jackson
Department of Health - Martha Mason
Agency for Person’s with Disabilities - Kristin Korinko
Agency for Person’s with Disabilities