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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
Cherie Clark	Person with a Disability, Disability Advocate, Provider
Paula Connolly	Family Member of a Person with a Disability, Disability Advocate
Randy Davis	Person with a Disability or Long Term Care Need
Dawn Francis	Statewide Advocacy Organization
Steve Garrison	Statewide Advocacy Organization
Ray Gerke	Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Alice Holdiman	Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Jerry Mayes (chair)	Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Candice Mueller	Family Member of Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Jim Paprocki	Family Member of Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Amy Rickels	Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Doug Sample	Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Rik Shannon	Statewide Advocacy Organization
Genette Simmerman	Representing Children with Disabilities and Long Term Care Needs
Jean “Connie” Smith	Person Over 60, Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need
Jeanne Theis	Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need, Provider
Ingrid Wensel	Provider
Casey Westhoff	Statewide Advocacy Organization
Janie Woodhouse	Person with Disability or Long Term Care Need, Provider
Kathleen Crisp	Person with a Disability
Carrie England	Person with a Disability, Disability Advocate
Janice Hoffman	Person with a Disability
Cassie Johannes	Person with a Disability with institutional experience
Richard Mockmore	Person with a Disability with institutional experience
Linda Moore	Person with a Disability
Arnie Silvers	Person with a Disability with institutional experience
REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AGENCIES
Representative	State Agency
Brenda Reilley	Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
Mary Anderson	Department of Aging (DOA)
Shan Sasser or Rebecca Criswell	Department for the Blind
Nancy Witt	Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC)
Kris Weitzell	Department of Corrections (DOT)
Donna Grgurich	Department of Economic Development
Toni Van Cleve	Department of Education (DE)
Terri Rosonke	Iowa Finance Authority (IFA)
Rik Shannon	Governor’s DD 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)
Dean Austin	Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Ljerka Vasiljevic	Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Patrick Clancy	Board of Regents
Phil Mescher	Department of Transportation (DOT)
Patrick Palmersheim	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)