Eldercare Partners Staff

Eldercare Partners Family Consultants:

Deb Hoger, Licensed Social Worker, has worked with Senior Community Services as a senior outreach worker since 1991, working with older adults and their families. Deb often facilitates family meetings and arranges a series of caregiver education classes.

Jen Finstad, MSW, LGSW, is the Caregiver Services Social Worker for the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.  She worked as the Transitional Care Unit Social Worker and Discharge Planner at a Twin City west suburb nursing home for 2 years.  There she gained experience assisting elders return to their homes after hospitalizations by facilitating family conferences with interdisciplinary staff members, and referring to with community resources and ordering medical equipment. 

Kathy Pansegrau, BS, Social Work, is a service coordinator for DARTS and coaches family caregivers. She also has experience in Care Management with mental health clients.

Lee Ann Eiden, MSW, Licensed Graduate Social Worker, has served seniors for many years in independent housing and long term care settings prior to coming to Senior Community Services. Lee Ann provides Care Management and Caregiver Coaching as well as facilitating ongoing Caregiver Support Groups.

Lisa Brown, MSW, LISW is a Caregiver Services Social Worker for the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. Lisa has worked for the Wilder foundation for the past 2 years as their Health and Wellness Coordinator, and has now transitioned into Caregiver Services. She has also worked as the Director of a local Living at Home/Block Nurse Program  for 3 years supporting elders living in the community by providing referrals, resources, supplemental services and direct client visits, as well as providing direct support for caregivers. 

Lori Angus, Licensed Social Worker, joined the Senior Community Services staff as a senior outreach worker in 1987 after doing advocacy work at Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly. Laurie does Caregiver Coaching and provides outreach to seniors by way of her special interest in working with isolated seniors who have mental health issues. 

Lynn Cibuzar, Licensed Social Worker, is a service coordinator for DARTS. Lynn works with seniors to determine needed services and with families to support their caregiving efforts with Caregiver Coaching and Care Management. She has worked at DARTS since 1990 and is a leading presenter of education sessions on aging and caregiving issues.

Marian Danielson, Licensed Independent Social Worker, MSW, has been a senior outreach worker with Senior Community Services since 1994, providing Caregiver Coaching and Care Management. She has experience in hospice, crisis counseling, adult protection, and working with people with multiple sclerosis.

Mary Cordell, Licensed Social Worker, is a service coordinator for DARTS.  She works with older adults in Dakota County to identify and coordinate needed services and supports family caregivers through Caregiver Coaching and Care Management. Mary also has experience in service planning for adults with disabilities and volunteer management.

Susan Makela, Licensed Social Worker, is a senior outreach worker, Family Consultant, and Caregiver Support Group facilitator with Senior Community Services, with a specialized background in conservatorship and Medicare-related health insurance issues. Before coming to SCS in 1996, Susan worked with isolated elders at Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly for 16 years, coordinating volunteers.