Council Members and Staff

Council Members

The council has 26 members, 16 of whom are appointed by the governor. Ten members represent state agencies and 16 are individuals with developmental disabilities or guardians and family members of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Consumer Members

Marie Braun- Covington
David Allgood - Chair, Louisville
Oyo Fummilayo- Nicholasville
Donna Sue Koons, Ashland
Barry Gilbert - Winchester
Michael Godwin - Louisville
Mary Anne Ostertag, Louisville
Stephanie Sharp, Vice- Chair, Owensboro                                                                

Consumer Representative Members

Donna Brinkman,- Louisville
Virginia "Missy" McKiernan, Louisville
Melanie Tyner-Wilson, Lexington
Terri Killian - Richmond
Laura Knable - Louisville
Linda Williams - Louisa
Eric Wright, Louisville

State Agency Representatives and Designees

Marsha Hockensmith/Jeff Edwards - Division of Protection and Advocacy
Beth Smith/Dave Matheis - Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Harold Kleinert - University Center of Excellence 
Beth Cross/ Allison Jesse- Office for the Blind
Steve Davis, M.D./Sandy Fawbush- Dept for Public Health
Larry Taylor/ Allison Scott- Dept. of Education
Stephen Hall /Claudia Johnson - Dept. Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Deborah Anderson/ Juanita Shackleford- Dept. for Aging and Independent Living
Margaret Reed/ARC of Kentucky- Non-profit Organization
Elizabeth Johnson/Lynn Flynn- Dept. for Medicaid Services

Pat Seybold, Executive Director

Raymond Anderson, Internal Policy Analyst

Adam Jones, Program Administrator

Shelley Runkle, Program Coordinator

Carol Tudor, Program Coordinator                      

Germaine O'Connell- Public Policy Analyst

Tim Moore- Receptionist

Anna Cameron- Receptionist