Rickman Named Leader of Iowa Department of Human Services for Des MoinesArea

June 20, 2005 Rickman Named Leader of Iowa Department of Human Services for Des Moines Area On May 2, 2005, Wendy Rickman, a veteran social worker and manager of Iowa's redesigned child welfare system, began her new duties managing the 14-county Des Moines-based service area for the Iowa Department of Human Services. She succeeded Dale Schmitz, who retired in January. Ms. Rickman was appointed in 2004 as project manager for the redesign of Iowa's system that responds to child abuse. Important components of the system include an experimental voluntary referral system aimed at helping families in . . .