2019-2020 Advisory Board
Casey Armistead, MSN, RN
University of South AL College of Nursing
Samantha Baker, MD
UAB Medicine
Veterans Affairs
Karen Bolling-Walker, DNP, CNL
UAB Hospital
Stephanie Burnett, DNP, RN
Quality Improvement Specialist
UAB Viva Health
Jim Carnes
Policy Advisor
Alabama ARISE
Cyndi Cortes, PhD, MSN, RN
Professor
Ida Moffett School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Bham
Erika Cretton-Scott, PhD
Associate Professor
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Samford University
Cheryl Cropp, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Samford University
Robin DeMonia
Executive Vice President
Direct Communications
Joy P. Deupree, PhD, RN
Chair, AL Health Literacy Initiative
Associate Professor
UAB School of Nursing
Courtney Edwards, DNP, CNL
UAB Hospital
Annie Hails
Associate State Director of
Community Outreach
AARP Alabama
Karen Bolling-Walker, DNP, CNL
Rehabilitation Medicine Division
Children’s of Alabama
Amanda Hawkins, BS, MSW, LICSW
Social Services Coordinator
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of AL
Lakesha Kinnerson, MPH
Assistant Professor
Samford University
Kathleen Ladner, PhD, RN
Co-leader, AL-HAC
Adjunct Associate Professor
UAB School of Nursing
Coleen Lovett, RD, LD
Registered Dietician
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of AL
Adrienne Marshall
Director of Adult Basic Literacy
Literacy Council of Central AL
Raquel Mazer, DMD, MS, MPH
Associate Professor and Director
Comprehensive Care Clinic
UAB Dentistry
Pilar Murphy, PharmD
Associate Professor
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Samford University
Ryan Parker, MPA
Assist. Vice President of Community
Impact-Health
United Way of Central AL
Elyse Peters
Health Partnerships Specialist
United Way of Central AL
Laura Promer, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
School of Health Professions
Samford University
Whitney Pollio, EdD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
UAB School of Nursing
Yu-Mei Schoenberger-Godwin, PhD
Assistant Professor
UAB Preventative Medicine
Renee Sprague, MSN
University of South Alabama
Children’s and Women’s Hospital
Glenda Stanley, MA
Associate Director
Alabama Health Education Centers
Katrina Watson, MPA
President and Executive Director
Literacy Council of Central AL
Felecia Wood, PhD, RN
Professor
Capstone College of Nursing