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Chris
Thomas
IAAP
President
I am the IAAP
president and have been involved in the activity
profession for over 35 years at the Pella Regional
Health Center. I keep busy with working, teaching
exercise classes, reading, and spending time with
family. I have been married for almost 36 years and
have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Working with
the elderly means a lot to me and I feel it is a
true pleasure to see their eyes light up and a
smile on their faces when we are finished with an
activity. I have served on the IAAP board for many
years and would encourage every one to think about
the opportunity to serve this organization by being
on the Board. Please feel free to email me or call
I will try to help in any way I
can.
My e-mail
address is cthomas@pellahealth.org
phone number is 641-780-0200 and cell phone number
is 641-780-0200. Hope to see you at the
Convention
.Learning
and sharing are so important to our profession.
Message from the
President:
The Spring
Conference this year will be held April 23, 2010 at
the Gateway Center in Ames. Our speaker for the day
is Sarah Kneisler, RMT/NHA from Seymour,
Wisconsin. She has 30 years experience in
long term health care. She has served as a
Music Therapist, Activity Director/Volunteer
Coordinator, Nursing Home Administrator and other
positions. Her topics will be Restorative Care for
the Whole Person and Understanding the Impact of
F248 and F249. These topics will include designing
a calendar, evaluating participation, 1-1
activities, encouraging participants to examine
current activity programming to determine if it is
truly meeting resident needs and much
more.
6 CEUS will be awarded for attending both
sessions.
If you have any
questions regarding registering for the conference
you may contact Chris Thomas cthomas@pellahealth.org
or Karen Wells Karen.wells@pcitexas.net
Also mark your calendars for the national
conference to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 14-17. Milwaukee is close to
Iowa and within driving distance. This will
be a great opportunity to attend. I will be
attending representing Iowa as the state
contact. For more information about the
conference you can email me or go to this website
www.napp.org
Chris Thomas, ADC IAAP President
Meet our Directors
The titles
for our directors have been recently changed. To
view all contact information click
here to
download a pdf file of our current
directors.
Elections/Government
liaison:
Sue Roth-I am the Certified Activity Director
at the Sanford Medical Center/Senior Care in
Sheldon. I have worked in Long Term Care since 1075
and have been in Activities for 28 years. I have
served on the IAAP Board for the past 5 years as
the public relation office and currently have been
elected to the 1st VP position. I am involved in
the NW Iowa Activity Coordinators Assoc and Sanford
Medical Center-Sioux Falls Activity coordinators
network. I and my husband Kevin have two grown
daughters and one grandson. I like to spend time
with my husband and my maltese "Otis" on walks, and
also time with my grandson, family and friends,
LOGOS at church, exercising, shopping, antiquing,
and just celebrating life.
Promotion/Sales:
Lori Aronson-I have worked as Assistant
Activity Coordinator at Iowa Masonic Health
Facilities in Bettendorf, Iowa for four
months. I have had seven years of previous
experience as Activity Coordinator in Northwest
Iowa.
Resource Room Coordinator:
Diana Kroes-I have been working in the
activity profession in Pella, Iowa for over 24
years. I've had the privilege of being with seniors
in Long Term Care, Adult Day Care and now
Independent Living. I enjoy being on the IAAP
Board
they are a wonderful group of
professional women. Many years ago I held this same
board position and I look forward to doing it
again.
Treasurer:
Karen Wells- Activity Director of University
Park Nursing and Rehab in Des Moines-My position is
Treasurer. This has been a wonderful opportunity to
further my education and knowledge of the
profession as well as developing new friendships. I
can't say enough about the Board members and how
supportive they are and the years of experience
they have to share. I encourage everyone to take
the opportunity of being a part of the Board. I am
secretary-treasurer of Union Park Ind. Christian
Church and very much involved with my church. I
have been married for 39 years. My husband is
retired and we have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
I am currently the President of the Central
District of IAAP. It is my privilege to be a part
of this fine organization. Contact me at University
Park Nursing and Rehab in Des Moines.Cell
#515-480-6909 Fax# 515-284-0127 e-mail
Karen.wells@pcitexas.net
Secretary:
Cindy Bell- I have been an Activity Director
at the Evangelical Free Church Home I Boone for
over 25 years. In addition I have served in
various capacities on the IAAP board. I love the
activity field and serving on the Board
Treasurer's Assistant Trustee:
Candy Schainker-I have enjoyed 30 plus years in
the activity profession-all spent working at Story
Medical Center &endash;Senior Care in Nevada,
Iowa. I have also enjoyed 30 years of
involvement in the IAAP organization-both as a
board member and an attendee at all the
conferences. I feel strongly in the benefits that
IAAP brings to our profession
Newsletter Editor:
Karen Patrick-I have a new position on the IAAP
board. I am now the Newsletter Trustee. I have
enjoyed working on the board the last four years as
the treasurer-a job I took with reservations but
did enjoy as I got to know many new friends. I
would like to encourage you to apply for a position
on the board, the tasks are made easier from the
rewards you receive-new friends and new knowledge.
I have been an Activity Professional for over 12
years. I have been married almost 25 years, have 3
sons, two grandsons, and a cat. I am active in my
church, our town betterment foundation, and a
bowling league.Cell-712-830-7206
Public Relations/District Laison:
Lori Clark-I have been in activities for
over 22 years. I am now the Activity Director for
Chariton Nursing and Rehab in Chariton, Iowa.
Attending IAAP conferences and serving on this
board has provided me with invaluable experiences.
I consider serving on this board a great pleasure.
You can reach me at lclark@careinitiatives.org
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