EPI Services Director named Vice Chair

posted on Thursday, June 14, 2012

Waterloo, IA - Exceptional Persons, Inc. Services Director named Vice Chair

Susan Koch-Seehase, EPI services Director, has been named to the Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Commission Vice Chair position.

Currently the commission consists of eighteen voting members who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.  The Commission establishes policies which are implemented by DHS Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities.  Polices relate to administration and financing of mental health services in Iowa. 

Commission members are appointed on the basis of interest and experience in the fields of mental health, intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities, and brain injury to ensure adequate representation from persons with disabilities and individuals who have knowledge concerning disability services.

This appointment supports EPI’s continuous involvement with shaping the future of services for persons with disabilities.