This committee was established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Stakeholders’ Consortium to analyze current mental health and substance abuse services within Sarasota County and to identify gaps in services. The goal of the committee is to develop a long-term strategic plan for the county which will address the current and future needs of mental health and substance abuse service delivery.

• Ken Alexander, Bayside Center for Behavioral Healthcare

• Dave Beesley, First Step of Sarasota

• Catherine Clouse, SCOPE

• Phyllis Cobb, Sarasota Memorial Hospital

• Phil Gorelick, Jewish Family and Children’s Services

• Bob Holm, DCF—SunCoast Region

• Wendy Hopkins, Sarasota Community Foundation

• Bill Little, Sarasota County Health and Human Services

• Linda McKinnon, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network

• Marelene Minzey, First Step of Sarasota

• Don Ottinger, SCOPE

• Bob Piper , First Step of Sarasota

• Mark Porter, Sarasota Family YMCA

• Kathryn Shea, Florida Center for Child and Family Development

• Jeff Watts, DCF—SunCoast Region

• Debbie Spellman, DCF--Substance Abuse and Mental Health

• Bryan Pope, The Salvation Army

• Jerry Thompson, Coastal Behavioral Health Care