Our mission is vital, and it cannot be fulfilled unless many join together with common goals. As a volunteer-driven organization, the Arthritis Foundation relies on the time, expertise and resources of volunteers at many levels.
Our local Leadership Councils work with staff and fellow volunteers to lead the way in the implementation of the Southeast Region’s strategic direction. We recognize and appreciate their commitment to make the pain and limitations of arthritis unacceptable in every community we serve.
2013 North Alabama Leadership Council
Jane Brown, Rheumatology Associates of North Alabama, Chair
Cornelia Burston-Orr, Aquatics Instructor
Kevin Campbell, Northrop Grumman
Chad Gardner, Morgan Keegan
Jim Hudson, Honorary Member, Hudson Alpha
Judy Link, Civic Volunteer
Ashley Nichols, City of Huntsville
Donna Savage, Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
De'Andra M. Stewart, D.C., SpineCare
Sarah Oglesby, Arthritis Foundation
Pam Snow, Arthritis Foundation
2013 Central Alabama Leadership Council
Copeland Wood, Wood Fruitticher, Chair
Amy Anzalone, Colonial Properties Trust
Prescott Atkinson, M.D., Ph.D., UAB Department of Medicine
Lou Bridges, M.D., Ph.D., UAB Rheumatology
Cleo Clency, Life Improvement Series Instructor
Kim Cochran, Pfizer
John Cooper, Sirote & Permutt, PC
Virginia Eady, Intermark Group
Sandi Falkenhagen, Community Volunteer
David Forrestall, Securit 360
Greg King, IBERIABANK
Carol McCoy, Torchmark Corporation
Hillary Norris, Ph.D., UCB
Jenni Parker, Cobbs, Allen and Hall
Mary Kay Pickering, Bryant Bank
Kimberly Till Powell, Balch & Bingham
Kim Smith, Community Volunteer and JA Parent
Anthony Turkiewicz, M.D., Rheumatology Associates
Peter Weiser, M.D., Ph.D., Children’s/UAB Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Brunson White, Energen
Karen Willette, St. Vincent’s Health System
2013 South Central Alabama Leadership Council
Stephanie Patterson, WAKA, Chair
Rhonda Allen, Innerfit Physical Therapy
John Averrett, Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood
Russ Bullard, Lamar Advertising
Chuck Burtron, Legacy
Stephanie Dozier, Aliant
Dana Fitzpatrick, Baptist Hospital
Jenny Foster, ALFA
Lisa Hemphill, Arthritis Foundation
Jeff Hicks, Baptist Hospital
Josh Morey, WFSA
Beverly Stabler, Community Volunteer
Sylvia Thompson, Jackson Hospital
Allison Viola, Farmers Insurance
Linda Wade, HealthSouth
Joey White, Regions Bank
Bernadette Williams-York, Alabama State University
2013 Gulf Coast Leadership Council
Sabrina Alexander, Alabama Orthopedic Clinic, Co-Chair
Davis Pilot, Pilot Catastrophe, Co-Chair
Robert Baird, M.D. The Orthopaedic Group
Erick Bussey, Ross, Jordan and Gray Law Offices
Brian Campbell, The SSI Group
Patsy Cope, Community Volunteer
Alexis Fonte, Massage Envy Spa
Patrick Garafano, Fairhope Physical Therapy
Steven Hass, Biomet
Tina Hinckle, Community Volunteer
Leslie Johnson, UMS-Wright
Michelle Keel, Genzyme
Doug Klyce, Bebo’s
Thomas C. Myers, M.D., Mobile Diagnostic Center
Jennifer Partsch Ray, Xante
Paige Plash, Encore Rehabilitation
Jay Roberds, Roberds Commercial Real Estate
Cindy Ross, Bodies by Cindy
K.C. Rudolph, Springhill Medical Center
Kristin Wilson, Browning Flooring
Alabama Representatives: 2013 Southeast Region Board of Directors
L. Brunson White, Board Vice Chair, Energen Corporation
Dexanne B. Clohan, MD, Executive Committee Member, HealthSouth Corporation
Randal Q. Cron, MD, Ph., Member at Large; UAB Div. Director of Pediatric Rheumatology
Mobile Resident Announced as Member of National Rheumatoid Arthritis Alliance Leadership Group
Jennifer Partsch Ray has signed on to serve as a member of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Alliance Leadership Group (RAALG). She will represent the Arthritis Foundation’s Southeast Region, which serves a six state area including Alabama.
At the age of 27, Jennifer was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. At first she thought she was all alone with this disease as a young adult. Now she knows that’s not the case, and she has become an active volunteer on the local level and national level with the Arthritis Foundation.
Members of the RAALG represent the needs of adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis to provide advice and counsel to the Arthritis Foundation in making sure the organization’s initiatives meet the needs of the estimated 1.3 million adults in America with this disease. Members work with Arthritis Foundation staff, serve as spokespeople, attend meetings throughout the year and work on rolling out new products and services through the Arthritis Foundation.
Jennifer attended University of South Alabama and was selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 in Mobile during 2012. She is currently a Domestic Sales Manager for Xante Corporation and an active volunteer with the Arthritis Foundation, as well as activist for the disease.
