ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project would not be possible without the support of the following individuals.

Key Staff Acknowledgements:

• Jill Kagan, Director, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center (ARCH)

• Kim E. Whitmore, PhD, RN, CPN, Marquette University, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing - Marquette University 

• Wendy Fox-Grage, Senior Policy Fellow, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)

• Kimberly Hodges, Policy Associate, Aging and Disability, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)

• Lisa R. Schneider, Executive Director, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW)

• Rachel Watkins-Petersen, Project Manager, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW)

•  Val Madsen, Training and Development Specialist, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW)

• Tyler Engel, Evaluation Consultant, Barrier Buster Designs

Special thanks to those who served on the Expert Workgroup on Respite Professional Core Competencies:

• Gina Ervay, Kansas Respite Coalition (and family caregiver)

• Kathy Mayfield Smith, MBA, MA, Founder and President, SC Respite Coalition and Associate Director, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina

• Lisa Maynes, M.Ed., Family Voices, Inc., Leadership in Family Professional Partnerships (LFPP)

• Shannon McCracken, VP of Government Relations, ANCOR – American Network of Community Options and Resources

• Beth Peterson (COO), Consumer Direct Care Network | Development

• Yadira Holmes, Consumer Direct Care Network | Development

• Kezia Scales, PhD, Director of Policy Research, PHI

• Leanne Winchester, MS RN. Healthcare Policy and Workforce Development Caregiver Respite, University of Massachusetts Medical School

• Amy York, Executive Director, Eldercare Workforce Alliance