Board & Staff
Board
Tammy Hollingsworth
Chair
Self-Advocacy Specialist | Advocate for Individuals in Long Term Care
Brenda Shafer-Pellinen
Vice Chair
Arrowhead Region Eldercare Development Partnership Program Coordinator | Victim/Family Representative
Gilbert Acevedo
Immediate Past Chair
Deputy Director | Dakota County Social Services
Chelsea Georgesen
Secretary
Medicaid Leader and Advocate
Scott Kreighbaum
Treasurer
AVP & Senior Counsel | Law Department, National Life Group
Jim Backstrom
Director
Retired | Dakota County Attorney
Towfik Elmi
Director
Health Care Policy Analyst
Dr. Larry Kerzner
Director
Retired Geriatrician
Shelley Lano
Director
Clinical Liaison for Care Coordination Products in Government Programs | Medica
Bao Lee-Yang
Director
Business Development Manager | University of Minnesota
Tim Wendler
Director
Retired | Law Enforcement; Adjunct Instructor | Minnesota North Colleges
