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Suncoast Area Information

Area Administrator: Carl Littlefield
Office Address: 1313 North Tampa Street, Suite 515
Tampa, FL 33602-3328
Main Phone Number: 813-233-4300
Counties Served: De Soto, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota
Suncoast Region Newsletter

Area Staff



Area of Responsibility Staff Name Email Address Phone Number
St. Petersburg Office Information Line     727-217-7016
Tampa Office Information Line     813-233-4300
Residential Services Richard Robertson Richard_Robertson@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4348
Case Management/Waiting List Diane Dudgeon Diane_Dudgeon@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4312
Quality Monitoring & Administrative Processing Laurie Harlow Laurie_Harlow@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4320
Budget Manager Elena Stewart Elena_Stewart@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4314
Medicaid Waiver & Waiver Support Coordination Denise Oetinger Denise_Oetinger@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4354
Special Projects/QSI Cheryl Blackwell-Cox Cheryl_Blackwell-Cox@apd.state.fl.us 727-217-7019
Provider Development Judith Redding Judith_Redding@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4353
Community Liaison/
Family Care Council Liaison
Glorie Singleton Glorie_Singleton@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4318
Consumer Directed Care Plus Waiver Michaele Rao Michaele_Rao@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4332
Supported Employment Kimberly Houston Kimberly_Houston@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4326
Medical Case Management Eileen Taylor Eileen_Taylor@apd.state.fl.us 727-217-7485
Area Quality Leader/Training Marcia DiGrazia Marcia_DiGrazia@apd.state.fl.us 727-217-7021
Billing Reconciliation Lloyd Harley Lloyd_Harley@apd.state.fl.us 727-233-4321
Provider Enrollment/Certification Anne Hendon Anne_Hendon@apd.state.fl.us 727-217-7024
Quality Assurance/Improvement
Delmarva Liaison
Incident Reporting
David LePere David_LePere@apd.state.fl.us 727-217-7034
Placement Coordinator Rita Diefenderfer Rita_Diefenderfer@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4361
Behavioral Services Ken Winn Ken_Winn@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4356
Court Liaison Pauli Young Pauli_Young@apd.state.fl.us 813-233-4337


SunCoast Organizational Chart


Area Quality Steering/Advisory Committee Members

  • David I. Brown, Consumer
  • Betty Beauchaine, Parent/FCC
  • Ms. Patricia Rendon , WSC
  • Ms. Beth Kelzer, WSC
  • David Hawthorne, Provider/Agency
  • Joanne Rydzewski, Parent/CDC+
  • Dierdra Walker, Provider/GH
  • Thomas Nurse, Parent
  • Rebecca N. Vasey, Consumer
  • Deborah Morgan, Provider/PCA (Assisting Rebecca)
  • Cliff Capron, Consumer
  • Patricia Hayston, Family
  • Carl Littlfield, APD



Events




Past Events

Event Date/Time Location Documents
Area Steering Committee Meeting January 23, 2008
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa January 23, 2007 Agenda
Area Steering Committee Meeting Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
Area Steering Committee Meeting November 16, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa November 16, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting October 25, 2007
9am - 12pm
DD Center
1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg
October 25, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting September 27, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa September 27, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting August 23, 2007
9am - 12pm
DD Center
1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg
August 23, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting July 26, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa July 26, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting June 28, 2007
9am - 12pm
DD Center
1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg
June 28, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting May 24, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa May 24, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting April 26, 2007
9am - 12pm
DD Center
1201 102 Ave. N. St. Petersburg
April 26, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting March 22, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa March 22, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting February 22, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa February 22, 2007 Minutes
Area Steering Committee Meeting January 25, 2007
9am - 12pm
1313 Tampa St. Suite 517, Tampa January 25, 2007 Minutes


Area Steering Committee Minutes Archive


Medical Case Management News


SunCoast Region News Archive


Projects and Activities planned by the Steering Committee/Area Quality Leader

  • Quality Improvement Project - Employment of Consumers
  • Quality Improvement Project - Rights/Making Choices
  • Quality Enhancement Project - Community Based Training, Inc.
  • Quality Enhancement project - SunCoast New Options

Provider Recruiting Opportunities

SunCoast is currently recruiting providers for:
  • Adult Dental
  • Behavior Analysis
  • Behavior Assistant
  • Dietitian
  • Specialized Mental Health
  • Occupational Therapy

Family and Supported Living Waiver: Personal Emergency Response Systems.

Contact Anne Hendon, Enrollment at the area office if you are interested in obtaining information about becoming a provider.

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