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Meet the new President-Elect

of Mass A.G. Bell!
Please join me in welcoming Caitlin Parton as the president-elect of Mass
A.G. Bell! She will assume the presidency in November 2015, taking the
reins from Evan Brunell, who will have served five years in the role.
Caitlin is a staff attorney for Disability Law Center in Boston, the
protection and advocacy agency for the state of Massachusetts. She
represents clients with disabilities, including those who are deaf and hard
of hearing. Caitlin is deaf and wears one cochlear implant. She was the
youngest at the time to receive a cochlear implant, when it was still in
FDA-investigative status. Caitlin has been an advocate for the deaf and hard of
hearing from a young age, testifying before the Senate and FDA in support of funding for
research on cochlear implants. She has spoken across the country and internationally on access
to education and the benefits of listening and spoken language.

Other New Board Members

Along with a new president elect, Mass A.G. Bell also expanded our board in other areas! We
added a new Assistant Director of Bells Kids, Director of Communications, and Assistant Director
of Bells Teens. Please see their profiles below:
Hannah Casucci, who previously served as Mass AG Bell Communications Director, is
the incoming Director of Bells Kids. She has a B.A. in psychology, graduating from
Smith College with a masters in Education for the Deaf. Hannah has profound hearing
loss, and wears bilateral cochlear implants.
Martha deHahn is the Communications Director for Mass AG Bell, and is tasked with
overseeing Mass AG Bells e-mail list and calendar of events. She serves as the
Outreach Coordinator for Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech. Martha has a long
history of involvement with the deaf community. She is a parent of two young adults
who were both born with profound hearing loss.
Jamieson Smith attends high school as a student who is hard-of-hearing and uses
cochlear implants. He serves as the Assistant Teen Director, acting as a liaison for
teenagers and contributing to event scheduling. He is also an ambassador for
Cochlear Americas and is a mentor for Clarke Schools Buddies program.
The board also is comprised of Evan Brunell, president; Kasey Kodack, director of marketing; Lori
Glassman, treasurer/clerk; and Lisa Adams, director of Bells Kids.

THE LOREM IPSUMS

Annual Winter Skate Event 2015

WINTER 2012

The Annual Mass A.G. Bell Winter Skate event is coming up on February 14th at
2:30pm at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (in the Stone Street Room).
Adults, children and teenagers alike are welcome to skate on the rink or visit with
each other in the room overlooking the rink, where arts and crafts will be
provided.
A raffle will be held with a chance to win fun prizes such as an autographed
baseball from Jackie Bradley Jr., a hockey puck from Chris Kelly, an item from
the Eric Carle Museum (who is famous for penning The Very Hungry Caterpillar),
a Keurig brewer, backpack, and Dirt Devil! Buy into the raffle through e-mail, mail
or at the Winter Skate. You are able to choose which prizes you want your raffle tickets to go to. Put
all toward one prize or divide them up!
Prices: Purchase one raffle ticket for $2.00; three tickets for $5.00, seven tickets for $12.00, 20
tickets for $30.00.
Come and join your friends and meet new ones. More information can be found here:
http://massagbell.org/2015/01/announcing-the-2015-winter-skate/

2015 Events: Save the Dates

2015 is going to be another exciting year for Mass AG Bell.
We have many events throughout the year that appeals to
children and teens of all ages. Events are a great opportunity
to meet families who share similar experiences from having a
child who is deaf or hard of hearing. Mark your calendars!

Save the Date!

February 14th: Chapter wide 2015

AG Bell Loft Program: High

Winter Skate Event

School students, Application

deadline March 5th

March 29th: Chapterwide hockey

game. Worcester vs. Springfield 3pm

Session 1: July 26-30, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia

Session 2: August 1-5, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia

Late Spring: Canoe Event

August 9-17: No Barriers Peru trip:

Programs for ages 9-17

Ages 14-21, Application deadline

Feb. 1st.

July 17-19: Northeast Cochlear

October: Walk 4 Hearing

July 5-17: Clarke Summer Adventure

Implant Convention in Sturbridge MA

**Stay tuned for more announcements of events!

Contact us at massagbell@gmail.com and visit our website at www.massagbell.org

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