New Jersey Recorder Spring 2009 (text)

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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
New Jersey Unit
69 Mapleton Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Phone 609-750-1830
Fax 609-750-9653

Recorder Spring 2009

Inside the Recorder

CELEBRATE NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS

SUPPORT RECORD-A-THON 2009

Since 1958, volunteers have come from across the Garden State to record educational material for people who cannot effectively read them because they are blind, visually impaired or dyslexic.

This year's Record-A-Thon (R-A-T) celebrates New Jersey and the volunteer spirit of its residents.

As always, the purpose of R-A-T is threefold:
• Increase the number of books our volunteers record in anticipation of student needs for the fall semester as well as
add books to our national library of over 43,000 titles
• Increase awareness of RFB&D's services by spreading the word about our library of accessible texts and our educational outreach programs.
• Increase financial support to ensure the continuation of RFB&D's efforts. Thanks to our sponsors we are already well on our way to meeting the goal of raising $15,000 toward the unit's recording and educational outreach programs. If you would like to add yourself or your company or organization to our generous sponsors, visit www.rfbdnj.org/rat.html.

Record-A-Thon 2009 also marks the tenth anniversary of the unit's Educational Outreach Center which has grown to assist teachers and students in more than 500 New Jersey schools. It has worked with the schools and the unit's recording studio to get the right book to the right student at the right time.

The unit will also host a Community Open House on Wednesday, April 22 at 1 and 7:30 p.m.

We hope that you will be part of Record-A-Thon and help us continue to achieve our vision for all people to have equal access to the printed word.

For more information, please contact Michelle Ioselevich at 609-651-8575 or mioselevich@rfbd.org.

Record-A-Thon 2009
April 20-25

Sponsors
Bloomberg
Lipper Family Charitable Foundation

Celebrity Volunteers
A. Michael Lipper recording from Money Wise
James McPherson recording from Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life
Gwen Southgate recording from Coin Street Chronicles
Freeman Dyson recording from Infinite in All Directions
Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Eric Maskin

Behind the Scenes as Trenton Gets a "Classroom Close-up"

The basement of Franklin Elementary School in Trenton is home to its resource room, library and cafeteria. You can't help but notice that everything, from the posters on the walls to the Winnie the Pooh reading corner in the cafeteria, is geared toward encouraging reading.

This is where "Classroom Close-up NJ," a co-production of the New Jersey Education Association and NJN Public Television, decided to document the successful collaboration between the school and RFB&D's Educational Outreach Center. The crew recorded the work of resource room teachers Peggy Kennedy and Cathy Little and fifth grade teacher Kathy Graham and their students with print disabilities such as dyslexia. It also shined a spotlight on the efforts of New Jersey Unit State Regional Coordinator Paula Roberts-Hansel to make sure the teachers and students have the equipment and books they need.

Segment producer Kate Megargee didn't have to prime the pump to get the teachers and principal MarcMaurice to discuss the positive effect RFB&D's Learning Through Listening program is having on Franklin students.

The resource room students had been reading several grades below level, but now, as Little put it, "The kids are now saying 'I get this!'" Kennedy points out that for the first time these students are able to complete book reports.

According to Maurice, 'Getting a book is no longer a punishment" for these students. He added, "It helps our kids get rid of the phobia of being afraid of reading." Kennedy notes that the students now want to bring books home and share their new skill with their parents.

In Graham's class the students using the audio texts are side by side with the students without print disabilities. She notes, "There's no stigma at all. They're part of the group and getting the same content."

And all rave about the support provided by Roberts-Hansel. At first the teachers were afraid to ask for too much, but as Kennedy put it, “Everything has been given to us so quickly,” that they have increased their requests.

The teachers are making sure that other teachers in Trenton know that RFB&D is available for students who need it. They are also making sure that their current students have the service added to their IEPs so the audiobooks follow them throughout their career.

The "Classroom Close-up" aired in February and can be accessed from the unit's Web site: www.rfbdnj.org.

The New Jersey Unit thanks Principal Marc Maurice and the teachers and students of Franklin Elementary for allowing NJN to document their achievements. It would also like to thank “Classroom Closeup NJ” producer Wanda Swanson for recognizing the importance of this story.

photo caption: The "Classroom Close-up NJ" crew records Paula Roberts-Hansel consulting with Trenton teachers Peggy Kennedy and Cathy Little

The Unit Assists NJ Colleges With Assistive Technology

What happens to New Jersey students with dyslexia or a visual impairment once they graduate from high school? The students no longer have Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) to make sure they receive the assistance they need to succeed. That's where the Adaptive Technology Center for New Jersey Colleges at the College of New Jersey can help.

The Adaptive Technology Center disseminates information on assistive technology, operates an adaptive technology lending program for students with disabilities and New Jersey colleges and universities, and provides training to faculty and staff at those institutions.

New Jersey Unit Educational Outreach Center Director Chris Ranaghan reached out to Dr. Amy Dell, the Director of the Adaptive Technology Center to find out how the unit could better serve the state's colleges and universities. Ranaghan admits that at first, "Dr. Dell was very skeptical about us. She knew about us, but didn't think we would be able to supply the audiobooks and equipment needed."

But soon Dell was impressed by the level of commitment the Educational Outreach Center staff had to work with the Adaptive Technology Center. Dell is "recommending RFB&D to schools and students based on that commitment."

