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LifeStream Services is an award-winning non-profit that offers a wide variety of quality services, products and help to people at risk of losing their independence, their families and their communities in East Central Indiana. Our agency helps more than 28, 000 people each year with meals, transportation, in-home care, housing, caregiver support, guardianship, information, referrals and much more. See our agency brochure for more information. Our agency was founded in 1975 under the auspices of the Older Americans Act. We have continued since then to expand and respond to those who need help to remain independent. We are governed by a Board of Directors which follows the Carver Policy Governance model. We also have several advisory councils, including the LifeStream/Quality Housing Development Advisory Council, which provide added insight in meeting the needs of our clients in East Central Indiana and beyond. Our staff includes more than 120 full- and part-time professionals who are all devoted to our mission of improving the lives of people at risk of losing their independence. (See our Leadership Team information below.) He has more than 30 years of experience in health care, non-profit management, social services, fundraising, public and church relations, and agency administration. He was CEO/Executive Director of retirement communities for 22 years and prior to that spent 10 years in the field of corrections. He has been with LifeStream since 2006. His affiliations have included the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging,American College of Health Care Administrators, Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging and many others. He received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University, where he had a double major in psychology and sociology with a certificate in forensic studies. He earned a master's degree in social work with emphasis in planning and management. Contact him at kadkins@lifestreaminc.org. Jim has been in the aging field for 16 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in social work and an MBA, both from Anderson University. His background includes working as a client advocate with the Mental Health Association in Madison County and working in home health care as a medical social worker assistant. He joined LifeStream in 1998 as a care manager supervisor. He later became director of client services and was named vice president 2006. He is a past board member for the United Way of Madison County and the Mental Health Association in Madison County, and he is a current advisory committee member for Daybreak Visiting Nurse for the Adult Day Service program. He is also a Little League coach, Upward Basketball coach and a past Anderson Youth Football coach. Contact him at jallbaugh@lifestreaminc.org. She is a graduate of Ball State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in community health education. She has been with LifeStream for 21 years and formerly was involved in care management and program development. She is a graduate of the Madison County Leadership Academy and has been a volunteer for the Ball Hospital Foundation Fund Campaign. She has also served on the advisory council for St. John's Help at Home, is a board member for Tobacco Free Madison County, sits on the Community Solutions Committee for United Way of Delaware County and has been involved in the Executive Council for Delaware County Step Ahead, Indiana Health Care Association, United Way of Madison County, VOICE, Anderson LifeTeen and St. Ambrose Parent Club. Contact her at jritter@lifestreaminc.org. Jenny is a certified information and referral specialist (CIRS-A) through the Alliance for Information and Referral Services. She has over a decade of experience in case management program development and supervision. She also is a trainer for new case managers through the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging. She earned the Indiana Family Champion Leader awar