Public Health and Health Care Task Force
Task Force Chair:
Linda Larkin – Fort Madison, Vice President of Operations, Agemark Assisted Living.
Contact: 319-372-8764 or fax: 210-893-2171 or e-mail
Task Force Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Christopher Atchison, Associate Dean - Public Health and Director of Hygienic Lab, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Douglas Beardsley, Director of Public Health, Johnson County, Iowa City
Greg Boattenhamer, Senior Vice President - Government Relations, Iowa Hospital Association, Prole
Steve Bolie, Executive Director, Area XIV Agency on Aging/Southern Iowa Trolley, Clive
John Dawson, Community Development Planner, Chariton Valley Planning and Development COG, Centerville
Representative Elesha Gayman, Davenport
Representative Dave Heaton, Mt. Pleasant
Patricia Heiden, Executive Director, Oaknoll Retirement Residence, Iowa City
Cheryll Jones, Pediatric Nurse, Child Health Specialty Clinics, Bloomfield
Kathy Lamb, Vice President of Association Resources, YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area, Cedar Rapids
Linda Langston, Linn County Supervisor, Cedar Rapids
John Lundell, Researcher, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Coralville
Tom Newton, Director, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines
Alana Poage, Administrator, Louisa County Public Health, Wapello
Kristin Powers, Director, Iowa College of Natural Health, New Virginia
Senator Amanda Ragan, Mason City
Julie Schilling, Registered Nurse, Lee County Health Department, Burlington
Senator Jim Seymour, Woodbine
Anne Strellner, Compliance Manager, St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Sally Titus, Interim Director, Iowa Department of Human Services, Des Moines
Dale Todd, Vice President, Premier Recreation, Cedar Rapids
Michael Trachta, Hospital CEO, Waverly Health Center, Waverly
Sharon Treinen, Retired Dietitian and AARP Volunteer, Ackley
Lisa Uhlenkamp, Director of Quality and Clinical Services, Iowa Health Care Association, Clive
Resource Group Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Terri Banar, Community Relations Coordinator, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Iowa, Burlington
Janet Buls, Livable Communities Coordinator, Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging, Independence
Peter Damiano, Dentist/Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Emma Edgington, Manchester
Carrie Fitzgerald, Policy Associate, CHild and Family Policy Center, Des Moines
Representative Ro Foege, Social Worker, Mount Vernon
Jane Gilbert, Executive Director, Siouxland COG, Sioux City
Tricia Hoffman-Simanek, Attorney, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC, Cedar Rapids
Jennifer Montgomery, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Peter Roberts, Group VP, Provider Relations and Health Management, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, West Des Moines
Michael Rosmann, Executive Director, AgriWellness, Inc., Harlan
Jay Santana, Human Resource Staffing, Iowa City
Trista Schaffner, Nurse Administrator, Iowa County Health Department, North English
Michelle Tilotta, Registered Nurse and Community Healthcare Consultant, Iowa Department of Public Health, West Des Moines
Ingrid Wensel, Associate Director, Heritage Area Agency on Aging, Cedar Rapids
Dennis Zegarac, Executive Director, Southeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Burlington
Staff Support
Sandra Lyles, Iowa Department of Public Health
Jon Neiderbach, Iowa Department of Human Services
Meetings
August 6 , 2008
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Urbandale Public Library, Meeting Room B
3520 86th St., Urbandale
October 13, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
West Des Moines Learning Resource Center
3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines