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KAO has a committed, all volunteer Board of Directors who meet once a month. In addition to helping to advise on operations, board members help in staffing events and programs.
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Douglas Skrief, Executive DirectorA native of International Falls, Douglas Skrief has served a number of area nonprofit entities as a staff member, board member and consultant. He has a broad background in communications, grant-writing, facilitation and planning.
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Charity Trompeter-Oveson, Program SpecialistCharity Trompeter-Oveson has a B.A. Degree in Organizational Communications and has 20 years experience as a care partner to people with long-term illness and various disabilities. She spent 7 years as a Patient Volunteer for Vista Hospice, in Flagstaff, AZ, from where she recently returned “home” to Koochiching County. She also spent nearly 13 years as a supervisor in residential settings caring for people with eating disorders, mental illness, and developmental disabilities. Charity is the Program Specialist who provides outreach in Koochiching County and coordinates the Koochiching Aging Options’ Senior Wheels, Senior Companion, Groceries To You!, and RSVP programs and their volunteers.
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Harmony Lennox, Dementia Group CoordinatorHarmony Lennox serves as the dementia group coordinator, facilitating the Koochiching Memory Café twice each month. A native of International Falls, she taught for many years in the Falls school system developing activities for social and educational learning. Harmony has received in-depth dementia capability training and has personal experience in caring for a loved one with dementia.
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