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Cliff is a native of Colorado and is the third generation of a deaf family. He is a 1986 graduate of Gallaudet University. Mr. Moers has been involved in many community organizations and has served on numerous committees, task forces, councils and boards, including 4 years as Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD) President. He is the founder of the Rocky Mountain Deaf School, a bilingual Jefferson County Charter School. Cliff has a diverse professional background including student services at University of Colorado at Boulder and coordination of auxiliary services at Communication Service for the Deaf/Sign Language Associates. He was also the employment specialist/consultant for the Center for People with Disabilities and Deaf-initely Possible Resources. Cliff has 4 adorable kids and a supportive wife, Julie.
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Cheri is a 1997 graduate of the Front Range Community College Interpreter Preparation Program. After graduation, she worked as a Job Coach/Interpreter for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and then as an Educational Interpreter for Douglas County Schools. Cheri also has a Bachelors degree in Business from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
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JoAnne Hirsch
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Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Coordinator
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JoAnne worked for Business Wire, a global commercial press release distribution service, in Los Angeles and Denver for more than 19 years. She counseled clients and prospects from public and private companies on press release editing, writing, financial disclosure, search engine optimization (SEO) and data analysis. She also created and coordinated all local events, inviting media on various topics that assisted the community, and represented the company at public relations and investor relations trade shows. Prior to this, JoAnne worked as a marketing assistant for LA Parent Magazine, a marketing assistant for California State University, Northridge and volunteered for various deaf and hard-of-hearing organizations, such as Tripod Open Caption Films and Deaf Arts Council. JoAnne holds Bachelors degrees in both Journalism and Deaf Studies from California State University, Northridge. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she and her husband moved to Colorado in 2003 and live in Highlands Ranch with their two Basset Hounds, Maggie and Hoss. |
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Timothy Chevalier
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Outreach Consultant for the Deaf Community
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Timothy resides in Highlands Ranch with his wife (sixth generation Deaf) and son. Timothy feels one of his greatest gifts from his parents was to have ASL as his first language. He serves as the Education and Training Specialist providing consultation and training on communication access for citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing to all levels of Colorado government, private not-for-profit organizations, and businesses. Timothy is currently working on his dissertation for a Doctorate degree in Administration of Adult and Higher Education Programs. Most recently, he worked in the same capacity for Postsecondary Education Programs network for a four-state region including Colorado. He has completed the four tiers of training by the Center on American Sign Language/English Bilingual Research (CAEBER), and worked as a mentor and seminar facilitator for CAEBER. He received his Masters of Science from McDaniel College in Teaching Interpretation. He has CSC, CI, and CT certifications from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and has worked as an interpreter practitioner and educator since 1975 (although he insists that the white hairs on his chin are actually platinum blonde). This background coupled with his experience as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf and as a Director for a University program for students who are deaf or hard of hearing makes him especially qualified to work with the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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Mandy Turner
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Legal Auxiliary Services Coordinator
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Mandy serves as the Auxiliary Services Coordinator in the Legal Auxiliary Services unit. Coordination of auxiliary services (interpreters and CART) for the Colorado State Courts is one of her primary job functions. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Metropolitan State College of Denver. After graduation, she worked as a Deputy Probation Officer in the 18th Judicial District for three years. She also has extensive experience working in the courts, jails, probation, and ongoing treatment sessions as a Deaf Interpreter. She was crowned Colorado Association of the Deaf’s Miss Deaf Colorado between 1987 and 1989. Mandy currently resides in Aurora with her husband and three children.
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Candice Alder
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Outreach Consultant for the Hard-of-Hearing Community
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Candice is an Outreach Consultant focusing on hard-of-hearing issues and resources. She began working for the Rocky Mountain Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center in 2002 as an ADA expert and trainer. She also interned at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB). Candice offers best practice solutions and compliance strategies that provide greater access for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. During her time with the ADA Center, Candice collaborated and contributed to several publications on effective communication, including several sign language posters. She also provided training to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities on their rights, while educating businesses and government agencies on their responsibilities under the ADA. In addition to providing training seminars on the ADA, Candice has worked in conjunction with several state, county and city government agencies on providing greater communication access through outreach, consultation and technical assistance efforts. |
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