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Our Board

Thanks to our board’s mission and vision, we just keep getting better! It is always a challenge for the State Coordinators for the Deaf (SCDs) in our 8 states to plan and implement the conference when it is their turn to host. Support varies but the SCDs are dedicated and work very hard to make each conference successful. Other SCDs share their experiences and try to help educate the new SCDs/hosting SCDs.

Ben Hollingsworth

State Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

ben.hollingsworth@rehab.alabama.gov

Alabama

256-274-4926 (Videophone)
334-467-9905 (Cell)

Cory Parker

General Manger 1; Deaf, Hard of Hearing & DeafBlind Services

cory.parker@vr.fldoe.org

Florida

850-298-8818 (Videophone)
828-582-3038 (Cell)

Ricky Alewine

Deaf Services Coordinator

ricky.alewine@gvs.ga.gov

Georgia

706-521-3121 (Videophone)
844-367-4872 (Phone)

Amanda Friend

SCD / Branch Manager, Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened Services

AmandaF.Friend@ky.gov

Kentucky

502-385-0701 (Videophone)
502-777-5955 (Cell)

Denee Smith

State Coordinator of Deaf Services / State Coordinator of Interpreting Services

desmith@mdrs.ms.gov

Mississippi

601-707-9160 (Videophone)
601-853-5309 (Voice)
601-941-1614 (Cell)

Laura Robison

Rehabilitation Program Specialist on Deafness and Communicative Disorders

laura.robison@dhhs.nc.gov

North Carolina

919-324-1500 (Videophone)
980-296-6755 (Office)
704-995-9824 (Cell)

Jerry Francis

Statewide Coordinator of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services

jfrancis@scvrd.net

South Carolina

803-403-8378 (Videophone)
803-896-0225 (Voice)
803-542-0467 (Cell)

Lisa Rimmell

Executive Director of Tennesse Council for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing

lisa.rimmell@tn.gov

Tennessee

865-214-6895 (Videophone)
865-403-1562 (Voice)
865-809-0905 (Cell)

Robyn Abernathy

Member At-Large/Treasurer

robyn.abernathy@rehab.alabama.gov

256-650-1706 (Voice)
256-690-1909 (Cell)

Marcia Kolvitz

Member At-Large/Secretary

mekolvitz@gmail.com

317-997-4273 (Cell)

Bedarius Bell

Board Member Emeritus

bedarius.bell@rehab.alabama.gov

334-322-1156 (Cell)