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Staff Members

List of Staff Members

Heidi Adams

Adams, Heidi
Community Outreach Specialist
Masters of Arts, Communicative Disorders
Bachelors of Science, Communicative Disorders
hadams@rockfordcenter.org

Roberta Beidler

Beidler, Roberta
Communication Provider
ISAS III
EIPA

rbeidler@rockfordcenter.org

Denise Case
Case, Denise
Accountant
Bachelor of Arts Accounting and Business Administration
dcase@rockfordcenter.org
Marty Chandler

Chandler, Marty
Technology Specialist
Masters of Science in Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research with a concentration in Rehabilitation Counseling
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Rehabilitation
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 1994-2005
Deafblind Specialist, Northern Illinois University 1998

mchandler@rockfordcenter.org

April Conover Conover, April
Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Masters of Arts in Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Bachelors of Science in Sociology with a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
aconover@rockfordcenter.org
John Ghrist

Ghrist, John
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
Bachelor of Science in Communications/Continued Studies, Indiana University, 1997
Amateur Radio Operator
jghrist@rockfordcenter.org

Ann Gronlund

Gronlund, Ann
Communication Specialist
Interpreter Training Program Certificate, St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, St. Paul, MN
Bachelor of Science, Special Education Hearing Impaired/Elementary Education, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL
Associates in Science, Human Services, Sauk Valley College, Dixon, IL
Certificate of Interpreting, Registry of Interpreters for the DeafIllinois Interpreter Skills Assessment Screening, Interpreting -3, Transliterating - 3.
agronlund@rockfordcenter.org

Kendrick Howard

Howard, Kendrick
Maintenance / Driver

 

Ray Hughes Hughes, Ray
Director of Development
Masters of Education, Instructional Leadership, University of Illinois, Chicago
Bachelors of Science, Administration of Justice, Southern Illinois University

rhughes@rockfordcenter.org
Jones, Diane
President
Masters of Arts, Communicative Disorders
Bachelor of Science, Communicative Disorders

djones@rockfordcenter.org
Lorena Merrick Merrick, Lorena
Executive Administrative Assistant
lmerrick@rockfordcenter.org
Mary Messina Messina, Mary
Administrative Aide
mmessina@rockfordcenter.org
Mirabile, Anthony
Technology Specialist
Bachelors of Science in Information Technology

JAWS for Windows Script Development I
Computer Programming
COBOL Language Programming

amirabile@rockfordcenter.org
Mirabile, Shawna
Customer Service Coordinator
smirabile@rockfordcenter.org
Kathy Mueller
Mueller, Kathy
Captionist
C-Print Captionist
kmueller@rockfordcenter.org
Dr. David Powell

Powell, David
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology, School of Audiology, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Masters of Arts, Audiology, Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Arts, Speech & Hearing Science, Minor in Psychology, University of Iowa
dpowell@rockfordcenter.org

Robbins, Carol
Support Specialist
crobbins@rockfordcenter.org
Ruth Roldan Roldan, Ruth N. Acosta
Receptionist
rroldan@rockfordcenter.org
Russell, Jon
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Bachelor of Science in Biology

jrussell@rockfordcenter.org
Linda Setinc
Setinc, Linda
Development Administrative Aid
lsetinc@rockfordcenter.org
Susan Schwenk
Schwenk, Susan
Customer Service Associate
Bachelor of Science in Special Ed
sschwenk@rockfordcenter.org
Spinello, Matt
Driver
mspinello@rockfordcenter.org
Beth Sweeney Sweeney, Beth
Professional Services Coordinato
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Spanish
r
bsweeney@rockfordcenter.org
 

 

Gary Ven Rooy
Ven Rooy, Gary
Rehabilitation Instructor
Level 5 Interpreting & Transliterating with Interpreter Skills Assessment Screening
Orientation to Serving College Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Certificate, PEPNet
Institute on Deafness Certification from Northern Illinois University
The Human Eye Certificate from the Hadley School for the Blind
Professional Development for Employment Training Specialists Certificate from Helen Keller National Center

gvenrooy@rockfordcenter.org

NOTE: All staff members are certified in CPR & First Aid