Leading4Life

2019 Individual Project Summaries


One requirement of the Leading4Life Leadership Fellowship Program is an individual project. Each fellow conceives, proposes, plans, and executes a project intended to benefit the employer and community that sent them to this program. These projects also represent opportunities to apply leadership lessons and to stretch emerging leadership capabilities. Click on each individual's project name below to view summaries of the projects.



Heidi Amoth
New Admission Welcome Binder
by Heidi Amoth
Good Samaritan Society–Stillwater


Cortney Kleinsasser
Addition of 1 FTE to the Skilled Nursing Portfolio
by Cortney Kleinsasser
Tealwood Senior Living


Danna Potter
Pain Reduction Wellness Program
by Danna Potter
St. Otto's Care Center


Nicole Boe
Documentation Must-Haves
by Nicole Boe
Minnesota Masonic Home


Noel Lovas
Improving the Experience
by Noel Lovas
Birchwood Health Care Center


Nina Rudolph
ICD-10 Coding Worksheet for PDPM
by Nina Rudolph
Good Samaritan Society–Specialty Care Community


Karla Davis
Medication Error Reduction
by Karla Davis
Good Samaritan Society–Stillwater


Jason Mekalson
Preventative & Proactive Maintenance
by Jason Mekalson
Partners' Senior Living Options


Nicole Sorem
Enhancing the Lives of Our Residents through Food
by Nicole Sorem
Riverside Assisted Living of Pillager


KatherineHentges
Reducing Claim Write-offs
by Katherine Hentges
Allina Health


Maggie Paris
Enhancing the Dining Experience
by Maggie Paris
Sterling Park Senior Living


Justin Teal
Increasing Recruitment & Retention
by Justin Teal
The North Shore Estates


Heather Kasper-Maine
Rockin' Our Core Values
by Heather Kasper-Maine
Pierz Villa, Inc.


Julie Pedersen
Strengthen & Enrich Our Training Program
by Julie Pedersen
The Lodges at Taylors Falls


Casey Ward
A QAPI Approach to Recruitment & Retention
by Casey Ward
Good Samaritan Society–Battle Lake