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Interprofessional Partners for Appalachian Children (IPAC)
is a network of professionals, consumers, and community agencies
working collaboratively to improve the physical and mental health of children and families in
southeast Ohio. Our membership represents multiple professions and multiple agencies creating a network with wide-reaching expertise and resources. Disciplines include, but are not limited to:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Early Childhood Mental Health & Counseling
- Education
- Social Work
- Speech-Language & Audiology
- Pediatrics & Family Medicine
Vision of IPAC
By leveraging our expertise and integrating our resources, IPAC will develop innovative, culturally-sensitive programs that address the critical and complex challenges impacting the health and mental health of our region's children and families.
Our vision is to ensure healthy development for all children in
Appalachia Ohio.
Board of Directors
IPAC has adopted a governance
structure that is organized around core constituency groups. Each
group is allocated a specific number of seats on the Board of
Directors. Ohio University and community partners are
represented under each constituency group.
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Early Childhood and
Education: 2 Seats
Dave Hunter, LISW, Athens County Help Me Grow
John Constanzo, Ph.D., Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center
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Medicine and Nursing: 2
Seats
Karen Montgomery-Reagan, D.O., University Medical Associates
Dawn Murray, D.O., Family Healthcare, Inc
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Allied Health: 1 seat
Davida Parsons, SPL-CCC, OU Hearing, Speech, Language Clinic
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Mental Health and Community
Programs: 4 Seats
Sue Meeks, RN, C, OU Community Health Programs
Sherry Shamblin, M.Ed., LPCC, Tri-County Mental Health &
Counseling Center
Kendall Brown-Clovis, M.Ed., Tri-County Mental Health &
Counseling Center
Kim Lassiter, Ph.D., Ohio University Psychology & Social Work
Clinic
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Parent Partners/Consumers: 2
Seats
Liana Flores
Annie Pepper
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Community Business Partners:
1 seat
nominations under consideration
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System Oversight: 3 seats
John Borchard, RN,BSN, Southern Consortium for Children
Cindy Birt, M.S.S., Athens County Family and Children First
Council
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Ex-Officio Members
Robert Stewart, JD, Athens County Juvenile Court
Jane Hamel-Lambert, Ph.D., OU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Executive Committee
John Borchard, Chair
Kendall Brown-Clovis, Vice-Chair
Sue Meeks, Communications
Karen Montgomery-Reagan, Treasurer
Cindy Birt, Chair of Membership
Committee
Davy Parsons, Chair of IAT Committee
John Borchard, Chair of Policy and Procedures
Jane Hamel-Lambert, President
(ex-officio)
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