Advisory Committee:
There will be a group to help the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind with important decisions. Before making big plans or changes, the group will review them. They will meet at least four times a year, with extra meetings if needed.
The committee will include:
- An administrator, a board member, and a coordinator from the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind.
- A representative from Oak Hill School.
- People from the Department of Developmental Services (central office, Southbury, and Mansfield).
- A representative from the Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.
- A representative from the New England Regional Center.
- One-third of the members will be parents (including at least one from Southbury and one from Oak Hill).
- Experts may also be invited, like those from the American Foundation for the Blind and the Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults.
Current Committee Members
Non-Voting Members:
- State Director - Carol Jenkins
- Adult Services Supervisor - April Matoon
- Adult Services Designate - Marjorie Santos
- Vocational Rehabilitation Designate - Krystal Kelly
- Children’s Services Designate - Mary Johns
- Bureau of Rehabilitation Services - Heidi Henaire
Voting Members:
- Oak Hill School - Elise Arseneau
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS) - Wayne Seidel
- DDS, Southbury Training School (STS) - Sandra Miles
- National or Regional Organization - Tracy Luiselli (Karen Olson-Alternate)
- Parents or Guardians - Barbara Cloonan, Kathy Morgan
- Member of BESB Advisory Board - Eileen Akers
- Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Eric Krengel
- Consumer - Hana Tyler (Chairperson)
- Communication Advocacy Network - Edward Peltier
- Deafblind Association of CT - Cheri Byrnes
- DeafBlind Support and Access Network (DBSAN) - Lisa Flaherty-Vaughn
- Helen Keller National Center - Tara Brown-Ogilvie
- American School for the Deaf - Jessie Stanley
Meeting Minutes and Agendas
Browse all meeting minutes and agendas for the DeafBlind Advisory Committee.
Regulations
For more information, please read the full regulations: Sec. 10-295-1. Use of funds: