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October 2002 Conference Photos
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Gathering at NYSA Conference Banquet (left to right) Ahme Stone,unidentified man, Brenda Battat, Orin S. Kaufman and Pat Wylie, Front - Lise Hamlin Rochester Chapter Members: Vern Thayer, Pat Irr, Mary Chizuk, and John Hultberg Marcia Dugan, past president, SHHH, Gael Hannan, Beth Wilson, past Executive Director, SHHH, Hollace Goodman, Treasurer, NYSA SHHH Leaders and Family - Ahme Stone, Ann Liming, President, SHHH, Beth Ann Rejonis, Marcia Finisdore, past president SHHH. Front - Rocky Stone, SHHH Founder and Executive Director Emeritus
(Left to Right) Mary Beth Mothersell, Hollace Goodman, Florence Butler, Jeannette Kanter, Barb Law, Laura Chaba (Left to Right) Front - Donna Kerila, Binghamton, Melanie Brand, Vice President NYSA, Janet McKenna, Rochester Chapter, Jeannette Kanter, Rochester Chapter and Conference Chair. Back - Ed McGibbon, President NYSA Canadian Bob Alexander with members of the Buffalo Chapter Don Van Auken, Diane Salvamoser, Bob McPartland and unidentified man (Left to Right), Vickie Hoag, Lois Beadle and Ruth Bernstein, Manhattan Chapter, Roz Pretzfelder (volunteer from a.b.c.), Lisa Carling, NYSA of SHHH Award Winner for arranging captioning at NYC plays.
(Left to Right), Amy McCarthy, Lois O'Neill, Internet Café Coordinator, Jeannette Kanter, Conference Chair Party Time - Compliments of Wegman's Food Markets Mary Fredericks and Florence Butler receive service recognition from the NYSA Dalian Ding, MS, Research Assistant Professor in Communications for Disorders and Sciences at University of Buffalo, presents his latest research on protecting the inner ear from ototoxic drugs
Larry Giovinazzo presents Phonak's latest digital technology Advocacy Panel Members (Left to Right) Donna Wayner, Hospital Access, Marcia Dugan, Legislative, Ruth Bernstein, Travel Advocacy Panel, Pat Irr - Houses of Worship, George Kosovich - Employment Don DePew - Award Winning real time captioner for NYSA
Beth Ann Rejonis leads workshop in dance/movement therapy. Beth and Vicki Hoag(Connnecticut) Follow the leader - Roberta Seider (Westchester), Josephine Reinhardt (Connecticut), Beth Ann Rejonis(Pennsylvania), Vicki Hoag (Connecticut) Having fun at Mary Beth Mothersell from Sprint Telecommunications Relay at the banquet. Interpreter Jason Chang, Jeannnette Kanter

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Jeannette Kanter, Conference Chair with Rocky Stone, SHHH Founder and Executive Director Emeritus Joe Gordon, NY State Chapter Coordinator with Donna Sorkin, VP Consumer Affairs, Cochlear Americas Mary Fredericks, NYSA Board Member and past Editor of NYSA newsletter, Reporter, Ann Liming, President, SHHH Brian Register from Oticon describes the latest in Digital Hearing Aids Dr. Paul O. Dutcher, Jr. MD presented workshops on cochlear implants, tinnitus and Meniere's Disease. Dr. Dutcher is Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Chairman, Division of Otolaryngology, and Director, The Otology Center of Western New York  
Gael Hannan from Ontario Chapter of the Canandian Hard of Hearing Association presents a one-woman play, 'Orin S. Kaufman, DO presents a lecture on ototoxic drugs, Jason Chang, interpreter Advocacy Panel Coordinator, Lise Hamlin Rocky Stone speaks at our banquet - Interpreter Kathleen Holcombe in the background    

 

 

 

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