Suzanne Respess

Suzanne Respess is Vice President for Government Relations at Children’s of Alabama. Her responsibilities include monitoring and negotiating all federal, state and local legislation and regulations impacting operations and pediatric healthcare.

Prior to joining Children’s in 1990, Respess spent a decade in Washington, D.C., holding various legislative affairs positions with the Independent Insurance Agents of America Legislative Office, Timmons and Company, the White House Office of Policy Liaison, the White House Office of Policy Development and the Health Industry Distributors Association.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University with a major in consumer affairs.

Respess has served on numerous governmental and policy committees for state and national organizations. She has been a member of the boards of Very Special Arts Alabama, Business Council of Alabama, Pathways, the American Cancer Society, Bread and Roses, Childcare Resources and the Junior League of Birmingham. She is a member of the End Child Hunger in Alabama Task Force and the Safety Net Hospitals Pharmaceutical Access Legislative Committee.