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Mental Health Advisory Council

The following are members of the Mental Health Advisory Council. They meet as needed.

Polly Nichols
Project Director

Marilyn Alger
Iowa Dept. of Public Health
Des Moines

Pat Crosley
Family Advocate
MBC of Iowa/Magellan Behavioral Health
West Des Moines

Sandi Dirks
Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy Department
Broadlawns Medical Center
Des Moines

Jim Eads
Special Ed Consultant
Southern Prairie AEA 15
Fairfield

Cyndy Erickson
New Horizons Program
Des Moines

Gloria Frolek-Clark
OT Development Specialist
Heartland AEA 11
Des Moines

Jim Clark
Supervisor of School Social Work Services
Heartland Area Ed. Agency 11
Des Moines

Linda Hinton
Iowa State Association of Counties
Des Moines

Kathy Koehn
Outpatient Services Coordinator
Abbe Mental Health Center
Cedar Rapids

Anne Kolar
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Child Psychiatry
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City

Damon Lamb
AEA 267 School Psychologist
Marshalltown

Al Marshall
Education Consultant,
Child Psychiatry Service and Rehabilitation Therapy
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City

Don Messmer
AEA Representative
Prairie Lakes AEA 8
Fort Dodge

Mary Mohrhauser
Iowa Dept. of Human Services
Des Moines

Susie Poulton
Special Education/ School Nurse Consultant
Grant Wood Area Education Agency 10
Director, School Nurses
Cedar Rapids

Lori Reynolds
Director
Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Anamosa

Eric Sage
Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justing Planning
Des Moines

Mary Schertz
Early Childhood Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines

Carl Smith
Co-director of the Iowa Behavioral Alliance
Des Moines

David Stout
Executive Director of Child Guidance Center, a Division of Orchard Place
Des Moines

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