Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force Membership

Lt Governor Peter Kinder
Chairman
Pam Dixon
Lt. Governor’s Designee
Carol Scott
Member from the office of the state
ombudsman for long-term care facility residents
Margaret Donnelly
Director, Health & Senior Services
Glenda Meachum-Cain, Health & Senior Services Designee
Lisa Baron
Member representing the home care profession
Keith Schafer
Director, Mental Health
Jan Heckemeyer, Mental Health Designee
Timothy Dolan
Member representing residential long-term care
Brian Kinkade
Interim Director, Social Services
Theresa Valdes, Social Services Designee
Deborah Ellis
Member representing the adult day services profession
Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal
House of Representatives Member
John Huff
Member representing the insurance profession
Molly White, Designee
Senator Bill Stouffer
Missouri Senate Member
Jean Leonatti
Member representing the area agencies on aging
Gwendolyn Richards
Member with early-stage Alzheimer’s or related dementia

Joseph Palm
Member with expertise in minority health

VACANT
Maureen Dempsey (resigned Nov. 1, 2010)
Member who is a family caregiver of a person with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia
Lois Zerrer
Member who is a licensed elder law attorney
Dr. John Morris
Member who is a licensed physician with experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of Alzheimer’s disease
Clara Carroll Rodriguez
Member from the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research
Joan D’Ambrose
Member from the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research