Dell and the Technology Center's lending project coordinator, Tammy Cordwell, came to the unit to see how volunteers were creating the audiobooks they needed, including Dell's own Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities, written with Deborah Newton and Jerry Petroff.

Assistance from the Adaptive Technology Center is crucial for individuals transitioning from high school to college because the students are expected to take more responsibility. They must seek assistance themselves and according to Cordwell, many "don't self-identify until they start to fail."

For more information about the Adaptive Technology Center, visit http://adaptivetech.tcnj.edu.

Photo captions:

New Jersey Unit Production Director Michelle Ioselevich shows Dr. Amy Dell and Tammy Cordwell how RFB&D's audio textbooks correspond to the original printed text.

with volunteer Jeff Kaplan, Dr. Amy Dell, Tammy Cordwell and Educational Outreach Director Chris Ranaghan. Kaplan donated funds toward a two year RFB&D membership for the Adaptive Technology Center. His gift will help college students with print disabilities across New Jersey.

Welcome to the Board

The New Jersey Unit recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors.

Mark S. Sherman of Kendall Park and Andrew Kavulich of Shamong are RFB&D dads. Sherman is Senior Vice President-Wealth Management for Smith Barney in New Brunswick and has been an RFB&D advocate and worked with the Educational Outreach Center. Kavulich has pledged to help spread awareness about the unit's work in South Jersey. He has backgrounds in sales and art and has illustrated a children's book called Stitch's Story.

Mary K. Brown of Princeton has spent time in the studio recording Economics texts. She brings vast marketing and communications experience in both traditional and new media, most recently with Schering-Plough Research Institute, as well as a background in elementary education.

Princeton? Duke? Georgetown?
Only Good Choices Thanks to RFB&D

SaraBeth Clark has a choice to make. The senior at Blair Academy has to decide whether she wants to attend Georgetown, Duke or Princeton on a rowing scholarship this fall. It's a decision she can't imagine having to make without the efforts of RFB&D volunteers.

SaraBeth is quick to explain that athletic scholarships now require more academic achievement than many think. She had to prove through transcripts and test scores that she is academically qualified to attend those schools and believes her "grades would not be where they are' without RFB&D.

Before being diagnosed with dyslexia, SaraBeth could rarely get through a reading assignment. She would have her mother read to her or "trade cheese fries" for classmates' notes. Now she reads along with a recording or learns through listening while on her indoor rowing trainer called an ergometer.

She has seen a change in people's attitude toward audio books since she began using RFB&D's audio textbooks in middle school. What used to be viewed as "weird" by her classmates is now accepted. Several of those classmates are now RFB&D members themselves and others who aren't dyslexic pay to download commercial recordings of their literature assignments.

Since SaraBeth plans on majoring in biomedical engineering, she knows much of the material she needs will never be recorded commercially and is "so grateful for the generosity of volunteers taking the time" to give their talents to help others.

One of those SaraBeth finds so "unselfish" is her aunt. Inspired by the impact RFB&D has had on her niece, Kate Terrell has volunteered at the New Jersey Unit since 2003.

Photo caption:

SaraBeth Clark with her uncle, Record-A-Thon celebrity reader A. Michael Lipper and her twin brother Andrew

RFB&D Volunteer Gwen Southgate Brings Coin Street Home For RFB&D Members

A young girl and her brothers and sisters are up on a stage. They hope the family they are "auctioned" to is kind. This is not the story of pre-Civil War Louisiana; it's the story of New Jersey Unit volunteer Gwen Southgate's youth in England during World War II.

Her memoir of that time, Coin Street Chronicles: London's Vanished Old South Bank Area, has recently been published. She began thinking about writing it when she realized her children knew nothing about her childhood. She says, "from there it took a life of its own."

Gwen emigrated to the U.S. and taught Physics, Chemistry and "miscellaneous science" for 21 years at Highland Park High School. When she retired she wanted to do something to help people who are visually impaired because her mother was legally blind for the last five years of her life and enjoyed hearing her local newspaper recorded for her in England. Gwen looked around and found RFB&D in 1992. She has been recording physics, electronics and math books ever since.

She hopes her book gives the reader, "a picture of a place and time that's different from what they know. "That time included being evacuated from London during the bombings to the homes of total strangers in the country. RFB&D members will be able to share that picture after Gwen records Coin Street Chronicles during April's Record-A-Thon.

Photo caption:

Gwen Southgate records an Electronics text. Soon she'll be recording her own memoir.

Charitable Giving is Even More Important During an Economic Downturn
Creative Ways to Give to Support RFB&D

For some, charitable giving might seem like the easiest (and first) expense to eliminate during an economic downturn. But giving is even more important this year. Donors have requested information on ways to support us during challenging economic times.

Here are a few ways to give now:

1) Consider a donation of stock that has gained in value. You avoid taxes on your capital gains, and you get to deduct the full market value of your donation. Do not donate securities that have declined in value, because you give up the tax benefits of selling them at a loss. A better strategy is to sell your declined value securities and donate the proceeds to charity.

2) If you are 701/2 or older, consider making charitable contributions directly from your individual retirement account. This tax break, which Congress recently extended through 2009, allows seniors to take tax-free withdrawals from their IRAs, as long as the money goes directly to a qualified charity. The contributions aren't deductible, but the money wont be included in your taxable income for the year. This could be particularly useful for retirees who have paid off their mortgages and don't have enough deductions to itemize. Giving away money that would otherwise be taxed is kind of a back door way to get a deduction.

