The mission of the SBA of AL is to promote the prevention
of Spina Bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected.


Board of Directors


President
Betsy Hopson
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Spina Bifida Clinic Coordinator
Betsy.Hopson@childrensal.org

Vice President
Dr. Chevis Shannon, MBA, MPH, DrPH
Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Neurosurgery
chevis.shannon@childrensal.org

Past Chair
Lori Turner
EBSCO, Inc
lcturner1978@gmail.com

Treasurer
Taron Thorpe
First Commercial Bank Huntsville, Vice President
taronthorpe@fcb-hsv.com

Secretary
Haley Vance, MSN, CRNP
The Children's Hospital of Alabama, Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
haley.vance@childrensal.org

Karen Belcher, RN, CPN
Pediatric Nurse Clinician
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Health System

Karen.Belcher@childrensal.org

Betty Bell
Retired pediatric nurse, Founder and Executive Director of The Bell Center
bbell@thebellcenter.org

Ben Chambliss
National Rehab Equipment, Inc., Territory Supervisor
BChambliss@nationalrehab.com

Steven Horne
Precision Electric Coil
shorne9603@yahoo.com

Martin Nalls
Homewood Alabama Middle School Principal
mnalls@homewood.k12.al.us

Cindy Wester
Retired school teacher
westersbaa@aol.com

 

  Staff


Executive Director
Angie Pate, BSN, RN
256-617-1414
angie.pate@sbaofal.org

Field Service Coordinator
Jamie Martin
205-417-5330
jamie.martin557@gmail.com