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Governor Sebelius Appoints Nine to the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Governor Kathleen Sebelius has announced five reappointments and four appointments to the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Topeka, Kan. - infoZine - The Commission works to advocate and facilitate equal access to quality, coordinated and comprehensive services that enhance the quality of life for Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing.
"We must always strive to make our state and our communities inclusive for all Kansans. The individuals I've asked to serve on the commission have shown a dedication to this issue and I appreciate their willingness to work with us to improve access," Gov. Sebelius said.
Lorna Alexander, Frontenac, is the deaf education coordinator at Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. Alexander has a Masters degree in special education and has 31 years experience teaching in various special education areas, including learning disabilities, mental retardation and deaf education. Alexander has been reappointed to a three-year term.
Gregory Ator, M.D., Kansas City, is the chief medical information officer at the University of Kansas Hospital and is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the KU School of Medicine. Ator was honored as one of the "Best Doctors in America" for 2003-2004, and has been reappointed to a three-year term.
James Clark, Wichita, arranges interpreter training workshops and ADA-related meetings for the Wichita area. Clark, who taught American Sign Language and deaf culture at the University of California at San Diego, started the Deaf Standard Time Association in Wichita. He has been appointed to a three-year term.
Gregory Heller, Leawood, is a financial reconciliation assistant with Ferrellgas Company. Heller began his career as a treasurer for Paraquad and reported financial monthly statements to the United States of America Deaf Basketball/Greater St. Louis Association of the Deaf Committee for the National USADB Tournament. Heller, who was formerly a member of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf, has been reappointed for a three-year term.
Brian T. Hettrick, Olathe, works as a sign language interpreter for Johnson County Community College, Olathe Medical Center and Providence Baptist Church. Hettrick has taught sign language since he graduated from the Interpreter Training Program at Johnson County Community College. Hettrick has been appointed to a three-year term.
Glenda J. Lickteig, Hutchinson, works as an independent living specialist at Prairie Independent Living Resources Center. Lickteig, who served as president of the Hutchinson Association of the Deaf in 1994, is also on the Housing Commission Board and the Kansas Relay Service Board, Inc. Lickteig has been reappointed to serve a three-year term.
Lorraine Michel, Ph.D., Lawrence, is contracted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to write regulations for the newborn hearing screening program. Michel worked as director for children's developmental services, in the Bureau for Children, Youth and Families in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment until she retired in 2000. She also worked as an assistant professor at the University of Kansas. Michel has been appointed to the Commission for a three-year term.
Helen Van Etten, Au.D., Topeka, works as the school audiologist in the Topeka Public School District. Van Etten, who also serves as a consultant for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Audiological Services, has expertise in hearing disorders, early childhood intervention, diagnostic evaluations with acoustic neuroma, sudden deafness, among others. Van Etten has been reappointed to serve a three-year term.
Becky L. Yadrich, Kansas City, works as a freelance community interpreter for various businesses including medical, legal, mental health, educational and performing arts. She is a member of the National Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf and the Kansas Association of Interpreters. Yadrich has been appointed to a three-year term.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius has announced five reappointments and four appointments to the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Topeka, Kan. - infoZine - The Commission works to advocate and facilitate equal access to quality, coordinated and comprehensive services that enhance the quality of life for Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing.
"We must always strive to make our state and our communities inclusive for all Kansans. The individuals I've asked to serve on the commission have shown a dedication to this issue and I appreciate their willingness to work with us to improve access," Gov. Sebelius said.
Lorna Alexander, Frontenac, is the deaf education coordinator at Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. Alexander has a Masters degree in special education and has 31 years experience teaching in various special education areas, including learning disabilities, mental retardation and deaf education. Alexander has been reappointed to a three-year term.
Gregory Ator, M.D., Kansas City, is the chief medical information officer at the University of Kansas Hospital and is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the KU School of Medicine. Ator was honored as one of the "Best Doctors in America" for 2003-2004, and has been reappointed to a three-year term.
James Clark, Wichita, arranges interpreter training workshops and ADA-related meetings for the Wichita area. Clark, who taught American Sign Language and deaf culture at the University of California at San Diego, started the Deaf Standard Time Association in Wichita. He has been appointed to a three-year term.
Gregory Heller, Leawood, is a financial reconciliation assistant with Ferrellgas Company. Heller began his career as a treasurer for Paraquad and reported financial monthly statements to the United States of America Deaf Basketball/Greater St. Louis Association of the Deaf Committee for the National USADB Tournament. Heller, who was formerly a member of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf, has been reappointed for a three-year term.
Brian T. Hettrick, Olathe, works as a sign language interpreter for Johnson County Community College, Olathe Medical Center and Providence Baptist Church. Hettrick has taught sign language since he graduated from the Interpreter Training Program at Johnson County Community College. Hettrick has been appointed to a three-year term.
Glenda J. Lickteig, Hutchinson, works as an independent living specialist at Prairie Independent Living Resources Center. Lickteig, who served as president of the Hutchinson Association of the Deaf in 1994, is also on the Housing Commission Board and the Kansas Relay Service Board, Inc. Lickteig has been reappointed to serve a three-year term.
Lorraine Michel, Ph.D., Lawrence, is contracted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to write regulations for the newborn hearing screening program. Michel worked as director for children's developmental services, in the Bureau for Children, Youth and Families in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment until she retired in 2000. She also worked as an assistant professor at the University of Kansas. Michel has been appointed to the Commission for a three-year term.
Helen Van Etten, Au.D., Topeka, works as the school audiologist in the Topeka Public School District. Van Etten, who also serves as a consultant for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Audiological Services, has expertise in hearing disorders, early childhood intervention, diagnostic evaluations with acoustic neuroma, sudden deafness, among others. Van Etten has been reappointed to serve a three-year term.
Becky L. Yadrich, Kansas City, works as a freelance community interpreter for various businesses including medical, legal, mental health, educational and performing arts. She is a member of the National Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf and the Kansas Association of Interpreters. Yadrich has been appointed to a three-year term.