New Web Site!

Welcome to the Chapter’s newly redesigned web page!  If you have any comments regarding it please forward them to Dennis Filloon, President at dfilloon@agbellflorida.org

Chapter Board Officers Elected

Officers were elected by the board on July 4, 2009 with terms expiring December 31, 2010.  Officers will be elected again at the October 2010 board meeting with terms January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012.  The current chapter officers are as follows:

President – Dennis Filloon
President-Elect – Lynn Miskiel
Treasurer – Marcus Rose
Secretary – Judy Horvath
Librarian – Irene Nardandrea
Director of Membership – Ivy Tenenbaum

New Board Members

Jack Barnes, (DHHS)
20+ year Cochlear Implant recipient

Virgi Mills, M.E.D., (DHHS/Professional)
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Auditory-Oral Program, Alachua County Public Schools

Chris Schmelter, (Parent)
Parent of a deaf daughter, Art Director, IT Firm

National News

 Florida Chapter Members Serving On National Task Forces

Dennis Filloon has been selected to serve on an AG Bell Membership Task Force that is scheduled to complete their work by December 31, 2009.

Judy Horvath an AG Bell and Chapter Board Member and Secretary is serving on the 2010 AG Bell Convention Task Team developing and coordinating the sessions for the event to be held June, 2010 in Orlando Florida.  Also Beth Otto an AG Bell and Chapter Member and former Board Member/Treasurer is serving as the Local Host coordinating the local events for the 2010 Convention.

Hurricane Season!

Here is a link http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/specialneeds.html on Special-needs NOAA Weather Radio for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.  With the Hurricane Season here this site provides great information.