3) Make honor or memorial gifts – Instead of purchasing gifts or sending flowers for a special occasion – consider making a charitable donation to RFB&D to mark the special occasion – birthdays, anniversaries, births, memorials.

4) Set your unwanted jewelry free and transform it into cash – Submit your dusty jewelry to Red Swan and the proceeds are donated in your name directly to RFB&D. See the Red Swan article featured in this newsletter for more details.

5) Work Your Network – Don't be shy. Spread the word about your interest in supporting RFB&D. You will be surprised at how many people will want to help out. Sign up to be a Table Host for this Fall’s RFB&D Learning Through Listening Breakfast. Invite up to 10 of your friends, family members or associates to join you for complimentary breakfast while listening to RFB&D success stories. Details about this event will follow shortly.

There has never been a more important time to support RFB&D. Contact the development office at 609-651-8574 for information on these and other ways to support RFB&D.

2008 Annual Report
Gifts and Donations

July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008

The New Jersey Unit board, staff, and members thank you for sharing our vision for all people to have equal access to the printed word.

In Kind Gifts:
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Boyd
Delta's Restaurant
Edgewood Village Market t/a McCaffrey's Market
Ms. Jessamyn M. Falcone
Ms. Karen Frezza
Mr. Tony Gruenewald
Ms. Carla R. Hampton
Ms. Gowri Karnum
Ms. Pattie Lamb and Mr. John Moore
Ms. Elizabeth Lynch
Nassau Inn
Obal Garden Center
Outback Steakhouse of Hamilton, NJ
Mrs. Raleigh Rigler
Dr. and Ms. Sandra Shapiro
ShopRite Market
Sodexo/Taylor Mill Road Cafe
Wegman’s Market of Princeton, NJ
Whole Food Markets

Matching Gifts:
ACE INA Foundation
BearingPoint Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Chubb & Son
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation US Matching Gifts Program
ExxonMobil Foundation,
Cultural Matching Gift Program
ExxonMobil Foundation, Mobil Retiree Matching Gift Programs
ExxonMobil Foundation, Volunteer Involvement Program
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies-Matching Gifts
McGraw-Hill Companies Employee Giving Campaign
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Merck Partnership for Giving
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., Matching Gift Program
Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Matching Gifts
Time Warner Employee Grants Program

Bequests & Trusts
Ruth W. Alampi
Sylvia E. Barr Trust
Estate of Jean C. Becket
Estate of David Mathey
Estate of Dorothy Quinn
Estate of Miriam Rosengarten
Michael V. Sheats Trust
Estate of Elizabeth A. Wood

Gifts
More than $50,000:
Ms. Catherine D. Brown
Harbourton Foundation

$25,000-$49,999:
Concordia Foundation

$10,000–$24,999:
Avaya
Comcast Foundation
Lydia Collins deForest Charitable Trust
Mr. Geoffrey D. Green
LUKOIL Pan Americas, LLC
Curtis W. McGraw Foundation
Mrs. and Dr. Kenneth M. Young

$5,000–$9,999:
Caliper Management
Mrs. Barbara Chancellor
Chubb & Son
Educational Testing Service
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Faigen
Mr. Fred A. Horowitz
Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson and Mr. Douglas F. Bushnell
PNC Wealth Management
Jacob L. Reiss Foundation
Fred C. Rummel Foundation
Turrell Fund
Union Foundation

$1,000–$4,999:
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Barry
Mr. and Mrs. David Belanger
Bloomberg, L.P.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Brown
Cambridge School
CB VAT America LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Celestin, Jr.
Mrs. Victory Van Dyck Chase
Chester Lions Club
Mr. and Ms. John Clarke
Mr. Stuart Clarke
Ms. Miriam G. Desteno
Dow Jones Foundation
Dunellen Lions Club
Dr. Joanne Elliott
Felton, Wong, Wong and Reynolds, PA
Mrs. Alison J. Flemer
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome K. Freedman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Gibson
Mr. Bruce M. Gilbertson
The Glenmede Trust Company of New Jersey
Glenview Capital Management, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Grant
Mrs. Madolyn Greve
Ms. Margaret Griffin
The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation of the PACF
Mrs. Wanda L. Hamming
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Harper
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Hastings
Hightstown-East Windsor Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hillas
Mr. Mark Horowitz & Ms. Jennifer Koen
Mr. Winston Kirton
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton H. Laughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Milton I. Levin
Howard Irene Levine Charitable Trust
Mrs. Mary D. Lindsay
The Lipper Family Charitable Foundation
MB Charity Fundraising LLC
Magyar Bank Charitable Foundation
Mr. Joseph C. Maida
Mr. James L. Mersfelder
Micro Stamping Corporation
The Max Minsky Florence Minsky Goldstein Family Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric GIFT Committee
Dr. Mari Molenaar
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Moore
Martha L.A. Norris Foundation
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
The Roger and Joyce Nussbaum Foundation
PNC Bank Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Ms. Lisa Paszkowski and Mr. Joseph Aboukhalil
Mr. Jim Peters
Mr. Joseph Plotnick
The Princeton Braillists
Princeton University Press
Ms. Rose Marie Proietti
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Regan
Mr. and Mrs. Nat C. Robertson
The Sage Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Scheide
Lillian Pitkin Schenck Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Shapiro
Mr. Jaishankar Sivaraman
South Brunswick Lions Club
St. David The King RC Church
Summit Lions Foundation
Mr. and Ms. Christopher S. Tarr
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Townsend, Jr.
The Henry S. & Agnes M. Truzack Foundation
Mr. C. A. P. Von Hemert
Miss Eleanor V. Weld
West Windsor Township Lions
Ms. Catherine Wheeler
Mr. John J. Wise
Mr. Jerome Zollenberg

