2011 Meetings
January 11, 2011 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Parents Met No Guest Speaker"Just Parents" Night~more time to make connections~
March 8, 2011 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Parents Met 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Educational Topic:
The Role of the Teacher of the Deaf
Volunteer Guest Speakers:
Amie Stelmack, M.E.D. has three daughters ages 17, 15 and 10. Her youngest daughter has auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony (AN-AD) and utilizes bilateral cochlear implants. Ms. Stelmack attended Worcester State College where she graduated with a dual major in early childhood education and geography. Later she earned a graduate degree from Smith College Clarke Program and is currently licensed as an early childhood provider (ECH) for preschool through grade 2, as well as through Early Intervention and as a Teacher of the Hearing Impaired. She is currently employed at Thom Marlboro Area Early Intervention, The Learning Center (TLC) Outreach Program; Consult Criterion Milford as well as private therapy. Prior to working in education, Ms. Stelmack owned and operated AA Transportation (a school bus company) in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She also enjoys reading non-educational materials, loves the beach and is always cold (which she feels explains her thin figure!).
Amie Stelmack's Meeting Handout
Elizabeth Moulton Alves, M.E.D. is currently an independent Teacher of the Deaf (TOD) working with deaf and hard of hearing children in various public school systems. She works directly with children and helps to create appropriate programming for each individual child and consults with onsite staff and administration to assure full access for the children she works with. Ms. Alves has taught at private auditory/oral schools for the deaf in both California and Massachusetts, including both Clarke School in Northampton and Clarke School East in Canton. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Massachusetts in 1998. She graduated from Smith College’s Master of Education of the Deaf program in 2002 and completed the ECTP program focusing on cochlear implants at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2003. Ms. Alves has been working independently in the school systems for over three years now.
Elizabeth Alves' Meeting Handout
The Role of the Teacher of the Deaf
Volunteer Guest Speakers:
Amie Stelmack, M.E.D. has three daughters ages 17, 15 and 10. Her youngest daughter has auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony (AN-AD) and utilizes bilateral cochlear implants. Ms. Stelmack attended Worcester State College where she graduated with a dual major in early childhood education and geography. Later she earned a graduate degree from Smith College Clarke Program and is currently licensed as an early childhood provider (ECH) for preschool through grade 2, as well as through Early Intervention and as a Teacher of the Hearing Impaired. She is currently employed at Thom Marlboro Area Early Intervention, The Learning Center (TLC) Outreach Program; Consult Criterion Milford as well as private therapy. Prior to working in education, Ms. Stelmack owned and operated AA Transportation (a school bus company) in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She also enjoys reading non-educational materials, loves the beach and is always cold (which she feels explains her thin figure!).
Amie Stelmack's Meeting Handout
Elizabeth Moulton Alves, M.E.D. is currently an independent Teacher of the Deaf (TOD) working with deaf and hard of hearing children in various public school systems. She works directly with children and helps to create appropriate programming for each individual child and consults with onsite staff and administration to assure full access for the children she works with. Ms. Alves has taught at private auditory/oral schools for the deaf in both California and Massachusetts, including both Clarke School in Northampton and Clarke School East in Canton. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Massachusetts in 1998. She graduated from Smith College’s Master of Education of the Deaf program in 2002 and completed the ECTP program focusing on cochlear implants at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2003. Ms. Alves has been working independently in the school systems for over three years now.
Elizabeth Alves' Meeting Handout
May 10, 2011 7:PM - 8:PM Parents Met8:PM - 9:PM Invited Volunteer Guest Speaker: Laura Deneen Parent Advocate Laura Deneen lives in Grafton, MA with her husband and three daughters, ages 10, 8 and 6. She is a parent advocate for the hearing impaired, as well as a contracts negotiator for a large financial institution. Laura’s oldest and youngest daughters have a profound hearing loss and are bilaterally implanted. Laura, with the assistance and support of Dorothy Eisenhaure, started a hearing impaired integrated preschool program in Grafton to support the needs of Laura's daughter as well as children in neighboring communities. Laura received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Framingham State College and her Juris Doctor at Northeastern University School of Law. Laura was Chair of her town’s SPEDPAC for three years, and continues to be an active participant in spreading disability awareness within her area.
July 12, 2011 The Decibels Foundation
Mark and Julia Dunning are parents of a daughter with a profound hearing loss, a by-product of her Usher syndrome. Mark is also the President and co-founder of the Decibels Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors for the Hear See Hope Foundation, and a founding member of the Coalition for Usher Syndrome Research.
Founded in 2002, the Decibels Foundation strives to ensure that every child with a hearing loss has the best chance to achieve to his or her full potential and to succeed in life. An accredited 501(c)3 non-profit, Decibels supports children with hearing loss from birth to school-age by funding such programs as the Early Intervention Program for Children with Hearing Loss at Minute Man Arc and by providing consultation services to local school districts and educational workshops for public school staff. Today, we are also able to reach children with hearing loss and their families in the care of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Children’s Hospital Boston through our partnership with the Caroline Bass Fund. Combined, the Decibels Foundation and the Caroline Bass Fund at Children’s Hospital have invested nearly $1,000,000 to help children with hearing loss.
September 13, 2011 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Parents Met No Guest Speaker"Just Parents" Night~more time to make connections~
November 8, 2011
Honore Weiner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP The Educational Management of Children with Hearing Loss in Schools: Dr. Honore Weiner has more than 40 years experience in educational programming for children with hearing loss. She was affiliated with the CASE Collaborative Program for Hearing/Speech/Language Impaired children in Concord, MA for 32 years, serving as Program Administrator for most of that time. In that role, she helped schools to develop the services and support that would enable students to transition successfully to mainstream settings. Honore is now the Education Specialist for the Decibels Foundation and also has a private practice. She provides workshops, training sessions and consultation to assist professionals in meeting the unique needs of children with hearing loss in local educational programs.
Mark and Julia Dunning are parents of a daughter with a profound hearing loss, a by-product of her Usher syndrome. Mark is also the President and co-founder of the Decibels Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors for the Hear See Hope Foundation, and a founding member of the Coalition for Usher Syndrome Research.
Founded in 2002, the Decibels Foundation strives to ensure that every child with a hearing loss has the best chance to achieve to his or her full potential and to succeed in life. An accredited 501(c)3 non-profit, Decibels supports children with hearing loss from birth to school-age by funding such programs as the Early Intervention Program for Children with Hearing Loss at Minute Man Arc and by providing consultation services to local school districts and educational workshops for public school staff. Today, we are also able to reach children with hearing loss and their families in the care of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Children’s Hospital Boston through our partnership with the Caroline Bass Fund. Combined, the Decibels Foundation and the Caroline Bass Fund at Children’s Hospital have invested nearly $1,000,000 to help children with hearing loss.
September 13, 2011 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Parents Met No Guest Speaker"Just Parents" Night~more time to make connections~
November 8, 2011
Honore Weiner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP The Educational Management of Children with Hearing Loss in Schools: Dr. Honore Weiner has more than 40 years experience in educational programming for children with hearing loss. She was affiliated with the CASE Collaborative Program for Hearing/Speech/Language Impaired children in Concord, MA for 32 years, serving as Program Administrator for most of that time. In that role, she helped schools to develop the services and support that would enable students to transition successfully to mainstream settings. Honore is now the Education Specialist for the Decibels Foundation and also has a private practice. She provides workshops, training sessions and consultation to assist professionals in meeting the unique needs of children with hearing loss in local educational programs.
