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Program Office
LSU School of Medicine
LSU Lion’s Building 6th floor
2020 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Southeast AHEC Office
1302 JW DAVIS Drive
Hammond LA 70403
Phone: (985) 345-1119
Fax: (985) 345-1157
Staff
Brian P. Jakes, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0105
Email: brian.jakessr@selahec.org
Brian (Joe) Jakes, Jr.
Chief Operations Officer/SPOE Director
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0103
Email: brian.jakes2@selahec.org
Cheryl Tanner
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0104
Email: cheryl.tanner@selahec.org
Tosha Jakes, CPA
Controller
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0106
Email: tosha.jakes@selahec.org
Elizabeth Tamor
Chief Learning Officer
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0107
Email: liz.tamor@selahec.org
Jamie Bailey
Chief HR Officer
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0200
Email: jaimie.bailey@selahec.org
Pam Demarco
Business Manager
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0101
Email: pam.demarco@selahec.org
Alison Blades
Chief Contractor Engagement Officer
985-345-1119 ext. 0112
Email: alison.blades@selahec.org
Mary Ann Galloway
Rural Loan Fund
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0102
Email: maryann.galloway@selahec.org
Robert “Seb” Schultis
Executive Assistant/Foodbank Coordinator
Phone: (985) 345-1119 ext. 0114
Email: robert.schultis@selahec.org
Demetra Dantzler
Director of Health Education
985-345-1119 ext. 0111
Email: demetra.dantzler@selahec.org
Shawntel Guillot
Payroll Manager
985-345-1119 ext. 0108
Email: shawntel.guillot@selahec.org
Donna Newton
Health Enrichment- Growing Up Fit
Phone: (318) 335-2112
Email: thenwellness@bellsouth.net
Henry Nuss, PhD
Director Testing, Measurement and Evaluation
Phone: (504) 568-5886 office
Email: Henry.nuss@selahec.org
Loraine Vaccaro
Accounts Payable
985-345-1119 ext. 0109
Email: Loraine.vaccaro@selahec.org
RW
Christy Bone, RSW
RW Coordinator
Email: Christy.kling@selahec.org
Dr. Natasha Eberly, DSW, LCSW-BACS, CFRE
RW Director
Phone: (985) 345-1119
Email: natasha.eberly@selahec.org
Ischia Peterson, MA
RW Coordinator
Email: ischia.peterson@selahec.org
Early Steps
Regina Bergeron
FSC, Inc. Site Supervisor
Phone: (985) 504-448-3454
Email: familyservicesco@bellsouth.net
Jeff Stevens
EarlySteps Data Manager
Phone: (985) 351-8003
Email: jeff.stevens@selahec.org
Paula Mativi-Baton Rouge
EarlySteps Site Supervisor, Region II Site Supervisor
(225) 925-2426
Email: Paula.mativi@selahec.org
Lisa Pierron- Thibodaux
EarlySteps Site Supervisor Region III and X
Phone: (985) 447-6550
Email: lisa.pierrone@selahec.org
Melissa Waddell- Hammond
EarlySteps Site Supervisor Region IX Site Supervisor
Phone: (985) 429-1252
Melody Buel- Kenner
EarlySteps Site Supervisor Region X Site Supervisor
Phone: (504) 496-0165
Partner Links
The National AHEC Organization supports and advances the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network to improve health by leading the nation in recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health work force for underserved communities.
Outreach at the community level is the focus of CDC’s Division of Community Health (DCH). Communities are taking action to make important changes that profoundly affect the health of both their residents and the nation overall.
The National Rural Health Association, in partnering with its subsidiary NRHA Partnership Program, is proud to announce the Rural Health Services Network.
Reach Out and Read is an evidence-based nonprofit organization of medical providers who promote early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud.
Riverside Family Medicine (RFM) is a state of the art, Nurse Practitioner-led rural loan fund clinic where health care is exciting and the voice of the patient is heard. Located on Hwy 22 in Lower Livingston Parish. Our goal is to provide quality care in an environment where a patient is educated about their health, included in decision making, and valued as a person.