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SunCoast Information


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







Area News & Announcements

Provider Handbook


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Events


Event Date/Time Location
Area Steering Committee Meeting December 8, 2008
10am - 1pm
DD Center
1201 102 Avenue N.
St. Petersburg

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Area Training Information



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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
Wait List and Waiver Services Denise Oetinger Denise_Oetinger@apd.state.fl.us (813) 233-4312
Interagency Liaison & Administrative Processing Laurie Harlow Laurie_Harlow@apd.state.fl.us (813) 233-4320
Budget /Fiscal/ IT Elena Stewart Elena_Stewart@apd.state.fl.us (813) 233-4314
Special Services Helene Coutu Helene_Coutu@apd.state.fl.us (813) 233-4353
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 Counsel 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

Organizational Chart


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Area Steering Committee


Area Steering Committee Members
Dierdra Walker, Chairperson
Thomas Nurse, Co-Chairperson
Mike Patrick, Consumer
Gary Hartfield, (to Support Mr. Patrick)
Betty Beauchaine, Parent/FCC
Ms. Patricia Rendon , WSC
David Hawthorne, Provider/Agency
Joanne Rydzewski, Parent/CDC+
Rebecca N. Vasey, Consumer
Deborah Morgan, Provider/PCA (Assisting Rebecca)
Patricia Hayston, Family
Carl Littlfield, APD
Jennifer Stone, M.Ed. CRC, Provider
Janis Alberti, Provider
Ms. Ann Graybeal, Parent

AQL Steering/Advisory Committee Minutes

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

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Archives


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Family Care Council


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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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Additional Information

Provider Handbook

Complaint Investigation

Incident Reporting

Medical Case Management News


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