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Iowa's Olmstead Consumer Task Force

The next meeting of the Olmstead Consumer Task Force will take place March 9, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Urbandale Public Library.

Task Force Background

In early 2000, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack designated the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) as Iowa’s lead agency to respond to Olmstead. Governor Vilsack called upon DHS to:

  • Report on Iowa’s current service system
  • Develop the “effectively working plan” recommended in Olmstead and the federal initiative

DHS convened a statewide steering committee, later given the name of the Iowa Olmstead Real Choices Consumer Task Force, which worked to gather input that shaped the 2001 Iowa Plan for Community Development.

Task Force Members

Task force members include people with disabilities, family members, advocates, representatives of key state agencies, and other stakeholders. Currently they are working to implement Governor Vilsack's Executive Order as part of the priorities they have identified.

 

OLMSTEAD CONSUMER TASK FORCE
Member
Type of Membership
Ben Brandenburg Person with a Disability or Long Term Care Need
Paula Connolly Family Member of a Person with a Disability, Disability Advocate
Randy Davis Person with a Disability or Long Term Care Need
Carrie England Disability Advocate
Dawn Francis Statewide Advocacy Organization
Steve Garrison Disability Advocate
Ray Gerke Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Janice Hoffman Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Alice Holdiman Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Geoffrey Lauer (chair) Statewide Advocacy Organization
Jerry Mayes Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Linda Moore Person with a Disability
Jim Paprocki Family Member of Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Doug Sample Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Rik Shannon Statewide Advocacy Organization
Jerri Sloan Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Jean “Connie” Smith Person Over 60, Provider
Ingrid Wensel Provider
Casey Westhoff Statewide Advocacy Organization
Janie Woodhouse Family Member of Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
 
REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AGENCIES
Representative
State Agency

Robin Jenkins

Department of Administrative Services (DAS)

Joe Sample

Department on Aging (IDA)

Shan Sasser or

Rebecca Criswell

Department for the Blind
Crystal Schrader

Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC)

Kris Weitzell

Department of Corrections (DOC)

Jean Johnson

Department of Economic Development

Kiersten Hensley

Department of Education (DE)

Terri Rosonke

Iowa Finance Authority (IFA)
Rik Shannon Iowa Developmental Disability Council
Jill Avery

Department of Human Rights

Becky Flores Department of Human Services, Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS)

Ronda Bennett

Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA)

Deb Johnson

Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME)

Doug Keast

Iowa Work Force Development (IWD)

Binnie LeHew or Karin Ford

Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Ljerka Vasiljevic Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Patrick Clancy Board of Regents

Anne Turcotte or Stu Anderson

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Jodi Tymeson

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Diane Blackburn

Iowa Veterans Home
 
TASK FORCE STAFF
Staff Agency
Terry Cunningham Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD)

Connie Fanselow

Department of Human Services, Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS)
Becky Flores Department of Human Services, Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS)

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