$500–$999:
Ms. Ruth W. Alampi
Anonymous (2)
Archi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Mr. Victor M. Bearg
Ms. Mary R. Bell
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Berkelhammer
Berlin Lions Club
Mr. Robert H. Birdsall
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bolster, Jr.
The Booth Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Broitman
Brother International Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chamberlin
Colts Neck Lions Club
Comegno Law Group, P.C.
Mr. S. Whitney Dickey
Mr. David S. Dodge
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth
Fairview Lions Club
Mrs. Pearl A. Feldmesser
Flemington Lions Club
Franklin Township Lions Club of Somerset County
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Gonsiorowski
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Gordon
Mr. Christian Hambach
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Harding
Ms. Mary I. Holowinsky
Mrs. Nancy L. Hume
Lincoln Park Lions Club
Dr. Shirley T. Jenks
Mr. Udon Ju
Mr. Peter C. Kauzmann
Mrs. Carroll K. King
Mr. Michael Kingston
Dr. Lois A. Kotkoskie
Medford Lakes Lions Club
Moorestown Lions Club
Ms. Lillian Mullen
Maxine Myers Philanthropic Fund of the JCF of Metro West
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J. Nagourney
North Plainfield Lions Club
Pemberton Township Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Plescia
Roma Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Sandeep Saksena
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Sanderson
Mr. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr.
Reverend Jean R. Smith and Mr. Peter T. Smith
Stevens & Lee
Telecompioneers Salem PAC Telcordia
Ten Thousand Villages
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Timmerman
Mr. Hendrik van Oss
VAT America, LP
West Essex Lions Club
West New York Leones Cubanos de
Hudson Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. F. Helmut Weymar

