Board of Directors
“These systemic issues make the work of Iowa CareGivers more important than ever. We will continue to implement the 2023-2025 Strategic Plan and raise our voice to advocate for caregivers across our state.”
- Elisabeth Buck, Board Chair
2024 Board of Directors
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Elisabeth Buck
Board Chair
Retired President, United Way of Central Iowa -
Jim Miles-Polka
Board Vice Chair
Former Senior Vice President with Foth -
Julie McMahon
Board Secretary
Retired, Iowa Department of Public Health -
Scott Hartsook
Board Treasurer, Attorney
Hartsook Law Office -
Dennis Henderson
TEACH/TECH Program Manager
Broadlawns Medical Center -
Melissa S. McCoy
Social Determinants of Health
Manager, Molina Healthcare of Iowa -
Josephine “Jodi” O’Donnell
Ames, Iowa
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Maribel Slinde
Immediate Past Chair
Retired, WesleyLife Home and Community Services -
Leann Uhlenhopp
Regional Director, EveryStep
2024 Board Advisors
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Nancy Anderson
Retired, Aging Resources of Central Iowa
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Tom Carpenter
Retired, Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C.
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Robert Denson
President, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)
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Kim Downs
Retired, Telligen
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Anne Kinzel
Iowa State University
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Deanna Lehl
Retired, Family Nurse Practitioner
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Ivan Lyddon
Retired, Iowa Health Foundation
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Shirley Sorenson
Retired, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)
A Message From Iowa CareGivers Board Chair
Iowa’s direct care workforce has been overwhelmed by shortages and high turnover, which places those who need them at greatest risk. COVID-19 exposed longstanding systemic and policy gaps that have gone unaddressed for far too long for those individuals – the certified nurse assistants, home care aides, direct support professionals, hospice aides, and others who provide most of the hands-on care for Iowans in these settings as well as in clients’ homes, group homes, hospitals and hospices.
These systemic issues make the work of Iowa CareGivers more important than ever. We will continue to implement the 2023-2025 Strategic Plan and raise our voice to advocate for caregivers across our state.
I am honored to serve as the Chair of the Iowa CareGivers Board of Directors. Board members, along with our wonderful staff, and the Direct Care Leadership Council are fully committed to advocating for caregivers across our state. As someone who is a family caregiver and is seeing first-hand the importance of the work of caregivers, I know this work is critical for my family, and so many others in our great state.
Sincerely,
Elisabeth Buck
Board Chair