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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)