Triumphant Living

Triumphant Living Providing seniors with assistance for health care advocacy, living arrangements & financial management via guardianship & conservatorship services.

Triumphant Living is a non-profit company that provides a variety of services as an advocate and decision-maker. This means that Triumphant Living serves as a court-appointed guardian, a court-appointed conservator, a power-of-attorney designee, or as a trustee. Sometimes family members or close friends can serve as that decision-maker for those who are unable to make their own decisions. Other ti

mes, family and friends are not available to serve in those roles. That may be due to physical distance, applicable skill-set, personality conflict or even intra-family conflict. When that happens, Triumphant Living is happy to be able to provide compassionate, responsible and attentive care for those in need of assistance. Disclaimer: Triumphant Living is operated as a separate and distinct entity from any of the businesses with which it shares its office space and has a mailing address.

READY TO VOLUNTEER?  Triumphant Living is seeking volunteers to serve on its board of directors! Triumphant is a nonprof...
05/22/2025

READY TO VOLUNTEER? Triumphant Living is seeking volunteers to serve on its board of directors!

Triumphant is a nonprofit that provides assistance in handling finances or making medical decisions for our customers. Our customers have dementia, cognitive decline, an intellectual disability, or are otherwise unable to make decisions on their own. Triumphant is either 1) retained by the customer to provide these services prior to the time of the disability OR 2) appointed by the court system to serve in this role for the customer during the time of the disability (if there is not a loved one able to serve in this role for any reason including interpersonal drama among loved ones).

Since Triumphant Living was founded eight years, we have been operating at nearly maximum capacity. With the addition of our two new executive directors, Triumphant is now ready to focus on expanding our services and outreach so we can serve this ever-growing need in our community. And that means we are ready to expand our team of volunteer board members!

Volunteer board members will need to attend quarterly 90-minute meetings either in-person or via Zoom. At those meetings, board members will have the opportunity to serve in additional capacities such as fundraising efforts, grant writing, policy establishment, community outreach (including social media, marketing, and speaking engagements), or even serving first hand alongside our executive directors to work with our customers. These board members will be steering the leadership and grow of this nonprofit.

If you or someone you know is potentially interested in serving in this role, please email our executive director Suzana Sumar at [email protected] for additional details. To read more about Triumphant, please visit www.TriumphantLivingIowa.com.

Meet our Executive Directors! Ismet Sumar and Suzana Sumar have served as the co-executive directors for Triumphant Livi...
05/09/2025

Meet our Executive Directors!

Ismet Sumar and Suzana Sumar have served as the co-executive directors for Triumphant Living since its 7th year of operations in 2024.

Originally from Bosnia, Suzana and Ismet both immigrated to the United States during the Bosnian War in the 1990s. With the help of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Suzana, her parents and her brother were able to have a new place to call a home in the Cedar Valley. Ismet originally moved from Bosnia to New York, but eventually relocated to Iowa for work. Suzana and Ismet met in Cedar Falls and have been married since 2001. They became proud citizens of the USA after five years of living in the country and have called Cedar Falls home ever since. Suzana and Ismet have two daughters who are now both in college.

Suzana's attention to detail and organizational skills make her a natural fit to help with Triumphant Living's customers and their loved ones. Experienced in handling estate matters though her decades of work in the banking industry, Suzana also has extensive experience in assisting customers with trusts, conservatorships, and fiduciary services, offering personalized financial solutions that help clients protect and grow their wealth. Her expertise includes trust administration, strategic estate management, and comprehensive oversight to simplify complex processes and provide customers with peace of mind.

Ismet has been a lifelong entrepreneur: from running a truck driving business, to managing staff, and even to operating an event center in Evansdale for many years. Ismet has never met someone who didn't leave the introduction as his friend. His ability to understand customer needs and create personalized solutions has been a key factor in his professional success. Known for his leadership, dedication, and entrepreneurial mindset, Ismet continues to contribute to the community while expanding his business ventures and strengthening relationships.

Ismet & Suzana are committed to providing impeachable service to Triumphant's customers and their loved ones. With their dedication to community and experience in a variety of industries, they work hard and diligently (with the help of Triumphant's board of directors) to ensure every customer feels valued and cared for. Whether providing personalized assistance, answering questions with clarity, or going the extra mile to ensure satisfaction, Ismet and Suzana are always ready to serve with professionalism, warmth, and a genuine desire to make a difference.

To read more about Triumphant Living, please visit www.TriumphantLivingIowa.com.

We are fast approaching our 8th year of operations here at Triumphant Living! After taking a long pause from outreach an...
03/07/2025

We are fast approaching our 8th year of operations here at Triumphant Living! After taking a long pause from outreach and marketing to ensure we could focus on our ever-expanding list of customers, we are excited to announce that our team is now growing. This will allow us to be able to help spread the word about Triumphant Living to serve even more Iowans. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements later this month!

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02/07/2020

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Wanted!
01/29/2020

Wanted!

The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman is seeking volunteers for its new Volunteer Ombudsman Program (VOP).

Nursing home facilities are caught between "a rock and a hard place" when it comes to its patients' inability to pay. Ma...
12/04/2019

Nursing home facilities are caught between "a rock and a hard place" when it comes to its patients' inability to pay. Making sure that you have a competent, capable advocate as your power-of-attorney or conservator in times when you can't advocate for yourself will ensure that the nursing home will be paid and you will receive quality care. Call Triumphant to discuss us serving as your advocate! www.TriumphantLivingIowa.com https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/some-nursing-homes-are-illegally-evicting-elderly-disabled-residents-who-n1087341

“You’re just a piece of garbage,” one evicted nursing home resident said. “They’ll kick you right out on the curb.”

11/10/2019

What is Triumphant?

Triumphant is a non-profit company that provides court-appointed guardianship and conservatorship services to seniors or other dependent adults in the Cedar Valley and throughout Iowa.

Sometimes family members or close friends of the senior serve as her guardian or conservator. Other times, family and friends are not available to serve in that role. That may be due to physical distance, applicable skill-set, personality conflict or even inter-family conflict. When that happens, Triumphant is happy to be able to provide compassionate, responsible and attentive care for those needing a guardianship and/or conservatorship.

Read more at www.TriumphantLivingIowa.com or call us at 319.277.7664 for a FREE consultation!

You're Invited! Thank you to Keri Shimp with Caring Transitions of Northeast Iowa for allowing us to take part in this f...
07/31/2019

You're Invited! Thank you to Keri Shimp with Caring Transitions of Northeast Iowa for allowing us to take part in this free event.

Brooke, Emily and Amanda will be on hand to share information about our Guardianship and Conservatorship services.

We hope to see you there!

Address

3429 Midway Drive, Suite B
Cedar Falls, IA
50613

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(319) 277-1610

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