JOINT TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED LOCAL COORDINATING BOARDS SERVING THE JOINT SERVICE AREA OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES (JANUARY 2012) A Representative of: Voting Member Term Expires Alternate Member Term Expires 1 The MPO or DOPA shall appoint one elected official (from each county) to service as the official Co-Chairperson for all Coordinating Board meetings. 2013 2014 2 A local representative of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Commissioner Donna Storter Long Glades County Commissioner P.O. Box 1018 Phone: (863) 675-8850 Office: (863) 946-6000 (Glades Co. offices) mamzellerox@hotmail.com SEND AGENDA PACKAGES TO COMMISSIONER STORTER LONG AT: 1450 Coffee Mill Hammock Deb Stephens FDOT, Southwest Area Office Southwest Urban Area Office Fort Myers Operations Center 2981 Pine Island Road Cape Coral, Florida 33909 Phone: (239) 656-7800 Email: Deborah.Stephens@dot.state.fl.us Commissioner Janet Taylor Hendry County Commissioner P.O. Box 764 Cell: (863) 228-0612 Email: Bocc1@hendryfla.net Email: commish@gate.net Commissioner Darrell Harris Hendry County Commissioner (Alternate Vice-Chair) P.O. Box 2340 LaBelle, FL 33975-2340 Email: Bocc2@hendryfla.net Phone: (863) 675-5220 (Judy McElhaney) Richard Shine FDOT, Southwest Area Office Southwest Urban Area Office Fort Myers Operations Center 2981 Pine Island Road Cape Coral, Florida 33909 Phone: (239) 656-7800 Email: Richard.Shine@dot.state.fl.us 3 A local representative of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) 4 A local representative of the Public Education Community which could include, but not be limited to, a representative of the District School Board, School Board Transportation Office or Headstart Program in areas Aaron Stitt FL Dept. of Children and Families P.O. Box 60085 Fort Myers, FL 33906 Phone: (239) 338-1137 Email: aaron_stitt@dcf.state.fl.us Beth Barfield Director, Food Service Glades County School System Post Office Box 459 Phone: (863) 946-0202, Ext. 113 Gary Breakfield, Coordinator of Workforce Development and Adult Education Hendry County School System 475 E. Osceola Avenue
where the School District is responsible. Fax: (863) 946-1529 Email: beth.barfield@gladesschools.org Email: breakfieldg@hendryk12.fl.us 5 In areas where they exist, a local representative of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services or the Division of Blind Services, representing the Department of Education. 6 A person recommended by the local Veterans Service Office, representing Veterans of the county 7 A person recognized by the Florida Association for Community Action representing the economically disadvantaged 8 A person representing the Elderly in the county Victoria Aguilar Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Dept. of Education P.O. Box 2370 Labelle, Fl. 33975 Phone: (863) 674-4694 Fax: (863) 674-4036 Email: Victoria.aguilar@vr.fldoe.org Gordon Bryant P.O. Box 130 (863) 946-1381 or (863) 227-0640 swamprat38@embarqmail.com 2013 Osmel Valera Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 10681 Airport Road Suite 19 Naples, FL 34109 Phone: Need Phone # Fax: (239) 593-2543 Email: Barbara.ridings@vr.fldoe.org Kristina Rodriguez Manager, Hope Connections Hope HealthCare Services 475 East Cowboy Way Phone: (863) 675-1576 Cell: (239) 560-3594 Fax: (863) 675-2143 Email: Kristina.Rodriguez@hopeHCS.org Bill Iffland Accounting Director Hope HealthCare Services 9 A person with a disability representing the disabled in the county 10 One of Two Citizen Advocates in the County Ron Stephens 153 Park Avenue Send Packets to: PO Box 388 LaBelle, FL 3935 September 2012 September 2015 Tony Howard 607 West Sagamore Avenue 863-983-7248 Patricia Webber Debbie Howell Sunrise Community of SW Fl., Inc. P.O. Box 185 Phone: 863.902.1133 Fax: 863.902.1153 Email: Need new email addresses Sept. 2013 May 2013
11 One of Two Citizen Advocates this one must be a person who uses the transportation service(s) of the system as their primary means of transportation. 12 A local representative for children at risk 13 In areas where they exist, the Chairperson or designee of the local Mass transit or Public Transit System s Board, except in cases where they are also the Community Transportation Coordinator. 14 A local representative of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs 15 An experienced representative of the local private for profit transportation industry. In areas where such representative is not available, a local private non-profit representative will be appointed, except where said representative is also the Community Transportation Coordinator. 16 A local representative of the Florida for Health Care Administration Judith Paskvan Hendry County Health Department (Healthy Families) P.O. Box 70 Phone: Need # Email: Judith_paskvan@doh.state.fl.us N/A N/A Sherry Shupp RCMA (Redlands Migrant Christian Association) 317 Ohio Road Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 Phone: (863) 946-2545 (this is her Glades Co. work #) Email: sherrys@rcma.org Angela Wood or Suzanne Clarke Area on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc. 15201 N. Cleveland Avenue Suite #1100, North Ft Myers, FL 33903 Phone: (239) 652-6900 Email: Need new email address Email: Suzanne.clarke@srchoices.org Joe Martinez Area 8 Medicaid Program Office for Health Care Administration Karen Brooks Area 8 Medicaid Program Office for Health Care
17 A representative of the Regional Workforce Development Board established in Chapter 445, Florida Statutes. 18 A representative of the local medical community, which may include, but not be limited to, kidney dialysis centers, long term care facilities, hospitals, local health department or other home and community based services, etc. Community Transportation Coordinator P.O. Box 60127 Fort Myers, FL 33906-0127 Phone: (239) 335-1268 Fax 338-2642 Email: martinej@ahca.myflorida.com Administration P.O. Box 60127 Fort Myers, FL 33906-0127 Phone: (239) 335-1270 Fax: (239) 338-2927 Email: karen.brooks@ahca.myflorida.com Mary Bartoshuk 2020 Ft. Denaud Rd. LaBelle Fl. 33935 Phone: (863) 675-0186 Email: craigmary@juno.com Tom Nolan, President Good Wheels, Inc. 10075 Bavaria Road, SE Fort Myers, FL 33913 Email: tnolan@goodwheels.org Fax 768-6187 Office: (239) 768-7190 2014 August 13, 2013
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged John Irvine Stephen Holmes, Executive Director Transportation Disadvantaged Specialist/ 605 Suwannee Street, MS 49 Regional Manager, Region #3 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450 Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (850) 410-5700 605 Suwannee Street, MS 49 bobby.jernigan@dot.state.fl.us Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450 Direct Line (850) 410-5715 John.Irvine@dot.state.fl.us