Recent Changes to Hybrid Meeting Protocols, and Open Meetings
Reminders
Attachments:
c. Chair & Staff Reports
-AAA Board and County Supervisor has nominated Deana Zentner to be on the AAA
Access Committee. Nomination will be at the AAA Board May 1, 2023 meeting.
BIO on Deana. Hello, My name is Deana Zentner and I am a senior resident of 22
years in the Town of Rutland, Dane County. It has been an honor to serve on our town
board for 5 years. The demographics in our town of approximately 2,000 residents
indicate a high population of seniors. For 4 years, I enjoyed serving on an area
Municipal Group that addressed the needs and services within the Oregon Area Senior
Center. My personal experience includes caring for aging parents, which included
copious research and extensive hands-on experience. My career background is
grounded in elementary education. I taught in Wisconsin and also in California for
several years. I love learning and researching, and would immerse myself in providing
excellent service in any committee I am in.
- Access Committee has discussed the need to reach out to diverse communities to
build partnerships. The reasons for this are:
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To ensure that our programs are culturally responsive and community informed
To make sure that the whole community knows about AAA’s programs
So can begin to understand the needs of the aging population in diverse communities
To this end, as discussed in the Access Committee meeting in March 2023 Claire Purkis
has reached out to Outreach – which is a LGBTQ+ community organization in Madison
and Jewish Social Services in order to further build relationships with these
organizations. Claire has made contact with the Senior Advocate and the Program
Director and plans to go visit outreach in May and to organize a field trip for the
committee in late May or June. Claire and Sri are also going to visit Jewish Social
Services in May and then will organize a field trip for some-time in the next few months.
(Claire)
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates
Next meeting: July 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM via Hybrid
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law