AHPCO Executive Committee

Latrelle Hallum, AHPCO President

Latrelle Hallum is the Executive Director of Hospice of West Alabama, where she has served since 2007. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama and over three decades of experience in
hospice and elder care, Latrelle has dedicated her career to supporting terminally ill patients and their families. She previously held roles as
Social Services Supervisor and Director at various healthcare institutions.

A long-time advocate for hospice care, she has served on the Alabama Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Board for 20 years, including as Chair of the Regulatory Committee and Past President. Latrelle is also a certified Zumba instructor, a volunteer firefighter, and was named Defining Woman of the Year by the Women in Business Council in 2009.

Paige Butler, AHPCO Vice President

Paige Butler is the Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Baptist Health in Montgomery, AL. She has been in the homecare/hospice industry for 18 years and is also a nurse practitioner by trade. This helps her bring clinical expertise and merge it with day-to-day operations of hospice and palliative care.

Paige serves on several committees in and outside of the hospital setting to promote hospice and palliative care, including serving as AHPCO’s representative on the State Department of Health’s Palliative Care
Committee.

She enjoys being able to be present for patients and caregivers during their
most vulnerable time – understanding that you only get one chance to have a
good death. She has a husband of 21 years and has two sons.

Courtnay Webb, AHPCO Secretary

Stephanie Honeycutt is Executive Director for Lakeside Hospice. Originally from Talladega, Stephanie moved to the Pell City area in 2000. In 2018 she was named Finance Director of Lakeside Hospice. She found a passion in hospice care and decided she wanted to be an RN to learn more and attended UAB during the evenings and on the weekends and
became a RN in June of 2023.

Prior to coming to Lakeside Hospice, Stephanie worked for the City of Pell City. Her experience includes a wide range of experiences during the last 34 years including working for Kyocera Document Solutions for 24 years. She and her team have a passion for hospice care focused on bring comfort to all patients – physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
She and her husband live on Logan Martin Lake with their 4 rescue dogs.

Glenn Beville, Treasurer

Glenn is the Principal Consultant with Cardinal Point Consulting, LLC, where he provides interim, part-time, and fractional CFO services, client advisory, and other services to healthcare clients. Other services include Medicare cost report preparation, income tax return preparation, and Medicare hospice cap analysis.

He has served in various consultant roles for the past eleven years and formed Cardinal Point Consulting seven years ago. He held leadership positions with organizations ranging from startups to multiple-entity organizations with over $70 million in annual revenues. He has held Chief Financial Officer and senior finance positions with two hospice/home health organizations, each serving more than 500 patients per day

Casey Rhodes, AHPCO Executive Committee Member

Casey Rhodes is currently the Regional Vice President of Hospice Operations for LHC Group Inc. where she oversees operations for the LHC Group Inc. owned hospice agencies in Alabama and Florida.

Casey has been in this role since 2018 and has spent almost the entirety of her career in hospice, starting in 2003.

Casey has diverse compliance, policy, operational and sales experience. She also has had the opportunity to manage not only home hospice care but hospice inpatient unit care as well. With a passion for the mission of hospice, Casey strives to build effective teams and clear obstacles for the team so they can focus on what matters most is patient care.

Cindy Everett, AHPCO Executive Committee Member

Paige Butler is the Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Baptist Health in Mongomery, AL. She has been in the homecare/hospice industry for 18 years and is also a nurse practitioner by trade, and this helps her bring clinical expertise and merge it with day-to-day operations of hospice and palliative care.

Paige serves on several committees in and outside of the hospital setting to promote hospice and palliative care. She enjoys being able to be present for patients and caregivers during their most vulnerable time understanding that you only get one chance to have a a good death. She has a husband of 21 years and has two sons.

Lisa is an alumna of the University of Alabama and a licensed social worker

Stormy Hester, AHPCO Executive Committee Member

Stormy Hester, CEO of Shepherd’s Cove Hospice, has served the hospice industry since 1999. Prior to assuming the position of CEO, Stormy was the organizations Chief Nursing Officer for ten years. As a nurse practitioner, Stormy has worked to develop compassionate, whole person focused strategic growth paths for the clinical teams she has led in both hospice and palliative care.

She currently serves as a board member for the Alabama Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (AHPCO) and previously served as a representative of the Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life for the state of Alabama and has served on advisory boards for Marshall Medical Centers and several regional colleges including Jacksonville State University.

Stormy is an advocate for exceptional, individualized care for those on the end-of-life journey and is a featured speaker on hospice and palliative care topics.

Kyle Rice , AHPCO Executive Committee Member

Kyle Rice serves as Regional Vice President of Operations for Gentiva, overseeing 38 programs and more than 3500 patients in the state of
Alabama. For more than 15 years, Kyle has been dedicated to delivering high-quality, mission-driven care. Prior to joining Gentiva, Kyle worked for VITAS in Florida and received the Circle of Excellence award two of his three years with the organization

Kyle says his goal has always been simple: to be the hospice of choice in every community we serve. Achieving this requires consistently
delivering 4- or 5-STAR care, attracting and retaining top talent, and maintaining the highest standards of compliance.

Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in finance and his MBA from Samford University. He enjoys spending time with his wife Hannah and their 5-
year-old daughter, Rem. He enjoys golfing, fishing, bow hunting and is an
avid reader.

Deanna Heath, AHPCO, Non Provider Executive Committee Member

Deanna Heath is the Senior Vice President of Hospice and Palliative Care Services at KanTime, where she brings over two decades of experience in post-acute healthcare, with a specialized focus in hospice care. Since
entering the field in 2003, Deanna has held a variety of roles ranging from bedside nursing to administration, and notably served as a quality
assurance coordinator for eight years.

Her deep expertise in improving clinical outcomes, conducting chart reviews, and enhancing patient surveys has positioned her as a key leader in driving quality and performance improvement across hospice organizations.

Her commitment to elevating the hospice experience for both patients and families continues to shape the future of care delivery at KanTime and beyond.