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Steve Langerud and Kellie McGriff

Kellie McGriff’s Promotion as Mayflower Community Executive Director

October 16, 2023 Contact: Katy Wells 515-229-9876 Announcing Steve Langerud’s Retirement and Kellie McGriff’s Promotion as Mayflower Community Executive Director Grinnell, Iowa – Following five years as the Executive Director of Mayflower Homes, Inc. Steve Langerud has retired and transitioned the role to Kellie McGriff, BSN, NHA effective October 10, 2023. In addition to Executive

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Lisa Leris

Mayflower Announces Nursing Leadership Changes

Steve Langerud, Executive Director, and Kellie McGriff, BSN, NHA, Associate Director/Administrator, The Mayflower Community, Grinnell announce the following changes in Nursing leadership. Lisa Leris, BSN, RN has been named Director of Health Services. She will begin full-time duties in the position on January 1, 2022. Lisa has served as the Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools nurse for

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Steve Langrued pushing John & Dorothy Noer

Mayflower Parades on the 4th of July

A standing committee of Mayflower Community residents organized a multiple-floats entry for Grinnell’s annual 4th of July Parade. The City’s parade began at Davis School on the corner of Hamilton and Broad. It proceeded north on Broad right through the west side of the Mayflower campus and on downtown to the north side of Grinnell.

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Steve Langerud Kicks of Leadership Iowa Conference

Steve Langerud Kicks Off Young Leaders Program

On October 7th and 8th, Steve Langerud, CEO of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) led the opening sessions for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) as it started another class of “Leadership Iowa.” Meeting in Atlantic, Iowa, the group of leaders in training, will be introduced to different Iowa institutions over the next

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Zoom meeting between residents and staff

Mayflower Holds Zoom Update Meeting

Residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) were invited to a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, August 25th to learn of current developments. Conducted by Jack Mutti, President-Elect of the Mayflower Residents Association, the meeting featured Mayflower senior managers discussing basic ideas for utilizing available services, especially during this period of social distancing. In addition, individual

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Steve Langerud speaking to group

Mayflower’s Langerud Named to Governing Board

Steven Langerud has now served since August 1, 2018 as the Executive Director of The Mayflower Community in Grinnell, Iowa. (Pronounced as if the “e” were at the end…“Lang’ rude”) Steve and his wife Karen Veerhusen-Langerud, who is the Director of the Grinnell College Laboratory Preschool, have lived in Grinnell since 1986. After serving as

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Steve Langerud leads ABI Leadership Iowa

Steve Langerud Leads ABI Leadership Iowa Retreat

On October 1st at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), led a portion of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) development session for the 40 participants in the 2019-2020 ABI Leadership Iowa program. A frequent seminar and retreat speaker, Steve led the opening

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Standing on the site of the two planned homes are Langerud, Morrison, and Mann. Other Harwich Terrace homes are shown across State Street to the west.

Mayflower Will Build New Homes

Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), announces that two free-standing Harwich Terrace patio homes will be built. Beginning in late 2015, Mayflower began filling the 26 contemporary apartments in the new Watertower Square building on Broad Street between 1st and 2nd avenues. Langerud shared that “During this period, Mayflower suspended the

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Mayflower Executive Director, Steve Langerud with Art Heimann

Steve Langerud Meets Kiwanis

On Tuesday, June 25th, The Mayflower Community Executive Director, Steve Langerud, presented the weekly program for the Grinnell Kiwanis Club. The service organization meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Mayflower J&B Bistro at 12:00noon for lunch and a community interest program. Steve was introduced by long-time Kiwanian, Art Heimann, who is a 30-year resident of

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Dorothy and John Noer, Mayflower residents; Jim Judkins, LISW, mental health counselor from Ames IA, formerly of Grinnell; and John Saxton, former Mayflower chaplain, Grinnell; Steve Langerud; and Chris Burtnett, pastor of the 1st Congregational United Church of Christ, Algona and former Mayflower Trustee.

Steve Langerud Attends Regional UCC Conference

On Friday, June 14th, Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), attended the Joint Annual Meeting of the Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ. The session held in Omaha, Nebraska included other Grinnellians. The Mayflower Community, a 285-resident senior living and healthcare organization, was established in 1950 with the

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