Advisory Committee Rachel Fuerer Brooke Neeb Sheri McFarlane Alice Walker Rick Conklin Board Members President Sarah Golladay Vice President Cheryl Tryon Treasurer George Krogh Secretary Michelle Zellar Trustees Dr. Cindy Statler Mary Jenerou Wendy McCluskey SPEAKS Welcomes Laurie Mold!! Laurie Mold joins SPEAKS Education as the Western/Central U.P. Parent Mentor. She will service Delta, Schoolcraft and Menominee Counties. Laurie recently relocated to the Escanaba Area from Toledo, OH where she worked as a Director for the Project D.O.C.C. (Delivery of Chronic Care) program at Toledo Children’s Hospital which utilized parents of children with special healthcare needs to act as teachers for residents and community partners about the realities and needs families share who care for children with chronic issues. Laurie also worked at United Way of Greater Toledo as an advocate providing information and assistance to people and families with disabilities. Laurie is a parent of two children, her oldest having high functioning autism/ADHD and youngest with a learning disability. Laurie has worked in the past as a parent mentor for the Arc of Lucas County and the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio. She also served on a number of disability related community committees, grants and workgroups in addition to being a Sibshop facilitator. She has a passion for education and resources and looks forward to providing trainings, networking, I & R as well as a number of social opportunities for the disability community in the U.P. She is excited to work with families, educators and community partners so please contact her at [email protected]or 906-420-8298 for assistance or to be added to her SPEAKS Education list- serv to learn about disability related trainings and opportunities in the area. November/December 2011 Please note that SPEAKS will be closed in observance of the holidays December 19th and will re-open January 3rd. We wish everyone the happiest and safest holiday!
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Advisory
Committee
Rachel Fuerer
Brooke Neeb
Sheri McFarlane
Alice Walker
Rick Conklin
Board
Members
President
Sarah
Golladay
Vice President
Cheryl Tryon
Treasurer
George Krogh
Secretary
Michelle Zellar
Trustees
Dr. Cindy Statler
Mary Jenerou
Wendy
McCluskey
SPEAKS Welcomes Laurie Mold!!
Laurie Mold joins SPEAKS Education as the Western/Central U.P. Parent
Mentor. She will service Delta, Schoolcraft and Menominee Counties. Laurie
recently relocated to the Escanaba Area from Toledo, OH where she worked
as a Director for the Project D.O.C.C. (Delivery of Chronic Care) program at
Toledo Children’s Hospital which utilized parents of children with special
healthcare needs to act as teachers for residents and community partners
about the realities and needs families share who
care for children with chronic issues. Laurie
also worked at United Way of Greater Toledo
as an advocate providing information and
assistance to people and families with
disabilities. Laurie is a parent of two children,
her oldest having high functioning
autism/ADHD and youngest with a learning
disability. Laurie has worked in the past as a
parent mentor for the Arc of Lucas County
and the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio.
She also served on a number of disability
related community committees, grants and
workgroups in addition to being a Sibshop
facilitator. She has a passion for education and
resources and looks forward to providing trainings, networking, I & R as well
as a number of social opportunities for the disability community in the U.P.
She is excited to work with families, educators and community partners so
Where is the snow? The Eastern Upper Peninsula is behind in snow fall, and I don’t think it has hurt anyone’s feelings as the roads are dry for traveling. Speaking of traveling, I have done enough of it lately and in December it looks no different. I get to go to Baraga next week and to Wilson this week. I look forward to seeing new and past faces the next 2 weeks.
I would like to welcome our new employee, Laurie Mold. In the Newsletter you can read her bio and see the picture of her handsome son Shamus. I feel she will bring great things not just to SPEAKS, but to the Delta, Schoolcraft and Menominee counties for families and professionals. Laurie comes with a lot of knowledge and experience. Laurie and I are looking for grants and funding/fund raisers for SPEAKS, so in the future we can possibly hire a few more people to cover the Upper Peninsula. Welcome aboard Laurie!
The State of Michigan has come out with the new and revised laws for Special Education. I plan to share the link with you after the State has its training in mid-December. I don’t see anything that is really shocking, but there are more details to some of the laws that have been in place for a long time. Once the state explains in detail the laws, I will pass it on in the January Newsletter.
As we just finished the Thanksgiving holiday, we are all blessed to have our families and friends, I am especially blessed to have the agencies that are SPEAKS Educations family. The last 3 years agencies that have collaborated with SPEAKS, and supported SPEAKS have become our family. Michigan Alliance for Families, Michigan Protection and Advocacy, Family to Family Health Services, The Arc of Michigan, Michigan Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education OSEP, the Intermediate School Districts across the Upper Peninsula, the ISD Parent Advisory Committee’s of the Upper Peninsula, The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the numerous schools, parents and of course students that we work with in the Upper Peninsula. SPEAKS has grown faster than we ever thought it would, the demand is just huge, and these agencies and people have supported and inspired the employees at SPEAKS and the board for the last 3 years. We are Thankful for your support and giving that has guided SPEAKS along the way.
Happy Holidays everyone and remember the office will be closed Dec 19th thru Jan 3, 2012! During the month of January I will be unavailable the 7th thru the 16. I will be available the 16-23 via phone, email or SKYPE only.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone!
Dorie France
SPEAKS Education has relocated to
downtown Newberry, Michigan. We are always
trying to increase the quality of the services we
provide and the new office space allows us to do
that. We now have 2 formal offices, 2 conference
rooms with a refreshment center in the middle,
and a web/television/audio training room. With
this space we are able to provide a proper setting
for trainings and parent support groups, privacy
for our clients when they visit, as well as a quiet
area to watch video trainings or webinars.
SPEAKS’ new address is 224 Newberry Ave,
Newberry, Mi. All of our previous contact
information has remained the same, and our
services have not changed.
Do you or someone you know have a child with disabilities that have oral sensory issues? Has the desire to chew, grind their teeth, spit, bite, or are constantly putting things in their mouths? Kid Companions has a great product specifically for this. The product is called Chewelery. These pieces are safe, bpa, phthalate, PVC, lead and latex free. Within the website is a blog for parents as well, allowing another great support group and resource for parents and educators. For more information, go to their website at http://kidcompanions.com/. The parent blog can be found at http://kidcompanions.com/blog.