Up to 499.99:
Dr. and Mrs. Norman W. Atwater
Mr. Victor Auerbach
Mr. Eli Auster
Ms. Angeline F. Austin
Mr. John F. Bales
Bank of America
Mr. Glenn D. Bartle
Ms. Virginia W. Barton
Ms. Gayle Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Burton L. Bauman
Ms. Nancy Beck
Mrs. Wendy W. Benchley
Mr. Stuart L. Benoff
Dr. Tracy Benson
Mrs. Loretta Bercuk
Bergen Hispanic American Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Berger
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Berger
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bergman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berk
Berkeley Heights Lions Club
Mr. Gerald Berkowitz
Ms. Karen Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Berman
Ms. Julia Bernheim
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Besser
Ms. Janet R. Bickal
Mrs. Kathleen M. Bingeman
Mrs. Ruth H. Bogia
Ms. Geraldine L. Boone
Dr. and Mrs. William Bowen
Ms. Virginia L. Bower
Ms. Geraldine P. Bowers
Mr. Leo J. Boylan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bozik
Ms. Jane Brady
Mrs. Faith Brancato
Mrs. Phyllis B. Branin
Mrs. Mary Breslin
Ms. Clare I. Bretz
Lions Club of Brick Township
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Mrs. Barbara P. Broad
Mr. Henry S. Broad
Mr. Joseph D. Brockman
Ms. Sue H. Brody
Ms. Christine Brooks
Mr. Gerard Brophy
Ms. Barbara Brown
Mr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Brown
Mrs. Marion E. Bruschi
Mr. William C. Bruschi
Mrs. Christine C. Buchner
Ms. Marie D. Burger
Ms. Arlene M. Burstein
Margaret Burt Fund of the PACF
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Buttenheim
Mr. Michael Callahan
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Calvo
Mr. Richard Cancro
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Capati
Stuart Carothers Fund of the PACF
Lions Club of Cedar Grove
CentraState Medical Center
Ms. Harriet R. Chase
Ms. Karen Checchio
Mr. Robert Checchio & Ms. Linda H. Jadach
Mr. Thomas A. Chepiga
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Chun
Mr. Anthony W. Clark
Mr. Kenn E. Clark
Cleanest Office Environment, Inc.
Clearinghouse Enterprises, Inc.
Clifton Lions Club
Ms. Judith Cohen
Ms. Carin M. Companick
Ms. Elizabeth Conaway
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Conley
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Connell
Mr. Lawrence S. Cooley
Ms. Kathryn Copenhaver
Mr. Douglas L. Corlette
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Corwin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cowan
Mrs. and Mr. Robert E. Cowen
Ms. Frances B. Craig
Cranbury Lions Club
Ms. Michele R. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Crews
Mr. Harold Cymes
D.O.C. Optics Corporation
Mrs. Marie-Helen Davies
Mr. and Mrs. William DeBuvitz
Mrs. Fatimah Deffaa
Mr. Richard F. DeGregory
Ms. Michele Dellavalle
Ms. Bonnie DeMayo-Zoller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Demers
Mrs. Roslyn Denard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Dennison
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, Jr.
Mrs. and Mr. Michael Dickman
Mr. Nicholas Ditta
Ms. Flora Dituri
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira R. Dolich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Donohue, Jr.
Ms. Patricia A. Donohue
Ms. Barbara Dorish
Mr. and Mrs. William Dorish
Dr. Lynn C. Douglass
Mr. Adam Dubov
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Duncan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timmy Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Easter
Mr. Lewis B. Eastmead
Mr. and Ms. Frank A. Eckert
Edison Literary Review
Mrs. Patricia A. Einbond
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Einhorn
Mrs. Brooks Emeny
Mr. and Mrs. Allen I. Endlich
Ms. Marion G. Epstein
Mr. Joe Ercolino
Mr. Peter E. B. Erdman
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Ertel
Escuti Family Fund of the Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Esman
Ms. Primina Evans
Ms. Cordelia C. Everett
Ms. Daria Ewanik
ExxonMobil Foundation
Ms. Alexa Faigen
Ms. Jessamyn M. Falcone
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Feinberg
Mr. Bill Feldman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Finley, Ph.D.
Mr. Edward J. Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Finzi
Mrs. Barbara Fishman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Fissel
Ms. Mary Fitting
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Flager
Mr. Richard Flamini
Mrs. Sarah Fliegel
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Floyd
Mr. and Ms. Robert D. Fluss
Mr. Martin Fogel
Mr. Vincent P. Frascella
Freehold Township Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Frezza
Ms. Ruth Friedlander
Phyl Friedman
Mr. Richard Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Friedmann
Mr. Martin Furman
Mrs. and Mr. Lloyd Gardner
Ms. Mary Garrett
Mr. William N. Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon A. Gasior
GE Foundation
Mr. Jules Geftic
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Gibson
Ms. Janice F. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gilpin
Mrs. Frieda M. Gilvarg
Mr. Joseph A. Giordmaine
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan I. Gittleman
Ms. Linda Glasgal
Glassboro Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Glassman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glaz
Mr. David A. Goldfarb
Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Goldsmith
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Goldstein
Mrs. Molan C. Goldstein
Mr. Thaddeus Gora
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Granek
Mr. and Ms. Michael D. Grant
Leonard C. Green & Company, P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Greenbaum
Dr. Hinda F. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Greene
Ms. Stephanie Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Grey
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Griffin, Jr.
Mr. Henry R. F. Griffin
Mrs. Kathlyn Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith II
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bergen Groendyke
Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Groendyke
Ms. Carol Grokulsky
Mrs. Beth Gronet
Ms. Diane Grotz
Mr. Tony Gruenewald
Mr. Thomas Vogt and Ms. Gwen Guglielmi
Ms. Carmen Gulmac
Mrs. Jean M. Gunkel
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Gurk
Mr. Robert Gutman
Haddonfield Lions Club
Miss Grace M. Haher
Mr. and Dr. Emerson R. Hall
Ms. Lavinia E. Hall
Mrs. Winifred T. Hall
Ms. Elyse Halloran
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Halpern
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hammell
Hammonton Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanawalt
Ms. Kathleen A. Hangey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hankinson
Professor and Mrs. William Happer
Mr. Eugene M. Haring
Ms. Susan Hartmann
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel H. Hartshorne
Mr. and Mrs. David Hauge
Ms. Suzanne A. Hecht 7
Mrs. Lucille C. Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Henkel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herman
Dr. Marjorie R. Heyman
The Hidden Pond Foundation
Highland Park Phil-Am Lions Club
Ms. Barbara Hillhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hirsch
Mr. Harold Hochstadt
Mr. L. Richard Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Hollenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hollender
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln S. Hollister
Ms. Angela Holman
Mr. and Mrs. John M. L. Holman
Mrs. and Mr. Joseph Homoki
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Honn
Hopewell Valley Lions Club
Howell Township Lions Club
Ms. Camy Hrankowski
Mr. Gilbert Hunt
Hunterdon Hills Lions Club
iGive.com Holdings, LLC
In Good Hands Chiropractic Center
Ms. Michelle Ioselevich
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Jaffin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson
Ms. Heidi P. Jamieson
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Jeris
Jersey Shore Women’s Club, Inc.
Mrs. Barbara L. Johnson
Mr. David W. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston
Mrs. Frances L. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Jones
Mrs. Carol Kagay
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Kaplan
Mr. William Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Katen
Ms. Beth Kayros
Mr. Brian Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kemly
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Kerlin
Ms. Jane E. Kessler
Mr. and Ms. James M. Kifuthu
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kilgore
Ms. Lori Klein
Mr. Richard F. Koch
Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Kohler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kollmar
Ms. Linda A. Kotkoskie
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kotkoskie
Mr. James Koutros
Mr. John S. Kuhlthau
Mrs. Eleanor W. Kuser
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kuser
Ms. Rebecca Kutcher
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C. Lahn
Lakehurst-Manchester Lions Club
Ms. Kathryn W. Lamb
Ms. Pattie Lamb and Mr. John Moore
Landau’s
Mindy S. Langer
Ms. Judith Morgan Lanza
Mr. Carl Lappke
Mr. Keith Latimer
Laurel Springs Lions Club
Ms. Lois Laverty
Mrs. Doris B. Law
Katharine A. Lawrence
Mr. Bernard J. Lechner
Ms. Karen A. Lee
Mr. Maurice D. Lee, Jr.
Mr. Ronald P. Leichliter
