Statewide Family Leader
Florida Department of Health Children's Medical Service, CYSHCN Program
Tallahassee, FL
Linda Starnes has been actively involved in the disability community as a special educator, parent, speaker, and now as Statewide Family Leader for Florida Department of Health’s Title V CYSHCN Program. After working in special education and at the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education in D.C., Linda took on her favorite job: Mother of two with different rare genetic conditions, medical complexities, and varying abilities. She has served on numerous boards of healthcare, disability, and educational institutions, and presents at conferences each year. She’s Florida’s Family Delegate to AMCHP, serves on AMCHP's Conference Planning Committee, and is a former AMCHP Leadership Lab mentor. Currently, Linda serves on the advisory council for the UM-Miller School of Medicine's Mailman Center for Child Development; Board of Directors for Disability Rights Florida; and the Southeast Regional Genetics Group Board. She advised on a PCORI-funded research study on healthcare transition, and completed HRSA’s Region IV Public Health Leadership Institute.
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Monday, April 15, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT