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| Jeff Jasper, SILC President, Fort Dodge |
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Jeff Jasper
is President of the SILC. He resides in Fort Dodge, and has a 6 year old son, Robert. Jeff enjoys re-building computers, singing, and acting. Jeff is interested in starting a Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Fort Dodge, as their community is currently not served by a CIL. Jeff has a bachelors degree in Vocational Rehabilitation.
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| Deb Philpot, SILC Vice President, Oskaloosa |
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| Deb Philpot
is Vice President of the SILC, and is also the Executive Director of the South Central Iowa Center for Independent Living (SCICIL), which serves Appanoose, Mahaska, and Monroe counties. Deb resides in Oskaloosa with her daughter, Brooke.
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Jennifer Furler
is the Secretary/Treasurer of the SILC, and is employed with the State Public Policy Group (SPPG). She resides in West Des Moines with her husband and children.
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| August "Gus" Cordero
is a SILC Council Member. Gus recently retired from Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services where he worked as a VR Counselor. He resides in the Des Moines area with his family.
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| Scott Gill, SILC Council Member, Iowa City |
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Scott Gill
is a SILC Council Member representing the seven Iowa Centers for Independent Living. Scott is the Executive Director of the Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor Center for Independent Living in Iowa City. The Center serves Johnson, Linn, Iowa, Benton, Jones, Cedar, Washington, and Henry counties. Scott resides in Iowa City with his family.
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| Becky Holloway, SILC Council Member, Marshalltown |
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Becky Holloway
is an Iowa SILC Council Member. Prior to moving to Iowa, Becky was a Council Member on the Wyoming SILC and was a Council Member of the American Council for the Blind in Wyoming. She resides in Marshalltown, and is interested in developing a support group in her area for people who are blind and/or people who have diabetes. Becky enjoys working on jigsaw puzzles, going out with family and friends, attending church, and playing social games on her Facebook page.
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| Jim Paprocki, SILC Council Member, Waterloo |
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Jim Paprocki
is a SILC Council Member. He is a former Board Member of the Black Hawk Center for Independent Living, and is also an active member of the Iowa Olmstead Consumer Task Force. Jim has a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa. Jim and his wife, Martha, have two children. Their oldest son is a senior at the University of Iowa, and their youngest son has autism, which prompted Jim and Martha to become involved in Independent Living. Jim is retired from a career in human services, and also spent some time as a Union activist. Jim and Martha reside in Waterloo.
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| Doug Sample, SILC Council Member, Davenport |
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Doug Sample
is a SILC Council Member who resides in Davenport. He and Becky have been together for 16 years, and they just purchased a new ACCESSIBLE home in Davenport. They have hosted several foreign exchange students over the years. In addition to being on the SILC, Doug is also an active member of the Olmstead Consumer Task Force. Doug enjoys providing Pressure Point Massage, and would like to start his own business offering this service. He builds computers as a hobby, and has been using speech input systems for many years to enable him to type on his computer. Doug has been on the Consumer Choices Option Program since it began as a pilot project, and the program has been a tremendous help to him in remaining independent.
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| Becky Criswell, SILC Ex-Officio Council Member, Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines |
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Becky Criswell is the Program Manager for the Independent Living Program at the Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB), one of two state agencies that collaborates with the SILC. Becky serves the SILC as an Ex-Officio Council Member, representing IDB. Becky resides with her family in Des Moines.
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Joe Sample
serves as an ex-officio SILC Council Member representing the Iowa Department on Aging. Joe is the Director of the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) project. Joe resides in Des Moines with his family.
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| Tomoko Yajima, SILC Ex-Officio Council Member, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Des Moines |
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Tomoko Yajima
is the Resource Manager for the Independent Living Program at Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS), one of two state agencies that the SILC collaborates with. She serves the SILC as an Ex-Officio Council Member representing IVRS. Tomoko resides in Des Moines.
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Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council
300 East Locust, Suite 330, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Local Office: 515-282-0275 * Toll-Free: 1-877-466-7442
Local Fax: 515-282-0278 * Toll-Free Fax: 1-877-771-0779
Local TTY: 515-282-3902 * Toll-Free TTY: 1-877-469-0623
E-Mail: dawn@iowasilc.org * Website: www.iowasilc.org
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