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Lepore, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Levin
Ms. Joan R. Levin
Ms. Anne C. Levy
Ms. Judy Levy
Mr. and Mrs. S. Jay Levy
Mr. John Lewis
Lexington Wealth Management, Inc.
Mr. George N. Lindsay, Jr.
Lions District 16E Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Lipsius
Ms. Alison Litecky
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Litecky
Mr. Samuel A. Livingston
Ms. Bonnie M. Long
The Losam Fund
Ms. Mary L. Woodbridge Lott
Dr. Barbara Louis
Ms. Jane W. Low
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Luciano
Mrs. and Mr. John E. Luke
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lundy
Mr. and Mrs. James Lunny
Mrs. Pamela Machold
Mrs. Nancy Weiss Malkiel
Ms. Nancy Mallciel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Mann
Maple Shade Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Marlowe
Ms. Meredith M. Martin
Mrs. and Mr. Jim Marzano
Mrs. and Mr. Henry F. Maso
Mr. John Masternick
Ms. Maureen Matula
Mr. James H. Mayer
Ms. Regina Mayer
Ms. Carol McCarthy
Mr. William P. McCooe
Mr. and Mrs. James R. McCredie
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. McDonald
Mrs. Dorothe R. McGowan
Ms. Ellen M. McGrath
McGraw-Hill Companies
Ms. Mariann M. McKee
Ms. Frances M. McKenna
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Medwin
Medford Township Lions Club
Mercerville Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Messineo
Metuchen Lions Club
Metuchen-Metro Lions Club
Mrs. Marion Mezzetti
James J. Millar
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Miller
Mrs. Roberta E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Millman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mirande III
Mrs. Marilyn Miron
Mr. and Mrs. Toshio Misawa
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mischell
Ms. Leslie A. Mitchell
Dr. Karen D. Mittleman
Dr. Robin E. Mockenhaupt
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Moffett
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Monastersky
Ms. Jill Montanari
Mr. William L. Montwid
Morgan Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. A. Perry Morgan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl F. Morrison
Mrs. Louise J. Morse
Ms. Helen Moses
Mr. and Mrs. John Moses
Ms. Rhoda Moses
Ms. Donna R. Munde
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Murphy
Ms. Evelyn C. Murphy
Mrs. Dorothy L. Myers
Dr. Edith D. Neimark
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Nenno
Dr. Erna Neuse
Newton Lions Club
Northeast Systems, Inc.
Jane Nowakowski
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O'Connell
Mrs. Ann O'Hara
Mr. and Mrs. John O'Hara
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Okhotnikoff
Old Tappan Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Olson
Mr. Craig N. Oren
Ms. Judi Keiler Ornoff
Ms. Arlene M. Pace
Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin A. Pakradooni
Palmyra-Riverton-Cinnaminson Lions Club
Mr. Stephen H. Paneyko
Ms. Michelle Parisi
Mr. Randy Parker
Ms. Sherryl Pascal
Ms. Cheryl Pate
Mr. John E. Patrick
Ms. and Mr. Ashok Pawar
Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant B. Pell
Pemberton Township Lions Club
Pennington Quality Market
Ms. Gabriella P.D. Pennock
Mrs. Frances Perlman
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Perlman
Ms. Catherine A. Peters
Mrs. Landon Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Pinch
Mr. George W. Pitcher
Mr. Robert S. V. Platten
Mr. and Mrs. Jack I. Plittman
Mrs. Mary K. Podlecki
Ms. Joyce L. Poff
Mr. Gregory Polgar
Mr. Melvin Polisher
Ms. Mary Ann Polizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Popino
Ms. Rose-Mary Popino
Ms. Felicia Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prigge
Princeton Junction Engineering, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Prontnicki
Prudential Financial
Prudential Foundation
Mr. Brock Putnam
Ms. Kathleen Quinn
Ms. Victoria Quinn
Mrs. Sandra I. Rabinowitz
Mrs. and Mr. Chet S. Ragavan
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rau
Readington Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Rich
Ridgefield Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Riefler
Ms. Cathy Rife
Mrs. Raleigh Rigler
Mr. and Mrs. Tobias D. Robison
Ms. Emily J. Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roesler
Mr. and Mrs. Max Roesler
Mrs. Edith S. Rose
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Rose
Mrs. Naomi L. Rose
Ms. Marilyn I. Rosine
Ms. Lynette M. Ross
Ms. Stacey Rossley
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rosso
Dr. Robin T. Roth and Mr. Heinz D. Roth
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Rothberg
Ms. Cindi J. Rubin
Mr. Bernard Rudin
Mr. John F. Ruffle
Mr. James H. Rushmore
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Russikoff
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Sabin
Sacks Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Salfi
Ms. Linda J. Salmon
Dr. and Mrs. Arlen R. Salthouse
Mrs. Arline San Antonio
Ms. Eleanor W. Sandford
Mr. Leonard E. Satz
Mr. Daniel D. Saunders
Sayreville Lions Club
Ms. Ellen P. Scanlan
Ms. Jessica Scannell
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Scheiner
Mr. Mark Schenkman
Ms. Ellen Schilling
Ms. Barbara G. Schoenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schonewald
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schwartz
Scotch Plains Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Scribner
Mr. Gerald P. Seid
Mrs. Casey Sheldon Seidenberg
Mr. Michael C. Serraino
Mrs. Dorothy J. Seymour
Ms. Amy E. Shakun
Ms. Rachel J. Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shedler
Mrs. Patricia A. Sheerin
Mr. Andrew M. Sheldon
Ms. Elizabeth J. Sherer
Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Sherman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Sherman
Mr. Jonathan Shimshoni
Mr. Albert L. Shostack
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Shull
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Shultes
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sienkiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Skalinski
8 Mr. Louis Slanina
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Smoyer
Mrs. Johanna B. Snedeker
South Plainfield Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Southgate
Mr. David Southwick
Mrs. Joann Sparks
Mrs. Doreen C. Spitzer
Mrs. Tatiana Staloff
Mr. Scott Stamp
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Stange
Mr. Thomas M. Stark
Mr. Austin C. Starkey, Jr.
Mr. Steven R. Stein
Ms. Janet Stern
Mrs. Marian E. Sternkopf
Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc.
George P. Stickeler
Mrs. Judith Stier
Ms. Hazel S. Stix
Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Stodiek
Ms. Barbara Stoebenau
Stone’s Throw - Creative Communications
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Strac
Mr. Harold Strickberger
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stromberg
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Sullivan
Mrs. Alice J. Suydam
Ms. Debra P. Swarts
TLP Climate Control Systems, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Tabell
Ms. Sheri Tanne
Mrs. Margaret E. Taplin
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Taylor
Mr. Constantine Tell
Mrs. Eleanor F. Thompson
Mr. Jay Tolman
Toms River Lions Club
Ms. Maria P.J. Tops
Tottenville HS English Department
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Traino
Mr. Alan Traub
Mr. Richard J. Traub
Ms. Susan S. Traub
Tri-State Human Resource Management Association
Dr. Hale F. Trotter
Mrs. Jean S. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tuska
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tuttle
Ms. Patricia Twitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Tyson
Ms. Caroline D. Underwood
United Way
United Way of Tri-State
Mrs. Vera H. Vacek
Dr. Carmen E. Valverde
Ms. Margaret M. Vansciver
Ms. Judi L. Vause
Mr. and Ms. Stephen D. Vause
Ventnor-Margate Lions Club
Verona Lions Club
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Vial
Mr. Brent Vine
Ms. Mildred F. Waale
Ms. Anita K. Warnet
Waldwick Lions Club
Mrs. Mary L. Wasserman
Wayne Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Webster
Dr. and Mrs. E. Royden Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin H. Weidling
Mr. John Weingart
Mr. Stephen H. Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weiss
Mrs. Vivian Welch
West Deptford Lions Club
West Long Branch Lions Club
Westmont Lions Club
WGBH Educational Foundation
Mr. Keith W. Wheelock
Mr. Alfred Duncan White
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitehead
White Horse Lions Club
Mrs. Gloria R. Whitten
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whitten, Sr.
Ms. Meta E. M. Wigger
Ms. Deborah Wilson
Dr. Elaine Wilson
Ms. Jessica Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Wislar
Ms. Ariana J. Wittke
Mrs. Mary R. Woodbridge
Mr. Richard C. Woodbridge
Mr. John L. Woodruff
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Woods, Jr.
Mrs. Jane C. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers Woolston
Mrs. Kuna R. Yankell
Ms. Donna Yefko
Ms. Monica Young
Mr. John D. Zahodnick
Mr. John S. Zazzu
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Zellers
Ms. Anne M. Zeman
Ms. Stephanie C. Zepka
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Zidd
Ms. Beverly Zimmerman
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Zipf

