The Council comprises consumers of mental health services, family members of adults and children with severe mental illness or severe emotional disturbance, and representatives of state agencies and consumer organizations.
In the list below, "SED" refers to Severe Emotional Disturbance and "SMI" refers to Severe Mental Illness.
Consumer of services
Gayla Hayes
Steven Lyons
Betty Jo Moss
Carmilla Ratliff
Mary Singleton
Jason Turner
Family member of a child with SED
Yolonda Clay
Balinda Hudson
Steve Liles, Council Chair
James Reed
Anna Winchell
Family member of an adult with SMI
John Flickinger
Rebecca Garrett, Council Vice Chair
Lynn Haney
Robert Hicks
Mary Sue Klusman, Council Secretary
Matthew Smith
Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children
Joy Varney (for LeAnn Magre)
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Kentucky
Cathy Epperson (for Rob Slocum)
Participation Station
Kelly Gunning (for Theresa Walton)
Protection and Advocacy
Jan Powe
Provider Organization: Kentucky Association of Regional MHMR Programs
Steve Shannon
State Agency, Child Welfare Dept. for Community Based Services
Steve Hartwig
State Agency, Criminal Justice: Dept. for Juvenile Justice
William Heffron
State Agency, Criminal Justice: Dept. of Corrections
Tanya Young
State Agency, Dept. of Education: Division of Exceptional Children
Artye Dulaney
State Agency, Medicaid: Dept. for Medicaid Services
Marilyn Ferguson
State Agency, Public Health: Dept. for Public Health
Shelley Adams
State Agency, State Housing: Kentucky Housing Corporation
Jim Sparks
State Agency, Vocational Rehabilitation: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Carol Estes
State Agency: Dept. for Aging and Independent Living
Donna Collins
State Agency: Dept. for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Division of Behavioral Health
Lou Kurtz