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Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Joan M. Haber

Chair, Joan M. Haber of Sarasota, representing Hearing Loss Association of Florida, term ending July 31, 2010.

Richard J. Kottler, Jr.

Vice Chair, Richard J. Kottler, Jr. of Stuart, President, Deaf Service Center Association, Inc., of Florida, term ending July 31, 2010.

Carol Ann Christopherson

Carol Ann Christopherson of Jacksonville, representing Hearing Loss Association of Florida, term ending July 31, 2008.

Christopher D. Wagner

Christopher D. Wagner, President of the Florida Association of the Deaf, term ending July 31, 2008

Lois Maroney

Lois Maroney, representing the Association of Late Deafened Adults

Joseph B. Naulty

Joseph B. Naulty of Wellington, representing the deaf-blind, term ending July 31, 2008.

Juliet Rose Church

Juliet Rose Church, of Dunedin, representing parents of deaf children, term ending July 31, 2008.

Sarah M. Harris of Pinellas Park, representing Florida Association of the Deaf, term ending July 31, 2010.

Lisa M. Schaefermeyer

Lisa M. Schaefermeyer of Land O'Lakes, President of Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, representing interpreters, term ending July 31, 2010.

Laurie J. Gaylord

Laurie J. Gaylord of Hobe Sound, certified auditory-verbal therapist, representing Florida Alexander Graham Bell Association, term ending July 31, 2008.

Tanya Ward English of Cooper City, representing Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) providers, term ending July 31, 2008.

Stanley J. Gustetic

Stanley J. Gustetic of Ponte Vedra Beach, audiologist with Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, represeting audiologists, term ending July 31, 2010.

Randy M. Ellsworth
Randy M. Ellsworth of Clermont, representing hearing aid providers, term ending July 31, 2010.
Dawn Saunders
Dawn Saunders of Tallahassee, representing the Florida Department of Education.
Eloise Williams
Eloise Williams of Tallahassee, representing the Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Melvin Herring
Melvin Herring, representing the Florida Department of Health
John M. Jackson
John M. Jackson of Tallahassee, representing the Department of Children and Families
Support Staff to the Council:
Karen Anderson PhD.

Karen Anderson PhD., of Tallahassee, Department of Health Liaison to the FCCDHH.

Mary Grace Tavel

Mary Grace Tavel of Tallahassee, Administrative Assistant to the FCCDHH.

Valerie Stafford-Mallis

Valerie Stafford-Mallis of Tallahassee, Outreach Coordinator to the FCCDHH.

FCCDHH Council Members 2008

2008 FCCDHH Group Photo

Standing, from left: Valerie Stafford-Mallis (staff), Chris Wagner, Rick Kottler, Melvin Herring, Eloise Williams, John Jackson, Julie Church, Randy Ellsworth, Joe Naulty, Karen Anderson (staff). Seated, from left: Tanya English, Lois Maroney, Joan Haber (Chair), Lisa Schaefermeyer, Dawn Saunders. Not pictured: Laurie Gaylord, Carol Christopherson, Sarah Harris, Stan Gustetic, Mary Grace Tavel (staff).