State CDR Team
Representatives
State Health Officer and Chair
Ex Officio: Scott Harris, M.D., M.P.H.
Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner
Ex Officio: Gregory G. Davis, M.D.
Sheriff’s Association Appointee
Ex Officio: Sheriff Bobby Timmons
Department of Forensic Sciences Director
Ex Officio: Mr. Angelo Della Manna
Department of Human Resources Commissioner
Ex Officio: Commissioner Nancy T. Buckner
Department of Mental Health
Ex Officio: Commissioner Lynn Beshear
Department of Public Safety Acting Director
Ex Officio: Director Charles Ward
Pediatrician with Expertise in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Alabama Academy of Pediatrics Appointee: Marsha Raulerson, M.D.
Health Professional with Expertise in Child Abuse and Neglect
Department of Public Health Appointee: Vacant
Family Practice Physician
Academy of Family Physicians Appointee: Vacant
Department of Forensic Sciences
Representative: David Rydzewski, M.D.
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Vacant
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Mr. Chris Newlin
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Vacant
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Michael A. Taylor, M.D.
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Ms. Jannah Bailey
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Ms. Sallye Longshore
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Ms. Marian Loftin
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Mr. Jerry H. Williams
Private Citizen
Governor Appointee: Reverend Joseph Godfrey
Coroner’s Association
Representative: Mr. Timothy Kimbrell
Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
Representative: Ms. Katie Beth McCarthy
Sheriff’s Association
Representative: Sheriff Bill Franklin
District Attorney’s Association
Representative: Mr. Brian McVeigh
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist
Medical Association of the State of Alabama Appointee: Christina Cochran, M.D.
Association of Chiefs of Police
Representative: Chief Jerry Taylor
Chair of Senate Health
Committee or Designee: Senator Gerald Dial
Chair of House Health
Committee or Designee: Representative April Weaver
Page last updated: June 11, 2018
