THE National October 2017 GUARDIAN December 2019 NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP ASSOCIATION What an incredible privilege it was to serve as your NGA a friend, a new colleague, or someone newer to the guardianship world to president for 2019! I’m honored to be in such esteemed attend with you! company along with the tremendous talent and experi- ence of our past presidents. As we usher in 2020 and I I’ve talked in many of my messages this last year about how much we need pass the hat to my friend and colleague Becky Allred, I each other in our work as guardians. We need to remain committed to con- want to say thank you to all of the members of the board necting with, and building up, the community of guardianship, regardless of directors and the various committees and task force of our subset as public guardians and administrators, non-profit services, or groups. Their dedication to this organization is vital to professional fiduciaries. We need to engage in strong relationships between putting our vision into reality and continuing to make our national partners and our local state affiliates and members. We need NGA a better and more effective voice for guardianship. to provide encouragement and support to other guardians, and we need to seek that same encouragement and support from that same community. Thank you to all who joined us in Lexington, KY for an amazing fall confer- ence! It was a beautiful piece of our country to explore, and the presenta- Help us help you! Let us know about events, opportunities, and challeng- tions and conversations with friends and colleagues were so very worth- es happening in your area. Give us your wish list of things you wish NGA while. could offer to guardians or leaders of our affiliates. With that, I extend a hearty invitation to those who came to our conference It has been a profound experience and I look forward to many more con- to join us at our upcoming events in 2020 with our Colloquium on Guardian- versations as we all continue to grow and expand the reach and positive ship in Indianapolis, IN, and our fall conference in Dallas, TX. These events impact of guardianship across this wonderful country! are going to continue to raise the bar for providing valuable, relevant in- formation and networking opportunities. Not only do I invite you to join us Sincerely, for these events, but I extend a hopeful challenge to each of you to bring Paul M Seideman www.guardianship.org December 2019 The National Guardian Page 2 2020 Board Election Results and Leadership Executive Commitee President Elect President Jeff Ohlson, M.A., MSW, NCG Rebecca Allred Alton, IL Salt Lake City, UT Rebecca ‘Becky’ Allred is an equity partner in the CPA Firm of Jeff has a master’s degree in rehabilitation administration Karren, Hendrix, Stagg, Allen & Company (KHSA), Salt Lake (with concentrations in counseling and vocational evalua- City, UT. She currently sits on the Board of Directors. Becky’s tion), and a master’s degree in social work. His experience specific responsibility as Director of Stagg Fiduciary Services, includes working for the Office of State Guardian, Southern LLC, a division of KHSA, is to manage the firm’s role as Conser- Illinois Case Coordination Services, Rehabilitation and Vo- vator, Custodian, Trustee, Personal Representative, and Legal cation Education (RAVE), a Sheltered Workshop and CILA Fiduciary for Protected Persons. She is also involved in Guard- provider, Southern Illinois Regional Social Services (formerly ianships through Guardian Advocate Services, LLC, also a divi- Jackson County Community Mental Health), Specialized sion of Karren, Hendrix, Stagg, Allen & Company. She has been Training for Adult Rehabilitation (START), and Countryside a Certified National Guardian for six years and has been working in the field of Association for the Handicapped. He has more than 30 years Guardian and Conservatorship since 2001. of experience working with persons with developmental disabilities, mental ill- ness, traumatic brain injury, and age-related disabilities. He was also one of the Becky served as Secretary for the Utah State Bar Section on Elder Law from its original volunteers for VGAP (Volunteer Guardianship Program developed by the inception until June 2013. She was a member, and often served as Secretary to Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission.) the Utah State Bar Committee on Law and Aging and the Needs of the Elderly committee from 2001 until the creation of the Bar Section on Elder Law in 2010. Becky has also served as Secretary of the Utah Aging Alliance (UAA) for six years Secretary/Treasurer from 2003-2009, then as treasurer from 2009-2013. She served for the same or- Scott Greenberg, CAEd ganization as president-elect in 2014 and as president in 2015. In her various posi- Palm Beach Gardens, FL tions with UAA, Becky has assisted with many conferences, both in planning and Scott Greenberg is currently CEO of ComForcare Senior Ser- presenting, for that organization. She particularly