Area 7 Information

Area of Responsibility	Staff Name	Email Address	Phone Number
Training Coordinator and Area Quality Leader	Carol Solomon	Carol_Solomon@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 632
Program Operations Administrator	Merari Perez	Merari_Perez@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 602
Medicaid Waiver Coordinator	Paula Bowser	Paula_Bowser@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 614
Contracts/Residential Licensing Supervisor	Jeffrey Coleman	Jeffrey_Coleman@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 615
Complaint Coordinator	Jackie Mescavage	Jackie_Mescavage@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245-0440 Extension 621
Residential Planning Coordinator	Stacey Fowler	Stacey_Fowler@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 622
QSI Assessment Unit Coordinator	Andrea Currence	Andrea_Currence@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245-0440 Extension 632
Residential Licensing	Rosario Taylor	Rosario_Taylor@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 631
Supported Employment	Art Barndt	Arthur_Barndt@apd.state.fl.us	(321) 409 - 6518
Business Leadership Network & Florida Freedom Initiative	Judy Dunning	Judy_Dunning@apd.state.fl.us	(321) 409 - 6518
Budget	Lauren Reale	Lauren_Reale@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 596
Supported Living Coordinator	Sharon Jennings	Sharon_Jennings@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 611
Consumer Directed Care Liaison	Yolanda Rivera	Yolanda_Rivera@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 610
Provider Enrollment	Grisela Hernandez	Grisela_Hernandez@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 612
Behavioral Services	Cydney Yerushalmi	Cydney_Yerushalmi@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 609
Medical Case Management	Mary Martin	Mary_M_Martin@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 607
Administrative Secretary	Nancy Michael	Nancy_Michael@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 601
Eligibility Specialist	Teresa D. Brown	TeresaD_Brown@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 649
Eligibility Specialist	Richard Darnell	Richard_Darnell@apd.state.fl.us	(407) 245 - 0440 Extension 648
Eligibility Specialist (Brevard County)	Nancy Combs	Nancy_Combs@apd.state.fl.us	(321) 409 - 6518
Eligibility Specialist (Brevard County)	Linda Seegraves	Linda_Seegraves@apd.state.fl.us	(321) 409 - 6518

Area Quality Steering/Advisory Committee Members
Steve Roth - Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Barbara Ray - Children's Medical Services
Sydney Lewis – Agency for Health Care Administration
Carmen Aponte - Provider, CJA Behavioral Services-Carmen Aponte
Paula Dychko - Parent/Provider, TEHC Health Care
Jeffrey Coleman - Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Jeannie Forthuber - Parent /Family Care Council
Jonathan McIntire - Orange County Public Schools
Tracy Sherrod - Waiver Support Coordinator
Lydia Santiago - Waiver Support Coordinator
Melissa Moskowitz - Provider, Moskowitz Inc

Area 7 is currently recruiting providers for Dental, Dietitians, Environmental Accessibility Adaptation, Support Employment Coaches, Durable Medical Equipment and Personal Emergency Response Systems.

Contact Grisela Hernandez, Human Service Program Specialist, Provider Enrollment at the area office if you are interested in obtaining information about becoming a provider.

Area Staff