Committees
Steering Committee:
The steering committee meets prior to each monthly scheduled meeting of the Coalition. Its purpose is to discuss pertinent issues and forward recommendations to the Coalition members. The steering committee establishes the agenda for each Coalition meeting, and schedules other business of the Coalition as necessary.
- Chair:
- Wanda Plachecki
- Members:
- Brian Purtell
Wisconsin Health Care Association - Vicky Griffin
Division of Quality Assurance - Donna Zunker
Grancare Nursing Center, Green Bay - Mary Funseth
Metastar
Education Committee:
The education committee of the Wisconsin Coalition for Person Directed Care, and the education committee from Advancing Excellence joined efforts to develop educational opportunities and materials that would assist Wisconsin nursing homes in their journey to person directed care. If you are interested in becoming part of this committee, contact the committee chair.
- Co-Chairs:
- Mary Kay Scheller
Metastar - Mary Pike
Consumer - Members:
- Jeff McCabe
Brewster Village, Appleton - Kate Bader
Badger Prairie, Madison - Carrie Budahn
SEIU Local 150, Milwaukee - Bobbie Banach
Director of Nursing, St. Anne’s Salvatorian, Campus, Milwaukee - Mary Funseth
Metastar - Rosemary Sarkis
Consumer - Michelle Simpson
UW-Milwaukee college of Nursing - Dee Heller
Director of Nursing, Badger Prairie, Madison
Academic & Best Practice Subcommittee:
This sub-committee provides structure from an academic standpoint including recent literature on person directed/centered care. The committee also reviews and presents ideas to the coalition on innovation and sharing of best practice.
- Members:
- Michelle Simpson
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - School of Nursing - Dee Heller
Director of Nursing, Badger Prairie, Madison
Marketing & Communications Committee:
The focus of this committee is to develop coalition informational materials. This includes updates to the website, revision and updating of the coalition brochure, and other marketing materials.
- Co-Chairs:
- Heather Bruemmer
Board on Aging & Long Term Care - Patty Morter
Lodi, Good Samaritan - Rosemary Sarkis
Consumer - John Sauer
Executive Director, Wisconsin Association of Homes & Services for the Elderly - Members:
- Patty Morter
Lodi Good Samaritan Center - Rosemary Sarkis
Consumer, Green Bay - Heather Bruemmer
Board on Aging & Long-Term Care, Madison - John Sauer
Executive Director, Wisconsin Association of Homes & Services For The Aging - Mary Funseth
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