Task Forces

In its effort to accomplish its mandate, the Commission chose to establish task forces to address specific elements of the mandate. In addition, the Commission's planned field hearing schedule is designed to address specific components of the mandate through each hearing. Each task force is responsible for individual hearings and works with the staff to select witnesses that will yield useful testimony for the essential elements of the Commissions report. Co-Chairs Ellen Feingold and Nancy Hooks are ex officio members of each task force.

Financing Strategies	Needs Assessment
Diana Mclver, President The Conroy & McIver Group Austin, TX	James T. Sykes, Senior Advisor for Aging Policy University of Wisconsin Medical School Madison, WI
John Erickson Chairman & CEO Senior Campus Living Baltimore, MD	Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II Senior Pastor St. James United Methodist Church Former Mayor of Kansas City Kansas City, MO
M'Liss Solove Houston President and CEO MSH Consulting, Inc., Springfield, VA	Reverend Monsignor Henry J. Gugino Diocesan Director Catholic Charities of Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y.
James H. Swanson Senior Vice President Paragon Mortgage Corporation, Phoenix, AZ	Harry Thomas Executive Director Seattle Housing Authority Seattle, WA
House and Health Strategies
James E. Introne, President - The Loretto System Syracuse, N.Y.
Jane O'Dell Baumgarten Member, Board of Directors AARP North Bend, OR
Rita Poundstone Manager Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Supportive Services Program Denver, CO
Steve Protulis Executive Director Elderly Housing & Development Corporation Assistant to the President of the AFL-CIO Washington, D.C.