Being able to close 2022 by holding our Direct Care Worker Conference in-person after two years was a great way to set the stage for 2023. Our first order of business in the new year is to begin a Strategic Planning process encompassing the next three years 2023-2025. Following two years of “bridging” our work as we lived with the pandemic and health care uncertainty, we are now challenging ourselves to move forward and direct our efforts to shine an even brighter light on the essential direct care workforce.
I am once again honored to serve as Chair of the Iowa CareGivers Board of Directors. Board members along side a great staff and our Direct Care Leadership Council have recommitted our efforts to advocate whenever and wherever possible to continue focusing awareness on direct care workers and family caregivers who provide the foundation for much of our health care system. I hope that each of you reading these comments will consider joining us to shine an even brighter light on all these essential workers.
Sincerely,
Maribel Slinde
Board Chair
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Elisabeth Buck, Board Chair
Former President |
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Kim Downs, Board Secretary Retired, Telligen |
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Scott Hartsook, Attorney Hartsook Law Office |
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Deb Madison-Levi Affiliates Management Company | Iowa Credit Union League |
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Julie McMahon Retired, Iowa Department of Public Health |
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Jim Miles-Polka, Former Senior Vice President with Foth |
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Josephine “Jodi” O’Donnell Ames, Iowa |
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Maribel Slinde, Board Chair Retired, WesleyLife Home and Community Services |
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Nancy Anderson, Advisor Retired, Aging Resources of Central Iowa |
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Tom Carpenter, Advisor Retired, Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. |
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Dr. Robert Denson, Advisor President, Des Moines Area Community College |
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Betty Grandquist, Advisor Retired, Iowa Department of Elder Affairs and Iowa Family Caregiver Program |
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Anne Kinzel, Advisor Iowa State University |
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Deanna Lehl, Advisor Retired, Family Nurse Practitioner |
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Ivan Lyddon, Advisor Retired, Iowa Health Foundation |
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Shirley Sorenson, Advisor Retired, Des Moines Area Community College |