The New Jersey Unit and RFB&D members throughout the Garden State would like to extend a special thank you to The State of New Jersey for its continued support of our Educational Outreach effort.

New Jersey Unit volunteers:
• donated 27,654 hours
• recorded 9,751.8 hours of educational material
• and finished 424 audio textbooks
The New Jersey Unit Educational Outreach Center served:
• 520 Garden State schools
• 2,007 individual RFB&D members in New Jersey

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these gift lists. Please notify Grace P. Alparone, Director of Development, at 609-651-8564, if you note any discrepancies or have any questions.

Learning Through Listening® Plus Community Support Equals Honors for a Perth Amboy School

Edward J. Patten Elementary School in Perth Amboy is one of two New Jersey schools named Title I Distinguished Schools for the 2007 school year, based on its students' academic achievement and other factors. A part of Patten's success could be its embrace of RFB&D's Learning Through Listening program for its students with print disabilities.

Stacey Muschette is the Regional Provider who works with the Perth Amboy School District. She reports that every school in the district uses RFB&D's audio textbooks as a first choice for its students with print disabilities, even when more expensive commercial accommodations are available. The teachers and students find the RFB&D's recordings more versatile and easier to use than other methods of making printed text accessible.

Almost 90 percent of the district's students are Hispanic and many come from homes where English is not the first language. According to Muschette, for many of the younger students with print disabilities, RFB&D's audio texts are among the child's first exposure to English.

New Jersey Unit volunteers have recorded more than 70 texts needed by the district during the past year. Part of that recording was underwritten by a grant from Magyar Bank for educational programs for Middlesex or Somerset County residents.

RFB&D Participates in Read Across America

Photo caption:
Some schools want famous athletes and politicians to come to their schools for Read Across America. Trenton's Franklin Elementary School wanted their Miss Paula, State Regional Provider Paula Roberts-Hansel for their event. Paula (seated) preps for the honor with the help of the rest of the Educational Outreach Team.

The New Jersey Unit Thanks Its Super Heroes!

