SACPR | Board of Directors
PRESIDENT | Samuel Sneed
Samuel Sneed is an Exercise Physiologist at Huntsville Hospital (HH) in Huntsville, AL and has been there since the Fall of 2019. Prior to working at HH, Sam worked at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL and Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, AZ for 3.5 years each. While at VVMC, he lead the charge in obtaining AACVPR program certification for the hospital and while at EAMC he assisted in and helped achieve program re-certification.
Sam earned his BS degree in Exercise Science at the University of West Alabama and his MS degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Sam is a member of both the ACSM and AACVPR organizations.
samuel.sneed@hhsys.org
Sam earned his BS degree in Exercise Science at the University of West Alabama and his MS degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Sam is a member of both the ACSM and AACVPR organizations.
samuel.sneed@hhsys.org
PRESIDENT - ELECT | Dr. Megan McMurray
Dr. McMurray is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida. She also has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed an internship in clinical psychology at the UAB/Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Psychology Training Consortium. Her specialties include psychosocial difficulties during cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and helping patients cope following medical trauma.
She provides behavioral health services for the UAB Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program, including behavioral consults, individual psychotherapy, support groups, and classes on cognitive-behavioral strategies for stress and weight management. She is a member of AACVPR and currently serves as a member of the AACVPR Psychosocial and Nutrition Experts Group as well as the Annual Meeting Planning Committee.
She provides behavioral health services for the UAB Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program, including behavioral consults, individual psychotherapy, support groups, and classes on cognitive-behavioral strategies for stress and weight management. She is a member of AACVPR and currently serves as a member of the AACVPR Psychosocial and Nutrition Experts Group as well as the Annual Meeting Planning Committee.
PAST PRESIDENT | Stacey Jones
Stacey is the Cardiac Rehab Coordinator at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Alabama in 1992 and began her nursing career in Cardiac ICU. When DCH purchased the Cardiac Rehab program in 2001, she was hired as the part time RN and became the coordinator in 2003.
Stacey is a member of AACVPR and has maintained program certification since 2001. She assisted the Pulmonary Rehab program in obtaining Program Certification in 2016. She has been submitting AACVPR Registry data since 2013. She is also an AACVPR Certified Cardiac Rehab Professional.
She has been very active with American Heart Association fundraising efforts in her community and has served as Hospital Team Leader raising thousands of dollars for AHA.
She has two children and enjoys fishing, boating and the great outdoors.
stacey.jones@dchsystem.com
Stacey is a member of AACVPR and has maintained program certification since 2001. She assisted the Pulmonary Rehab program in obtaining Program Certification in 2016. She has been submitting AACVPR Registry data since 2013. She is also an AACVPR Certified Cardiac Rehab Professional.
She has been very active with American Heart Association fundraising efforts in her community and has served as Hospital Team Leader raising thousands of dollars for AHA.
She has two children and enjoys fishing, boating and the great outdoors.
stacey.jones@dchsystem.com
MEMBER - AT - LARGE | None chosen at this time
Details to come
TREASURER | Lori Walters, BSN, RN
Lori is a Registered Nurse currently employed with Huntsville Hospital in the Cardiac Rehab Department since 2013. She graduated with a BSN from The University of North Alabama in 1998. Her background includes roles as a staff nurse for family practice and cardiac step down unit. She just celebrated her 20th anniversary with Huntsville Hospital.
She is a member of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). She is married and has a standard poodle. She enjoys living downtown Huntsville, hiking in the mountains and visiting New Orleans. She enjoys working in Cardiac Rehab and encouraging others to get moving.
lori.walters@hhsys.org
She is a member of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). She is married and has a standard poodle. She enjoys living downtown Huntsville, hiking in the mountains and visiting New Orleans. She enjoys working in Cardiac Rehab and encouraging others to get moving.
lori.walters@hhsys.org
STATE REP - ALABAMA | Kathe Briggs
Details to come
STATE REP - MISSISSIPPI | Jeanne Carlson, MS, BSN
Jeanne is the Director of CardioPulmonary Rehabilitation and Outpatient Nutrition at the LiveWell Center at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She has her BS degree in nursing and her master’s degree in exercise physiology, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her nursing background is in orthopaedics and cardiac/telemetry for 8 years at Forrest General Hospital, and then with Cardiopulmonary Rehab for 11 years before becoming Director in 2005 until the present. At LiveWell she works to promote secondary prevention, especially cardiovascular risk factors. She is frequently asked to speak at community and hospital events with regard to those risk factors and management of them.
She is a member of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), She is also serving as a board member, presently the Member at Large, for the regional organization Southern Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (SACPR). She is on the advisory board for Spirit of Women – a national organization that focuses on promoting women’s health.
Jeanne has previously served as President for SACPR.
jcarlson@forrestgeneral.com
She is a member of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), She is also serving as a board member, presently the Member at Large, for the regional organization Southern Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (SACPR). She is on the advisory board for Spirit of Women – a national organization that focuses on promoting women’s health.
Jeanne has previously served as President for SACPR.
jcarlson@forrestgeneral.com