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New Hires
(includes Dec, Jan, and Feb)
- Rosa Downs Luperico, Sioux City
- Cia Gatlin, Davenport
- Kendra Bauer, Cedar Rapids
- Annalissa Longnecker, Fort Dodge
- Nicole Britt, Pleasant Hill
- Tonya Nore, Fort Dodge
- Kenzie Goodson, Ottumwa
- Tabitha Kuehl, Pleasant Hill
- Jackie Epperson, Des Moines
- Tina Christensen, Des Moines
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ISU Insights: Research Reports for ADMYRE Program Complete
| CWRTP Graduate Assistant, Mikaela Scozzafava recently completed research reports for the ADMYRE program. Scozzafava analyzed data from spring 2021 from in-person PIAL facilitated ADMYRE offerings to schools across the state. These are the first research reports for ADMYRE. There will be additional follow-up analysis and reports as more data is collected. | |
The PIAL team continues to facilitate ADMYRE in-person all over Iowa. PIAL's ADMYRE program is also expanding its reach. Schools and organizations within and outside of Iowa can request an in-person kit to facilitate ADMYRE on their own. They can also request access to our new online versions for both middle and high school students.
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Running the Show?
Helpful Learning Tips
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Are you Running the Show? Do serve as a leader in meetings? Don’t you wish there was a quick reference to help you lead meetings? Try these helpful leading tips to increase success in accomplishing meeting objectives. Conversation starters, No more crickets, Deeper dive, Redirecting rabbit holes, and
Future thinking.
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Staff Highlight: Central Region Intergovernmental Unit | We recently welcomed some additions to the Central Region Intergovernmental Unit, and we are now a team of 6! This Unit processes all initiating and responding enforcement and modification intergovernmental cases for the Decorah, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, and Waterloo offices. | |
Staff Anniversaries
(includes Dec, Jan, and Feb)
5 Years:
- Shanan Shaver-Notz, Sioux City
- Michelle Batt, Council Bluffs
- Barbara Dobson, Mason City
15 Years:
- Trista Johnston-Benham, Waterloo
- Charity Schneberger, Decorah
- Kimberly Lensing, Decorah
- Jessica Wernimont, Fort Dodge
- Carolyn Sarsfield, CSC
- Mark Rath, Central Office
- Jodi Neuses, Dubuque
- Janan Basinger, Mason City
20 Years:
- Laurie Sick, Council Bluffs
25 Years:
- Terry Tesar, Central Office
30 Years:
- Stacey Anderson, Indianola
- Gloria Fernandez, CSC
- Mary Christeson, Mason City
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Policy Corner: Legislative Update
The Iowa legislature has been moving bills along at what feels like a record pace this year. Since opening day on January 9, the Department of Health and Human Services has been monitoring a plethora of bills that could potentially impact programs, including child support services.
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The Decorah and Marshalltown Offices recently piloted a “Regional Enforcement Monthly Meeting”. They decided to pull all Enforcement Case Managers together to discuss best practices, tips/tricks and discuss difficult case or process questions. This started shortly after the first Pre-Enforcement Outreach Report came out, so Case Managers could work through questions on this new process together. Case managers were able to discuss ideas that might help them build better and more productive relationships with our customers. Also talking through their approach with customers who may be struggling to balance their support obligations along with other life matters. These meetings also provided an opportunity for newer case managers to ask questions and gain more process knowledge.
These conversations went so well that all offices in the Central Region plan to do a quarterly enforcement meeting for all Enforcement Case Managers starting in March.
Our goal is to provide an opportunity for case managers to discuss process questions, share tips/tricks, continue to build relationships within our teams, and also better serve our customers.
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