The New Jersey Unit celebrated its Super Heroes during the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held as Queenship of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Plainsboro. Those honored included: Joanne Elliott, Barbara Greene and May Okhotnikoff for their extraordinary efforts in the recording studio, Gay Rowe for her work with the Educational Outreach Center and Sheri Tanne for her help with financial development. Sandy Shapiro was honored for her studio work, assistance to the Educational Outreach Center and her remarkable service as the unit's Web site administrator. Photos by Terri Attridge.

Photo Captions:

YOU HAD TO VOLUNTEER AT LEAST 22 YEARS TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP OF SUPER HEROES! FROM LEFT: PETER WULFF, IRWIN GORDON, DOT MESSINEO, RAY OLSON, FRAN PERLMAN, VICTORY CHASE, NAOMI ROSE, PEG HASTINGS, NANCY AMICK (47 YEARS!), PHYLLIS BRANIN AND MARJORIE HEYMAN.

BARBARA GREENE (L.) IS ANOTHER MATH SUPER HERO. SHE PLANS HER NEXT CAPED CRUSADE
WITH FELLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON SUPER HEROES CHRIS BUCHNER AND DEBBYE CASTOLDI.

JOANNE ELLIOTT WAS HONORED FOR HER COUNTLESS HOURS OF SAYING THINGS LIKE “DELTA CAP I” FOR MATH STUDENTS.

ANDY FLAGER CELEBRATED 16 YEARS OF BEING A SUPER HERO WITH HIS WIFE RENEE.

MAY OKHOTNIKOFF DONATED 477 HOURS CHECKING RECORDED FILES FOR ACCURACY AND PREPARING BOOKS TO BE READ BY HER FELLOW SUPER HEROES.

YOU HAD TO VOLUNTEER AT LEAST 388 HOURS TO BE PART OF THIS PHOTO! FROM LEFT: PHYLLIS BRANIN, BETSEY BUTLER, BARBARA BROWN, DOT MESSINEO AND MAY OHKOTNIKOFF.

SHERI TANNE WAS HONORED FOR HER WORK HELPING THE UNIT RAISE MONEY. SHE ALSO FIGHTS FOR LAW & ORDER READING LEGAL TEXTS IN THE RECORDING STUDIO.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH DIRECTOR CHRIS RANAGHAN CONGRATULATES SANDY SHAPIRO.

Wanted

Your Unwanted Jewelry

Turn Your Unwanted Jewelry Into RFB&D Audio Textbooks!

It's not Alchemy - It's Easier!

Turn your knotted chains, mismatched earrings and unwanted jewelry into a donation to the New Jersey Unit!

Here's how:
• Pick up a free submission kit to support the New Jersey Unit when you visit the unit or order online at www.redswan.com
• Simply fill out the submission form and designate that your proceeds should go to RFB&D NJ Unit by checking the charity box and writing in our charity code #31
• Place your jewelry and submission form in Red Swan's self-sealing, postage-paid, insured submission kit and drop the box in the mail.
• Red Swan will send you a check stub notifying you of the amount that your jewelry was valued at and that a donation will be made to the New Jersey Unit in your name for that amount. You will have 10 days from the date on the check stub to contact Red Swan if you would prefer to have your jewelry returned. If so, your items are returned to you at no charge, no questions asked. If you do not reject their offer, a check will be cut after that 10 day period, to the New Jersey Unit as a donation from you.

Learn more at www.redswan.com or at the New Jersey Unit development office.

Donate Your Vehicle

Vehicle donation is an excellent way to give something back. Students with visual impairments, learning disabilities or physical disabilities throughout New Jersey will benefit greatly when you donate a car, truck, boat or recreational vehicle.

Call 1-866-941-GIVE (4483) to schedule your pick up.

Free towing
Tax deductible donation
Friendly Service
Prompt pick-up and receipt
Non-running vehicles accepted

Questions? Call Gretchen Orr at 609-651-8563.

New Jersey Unit
69 Mapleton Road
Princeton, NJ 08540-9614
Studio: 609-750-1830
Development: 609-651-8564
Educational Outreach Center: 609-750-0595
Toll Free: 1-877-4RFBDNJ
1-877-473-2365

Board of Directors

Officers
Fred A. Horowitz, Chair
Winston Kirton, Vice Chair
David R. Grant, Treasurer
James Peters, Secretary

Board Members
Edward Barry
Mary K. Brown
Debra Faigen
Bruce Gilbertson
Herb M. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Madolyn Nagley Greve
Andrew Kavulich
Keith Latimer
Joseph C. Maida
Janet Nagourney
Joseph W. Plotnick
Christopher S. Tarr
Mark S. Sherman

Staff
Administration
Stephanie Campbell, Executive Director
Grace Alparone, Director of Development
Gretchen Orr, Development Administrator

Educational Outreach Center
Christine Ranaghan, Director
Deborah Passafiume, Manager
Paula Hansel-Roberts, State Regional Provider
Stacey Muschette, State Regional Provider
Emily Sherman, Project Membership Coordinator

Studio
Michelle Ioselevich, Production Director
Terri Attridge, Assistant Production Director
Kate Benincasa, Assistant Production Director
Tony Gruenewald, Assistant Production Director/Communications Coordinator
Lauren Markley, Production Assistant
Ginny Mayer, Production Assistant
Judy Wilson-Smith, Production Assistant

Sandy Shapiro, Webmaster

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