enjoys building relationships vices, a private-duty, non-medical home healthcare agency and contacts within the multiple communities of government, health care, legal, serving Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River coun- service providers, housing, social work, and others that represent the member- ties. Scott serves on the board of the National Guardian- ship of UAA. ship Association and is Past President and a current board member of the Florida State Guardianship Association. He Becky is part of the WINGS Community in Utah and was on a 2015 SLEAP Com- is also on the Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Ag- mittee with Adult Protective Services, emergency responders, local hospitals, ing. He has served on Alzheimer’s Community Care’s special and senior housing to address emergency services and emergency placement for goodwill task force, and is a former AmeriCorp volunteer. He seniors in crisis. also developed the Lifespan Education and Resource Net- work speaker series and developed a second speaker series dedicated to fam- ily caregivers. Scott has written an award-winning book entitled “Oh My God, I’m Getting Older and So is My Mom” and hosts a weekly radio show on True Oldies 95.9FM/106.9FM with the same title. Scott received his National Certified Alzheimer’s Educator designation from the National Certification Board for Al- zheimer Care in July 2014. Continued on the next page. December 2019 The National Guardian Page 3 2020 Board Election Results, Continued Past President National Certification Test Committee, as well as several local Adult Protection Paul Seideman, NCG Boards and WINGS of Minnesota. Boise, Idaho Ms. Butler received her B.S. Degree in psychology from Minnesota State Uni- versity, Mankato. She has worked previously as a Guardian Ad Litem and as a Paul is the president of Trust and Estate Services Company Behavioral Analyst. Ms. Butler has a passion for promoting professional guard- of Idaho (TrESCo of Idaho), a professional fiduciary company ianship practice through education and has presented on numerous occasions providing estate administration and conservatorship servic- to professional organizations, counties and those in the adult protection service es. field regarding the role and responsibilities of professional guardians. He is a graduate of George Fox College in Newberg, OR. Af- ter working in the financial industry for 14 years, primarily as a branch manager for Washington Mutual Bank, he joined Kendra Daniel TrESCo of Idaho in 2008. He has been administering pro- Cleveland, Ohio bate, conservatorship, and small trust cases, in addition to running the small business. Paul has been a National Certified Guardian through Kendra Daniel obtained a Master of Gerontological Studies the Center for Guardianship Certification since 2010. from Miami University and a Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University. She has worked throughout her career Paul speaks frequently in the community on the topics of guardianship and pro- around the advocacy for older adults through the Greater bate administration issues, and has done numerous continuing education semi- Cleveland Volunteers, Cleveland State University, The Cen- nars with the National Business Institute. Paul serves the community in the fol- ter for Community Solutions, and Cuyahoga Metropolitan lowing capacities: Housing Authority. Through these experiences, she honed • Past President of the Idaho Guardian and Fiduciary Association her skill set of program development, project management, • Member of Ada County Elder Abuse task force capacity building, program oversight and strategic planning. • Member Justice Alliance for Vulnerable Adults (JAVA) Currently, Kendra serves as the Director of Adult Support and Advocacy and oversees Guardianship Services program of Lutheran Metro- politan Ministry (LMM). The mission of LMM’s guardianship programs is to en- hance the quality of life of indigent, incompetent, adults in Cuyahoga and Lorain Elected or Reelected Directors Counties by providing legal guardians to serve as concerned, caring advocates Shannon Butler, NCG and surrogate decision makers when a less restrictive alternative to guardianship Mankato, Minnesota is not available. Shannon Butler, National Master Guardian, is the super- Ms. Daniel has been a volunteer guardian for over 14 years and served in the US vising guardian with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Peace Corps working with “pensioners” in Bulgaria. She has served on the boards Guardianship Options Program in Southern MN. She has 16 of the Northeast Ohio Peace Corps Group, Ohio Association of Gerontology and years of experience with guardianship and conservatorship Education and is currently on the board of the National Guardianship Associa- services. Ms. Butler has received the LSS Spirit Award and tion. She serves on the Council of Older Persons of The Center for Community is a former board member of the MN Association of Guard- Solutions. ians and Conservators (MAGiC).