NAD Board of Directors Selects Appointed Members <\/p>\n
Posted September 5, 2008 <\/p>\n
The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
\nselected two appointed members, Melissa S. Draganac-Hawk and Kirsten
\nPoston, at the first meeting of the new term, held at August 21-23,
\n2008 at the NAD Headquarters. Both will serve for two years. <\/p>\n
Elections for the 2008-2010 Board of Directors were held at the
\nrecent 49th Biennial NAD Conference, held July 7-11, 2008 in New
\nOrleans, LA. Board members are: Bobbie Beth Scoggins, President;
\nChristopher D. Wagner, Vice President; Lynn Z. Null, Secretary; and
\nRonald E. Sutcliffe, Treasurer. Regional representatives are as
\nfollows: Region I \u2013 Julie C. Bourne and Sean Gerlis; Region II \u2013
\nJack L. Cooper and Michael K. Berger; Region III \u2013 Lissette M.
\nMolina and Liz Hill; Region IV \u2013 Astrid Amann Goodstein and James
\n\u201cManny\u201d Johnson. Nancy J. Bloch, Chief Executive Officer serves as
\nex officio member of the board. <\/p>\n
Melissa S. Draganac-Hawk brings a wealth of experience, with two BA
\ndegrees in Production\/Performance and American Sign Language and a MA
\ndegree in Linguistics from Gallaudet University. She currently serves
\nas executive director of Deaf Woman United (DWU) and as president of
\nthe National Council of Hispano Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Fray Pedro
\nPonce de Leon (NCHDHH). In addition, she has taught American Sign
\nLanguage for 12 years and this fall she will begin teaching at the
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n
Kirsten Poston also brings her personal expertise on disability
\npolicy issues, having been employed at the federal level for the past
\n17 years. She received her BA degree in Communication Arts from
\nGallaudet University, and has been responsible for conferences such as
\nthe Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government 2008 Employment and
\nTechnology Forum and observances of National Disability Employment
\nAwareness Month. She currently serves on the board of Deaf and Hard of
\nHearing in Government (DHHIG). <\/p>\n
The NAD Board of Directors meets three times yearly in various parts
\nof the country. For more information, please visit
\nhttp:\/\/www.nad.org\/board
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About NAD <\/p>\n
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 by
\ndeaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community
\nto use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and
\nto have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs
\nremain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value.
\nAs a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve,
\nprotect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf
\nand hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. The
\nadvocacy scope of the NAD is broad, covering the breadth of a lifetime
\nand impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention,
\neducation, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications,
\nyouth leadership, and more. For more information, please visit<\/p>\n