Speaking Differently
An Organization for Persons with Disabilities
who Communicate in Different Ways

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF SPEAKING DIFF

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF SPEAKING DIFFERENTLY CORPERATION

Date: March 30, 2006
Place: Metro Hall
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm


Members Present: Anne Abbott, Nina Wright, Sarah Gibson

 

Regrets: Bern O’Keefe, Urszula May, Mabel Lam, Carmen Robitaille-Brown, Tony Diamanti, Verna Abbott, Perry Redlick, Aaron Shelbourne

 

 

This month's Board meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum. Although no business could be conducted, informal discussion took place on the following topics:

 

Broken Speech:

SG has been in contact with an organization interested in discussing hosting Broken Speech during Speech and Hearing Month (May). SG will put them in touch with Tony and David to discuss details.

 

ICE Conference:

NW mentioned that AA has been invited as keynote speaker. There is discussion of an art exhibit as part of the conference and an upcoming call for artists.

 

 

The dates of the upcoming 2005/2006 meetings are as follows:

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Thursday, June 15, 2006

 

Place: Metro Hall
Room: Meeting Room 313A (room subject to change)
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
 
Please contact us:
Members and other interested parties are invited to contact any member of
the executive council. Email addresses are below. Questions, comments, and your
experiences with AAC are all welcome. We would also be most pleased if you
were to submit letters or articles to Loud 'N Clear
(speakingdifferently@gmail.com)


Board of Directors and Officers of Speaking Differently:

President and Chairman of the Board: Anne Abbott

aabbottÆ@rogers.com

Vice-President and Member of the Board: Tony Diamanti

dan7@sprint.ca

Treasurer and Member of the Board: Bern O'Keefe

bernard.okeefe@sympatico.ca

Acting Secretary and Member of the Board: Sarah Gibson

sarah.green@utoronto.ca

Publicity Chair and Member of the Board: Mabel Lam

mabel.lam@utoronto.ca

Members of the Board:

 

·         Verna Abbott

 

·         Urszula May

u.may@utoronto.ca

·         Perry Redlick

 

·         Carmen Robitaille-Brown

carmen.brown@westpark.org

·         Aaron Shelbourne

 

·         Garth Foote

 

Editor of the Association: Pippa Wennberg

 

Assistant Editor: Nina Wright     

baneena72@yahoo.com

Web master: Paul Marshall

paulmarshall@cogeco.ca

 

 

SD Web Site:

www.speakingdifferently.org