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Council Directory


Executive Council

President
Larry Quinsland, Ph.D
Professor
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.230.3369 (V/TEXT/VP)
Fax: 585.533.1552 (FAX)
Email: larry.quinsland@rit.edu
President-Elect
Keith Mousley
Faculty
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive, LBJ 2642
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Phone: 585.475.6437 (TTY)
Fax: 585-475-6500
Email: keith.mousley@rit.edu
Communicator Officer
Stephanie M. Kovalcik
Supplemental Service Teacher
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
11083 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Phone: 513.674.4521 (VM)
FAX: 513.742.8339
Email: stephanie.kovalcik@hcsesc.org

Treasurer
Mark Pfuntner
Faculty, Business Studies
Business Studies
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.475.5994 (V/TTY)
Email: mjpnvd@rit.edu


Regional Representatives

Region 1
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico

Christopher Kurz
Assistant Professor
Master of Science Program in Secondary Education
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.475.4263 (TTY)
Email: caknsp@rit.edu
Region 2
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Virgin Islands

Rosemary Stifter
Educational Technology Specialist
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC 2002
Phone: 202.651.5043 (V)
Phone: 202.255.5588 (VP)
Fax: 202.651.5096
Email: rosemary.stifter@gallaudet.edu
Region 3

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Andrew Hensley
Outreach Consultant
Kentucky School for the Deaf
955 Fairview Avenue, Suite 100
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270.339.8376 (V)
Fax: 270.746.7423
Email: andy.hensley@ksd.kyschools.us
Region 4
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas

Chad Smith
Director of Deaf Education
Texas Women's University
P.O. Box 425737
Denton, TX 76204
Phone: 940.898.2041 (OFFICE)
Phone: 940.898.2025 (SECRETARY)
Email: csmith17@twu.edu

Region 5
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming

Jane Thom
Fernwood Elementary
Integrated First/Second Grade
3933 Jewell Road
Bothell, WA 98012
Phone: 425.408.4543
Fax: 425.408.4502
Email: jthom@nsd.org

Region 6
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Guam

David Smith
Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative
Disorders and Deaf Studies
California State University, Fresno
5310 North Campus Drive, PH-80
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
Phone: 559.278.8039 (VP)
Phone: 559.278.2423 (VM)
Email: dhsmith@csufresno.edu

Region 7
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Gola I. Burton
Teacher
Georgia School for the Deaf
232 Perry Farm Road
Cave Spring, GA 30124
Phone:
Fax:
Email: gburton@doe.k12.ga.us


Special Interest Group Representatives

Teachers of English and Language Arts (TELA)
Stephanie Polowe-Aldersley
Faculty
Cultural & Creative Studies
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.475.6201 (V)
Email: srpnc4@rit.edu
Science & Technology
Denise Lengyel
Faculty
Science & Mathematics Studies
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Phone: 585.475.5604 (V)
Fax: 585.475.6500
Email: dlen013@gmail.com
Math
Karen Kritzer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Deaf Education
Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services
405 White Hall, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone: 330.672.0608
Phone: 866.277.1920 (VP)
Fax: 330.672.2512
Email: kkritzer@kent.edu
SWIM
Nancy Sager
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
1400 N. Street, Room 2305
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.327.3868
Fax: 916.445.4550
Email: nsager@cde.ca.gov
Deaf Studies
Martin Keller, Jr.
High School Principal
New York School for the Deaf (Fanwood)
555 Knollwood Road
White Plains, NY 10603
Phone: 914.259.8022 (VP)
Phone: 914.949.7310 ext. 423 (TTY)
Email: mkeller@nysd.net
Email: mkeller963@aol.com
PSCC
Rhonda Fleischer
Supervisor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs
Educational Service Unit # 9
1117 East South St.
Hastings, NE 68901
Phone: 402.463.5611 (V)
Fax: 402.463.9555
Email: rfleisch@esu9.org

State Affiliate Representative

State Affiliate CAL-ED
Alan Davary
High School Administrative Principal
California School for the Deaf, Fremont
39350 Gallaudet Drive
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: 866.933.3745 VP
Fax: 510.794.3772
Email: adavary@csdf-cde.ca.gov
Email: ADavary@aol.com


Council Advisors

CAID Office Manager
Helen Lovata
Office Manager
CAID
P.O. Box 377
Bedford, TX 76095=0377
Phone: 817.354.8414 (V)
Email: caid@swbell.net
Council Advisor
Mary Lou Basile
Chairperson
Business Studies
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.475.6460 (V/TTY)
Email: mlbnbt@rit.edu
Council Advisor
Liz O'Brien
Title
Company
Address
City, State Zip Code
Phone:
Fax:
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Council Technical Advisor
Joseph Stanislow
Faculty
Information and Computing Studies
National Technical Institution for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
96 Lomb Memorial Drive, 14-2219
Rochester, NY 14623-9128
Phone: 585.286.4664 (VP)
Email: joseph.stanislow@rit.edu