Board
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, composed of officers from Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA), Iowa Center for Assisted Living (ICAL) and Iowa Center for Home Care (ICHC) boards, formulates the long-range goals and objectives of these associations.
View Executive Committee MembersIHCA Chair
Dave Dixon
Care Initiatives
ICAL Chair
Greg Ernst
Dial Retirement Communities
ICHC Chair
Jenn Ofelt
UnityPoint at Home – Urbandale
Secretary/Treasurer
David Chensvold
Healthcare of Iowa
Vice Chair
Ann Abolt
Great River Klein Center
Vice Chair
Dustin Scholtz
Good Samaritan Society – Corporate
Vice Chair
Tom Swanson
Maple Heights Nursing Home
IHCA Past Chair
Ted LeNeave
Accura Healthcare of Iowa
ICAL Past Chair
Briana Hilmer
Western Home Communities
IHCA Board of Directors
IHCA is governed by a member-elected board. Elections are held at the annual business meeting during the state convention each year.
View IHCA Board MembersIHCA Chair
Dave Dixon
Care Initiatives
IHCA Vice Chair
Ann Abolt
Great River Klein Center
IHCA Vice Chair
Dustin Scholtz
Good Samaritan Society – Corporate
IHCA Vice Chair
Tom Swanson
Maple Heights Nursing Home
IHCA Secretary/Treasurer
David Chensvold
Healthcare of Iowa
IHCA Immediate Past Chair
Ted LeNeave
Accura Healthcare of Iowa
IHCA Single Facility Conference
Steve Fister
Exira Care Center
IHCA Multi-Facility Conference
Matthew Niemeier
Accura Healthcare of Iowa
IHCA Non-Proprietary Conference
Melissa Larson
Healthcare of Iowa
IHCA Director-at-Large
Wendy Ager
Martin Health Center, Inc.
IHCA Director-at-Large
Doug Johnson
Blue Stone Therapy
IHCA Director-at-Large
Wendy Nelson
Prairie View Home Inn
IHCA Director-at-Large
Ron Osby
Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center
IHCA Director-at-Large
Mike Beal
Care Initiatives
IHCA Director-at-Large
Vani Tschantz
GSS Ottumwa
IHCA Northeast District Chair
Diana Roberts
Assisted Living Partners
IHCA Northeast District Director
Deb Haugen
Valley View
IHCA Northwest District Chair
Jessica McDyer
Sibley Specialty Care
IHCA Northwest District Director
Tim Christy
Longhouse – Northshire Ltd.
IHCA Southeast District Chair
Richard Curphey
West Ridge Care Center
IHCA Southeast District Director
Kari Gerst
Lantern Park Specialty Care
IHCA Southwest District Chair
Kellie Jimerson
Atlantic Specialty Care
IHCA Southwest District Director
Maureen Cahill
Spurgeon Manor
ICAL Division Representative
Greg Ernst
Dial Retirement Communities
ICHC Division Representative
Jenn Ofelt
UnityPoint at Home – Urbandale
IHCA Board Chair Appointment
Tim Mortenson
Continuum Health Care Services
IHCA Board Chair Appointment
Jason Tjaden
Clarence Senior Living
ICAL Board of Directors
ICAL board members are elected by its membership, including assisted living, residential care and independent senior living care providers. Elections are held at the annual business meeting during the state convention each year.
View ICAL Board MembersICAL Chair
Greg Ernst
Dial Retirement Communities
ICAL Vice Chair
Brynn Rodgers
Ebenezer Management Services
ICAL Vice Chair
Carri Stone
Midwest Health Management, Inc.
ICAL Secretary
Beth Fleming
Bickford Senior Living Group
IHCA Treasurer
David Chensvold
Healthcare of Iowa
ICAL Past Chair
Briana Hilmer
Western Home Communities
ICAL Senior Housing Chair
Dion Schrack
St. Francis Manor
ICAL Assisted Living Chair
Stacy Hejda
Assisted Living Partners
ICAL Residential Care Chair
Pat Giorgio
Evergreen Estates III
ICAL Northeast District Chair
Nikki Siebels
Boyson Heights Senior Living Community
ICAL Northwest District Chair
Debbie Klatt
Otsego Place at Methodist Manor Retirement Community
ICAL Southeast District Chair
Rebekah Tjaden
Clarence Senior Living
ICAL Southwest District Chair
Brianne Fister
Gardens Assisted Living – Jefferson
ICAL Director-at-Large
Amanda Nobles
Assisted Living Partners
ICAL Director-at-Large
Gina Malone
Murphy Place Assisted Living
ICAL Director-at-Large
Ken Nelson
Care Initiatives
ICAL Director-at-Large
Kari Nuzback
Garden View (St. Anthony Hospital)
IHCA Division Representative
Dave Dixon
Care Initiatives
ICHC Division Representative
Jenn Ofelt
UnityPoint at Home – Urbandale
ICAL Board Chair Appointment
Amy Barth
Grand Living at Tower Place
ICAL Board Chair Appointment
Lynette Krambeer-Morney
Spurgeon Manor
ICHC Board of Directors
ICHC board members are elected by its membership, including home health agencies. Elections are held at the annual business meeting during the state convention each year.
View ICHC Board MembersICHC Chair
Jenn Ofelt
UnityPoint at Home – Urbandale
ICHC Vice Chair
Kellie Gee
Heights Home Health Inc.
ICHC Secretary
Anne Peters
Home Instead Senior Care – Polk County
IHCA Treasurer
David Chensvold
Healthcare of Iowa
ICHC Director-at-Large
Leah Galvin
Advanced Home Health Care
ICHC Director-at-Large
Greg Von Arx
Recover Health Care of Iowa, Inc.
ICHC Director-at-Large
Kimberly Weber
Iowa Home Care LLC Corporate
ICHC Director-at-Large
Deb Pestotnik
Boone County Public Health
ICHC Past Chair
Joanie Steil
Family Care Solutions
IHCA Division Representative
Dave Dixon
Care Initiatives
ICAL Division Representative
Greg Ernst
Dial Retirement Communities
IHCA Foundation Board of Directors
IHCA board members are designated based on appointments to IHCA, ICAL and ICHC boards, with the President and Vice President elected at the IHCA Foundation Board annual meeting each year.
View IHCA Foundation Board MembersFoundation President
Dave Dixon
Care Initiatives
Foundation Vice President
Maureen Cahill
Spurgeon Manor
Foundation Secretary/Treasurer
Dave Chensvold
Healthcare of Iowa
Foundation Vice Chair – ICHC
Kellie Gee
Heights Home Health Inc.
Foundation NE District Chair – IHCA
Diana Roberts
Assisted Living Partners
Foundation NE District Chair – ICAL
Nikki Siebels
Boyson Heights Senior Living Community
Foundation NW District Chair – IHCA
Jessica McDyer
Sibley Specialty Care
Foundation NW District Chair – ICAL
Debbie Klatt
Otsego Place at Methodist Manor Retirement Community
Foundation SE District Chair – IHCA
Richard Curphey
West Ridge Care Center
Foundation SE District Chair – ICAL
Rebekah Tjaden
Clarence Senior Living
Foundation SW District Chair – IHCA
Kellie Jimerson
Atlantic Specialty Care
Foundation SW District Chair – ICAL
Brianne Fister
Gardens Assisted Living – Jefferson