BOARD PRIORITIES 

1. To Educate & promote the "Hearing Loop Initiative" that was established by the Board in 2008. 

3. To collaborate with other organizations to make Wisconsin a better place for hard of hearing people of all ages.

4. Continue to publish and distribute a quarterly newseltter via electronic mail, and in so doing, to establish an e-mail contact list that will reach more people.

5.To recruit members to the HLAA-WI Board of Trustees who are willing to work to keep HLAA viable in Wisconsin. Both hearing and hard of hearing members of HLAA are invited to apply for a Board position.

2011-2012 Recruits to the HLAA-WI

Board of Trustees

Val Hankes, Dan Canning,

Lisa Zovar & Chris Prust

President's Message 

FALL 2011

Summer 2011

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

NOTE: All Presdent's Message's are published in the HLAA-WI Quarterly Newseltters.

         2012 HLAA-WI       Board of Trustees

Dave Hankes, Val Hankes, MaryJane Griffin, Dan Canning, Deb Herzog, Lisa Zovar, Eloise Schwarz, Chris Prust. Missing: Jean Szabo & Caroline Ludka & Jackie Lewis.

Officers:

President:  Eloise Schwarz  Milwaukee eloise6376@wi.rr.com

Secretary: Jacqueline Lewis Rudolph  Lewisjp04@wctc.net

Treasurer: David Hankes Wausau dahank@charter.net

Jean Szabo   Milwaukee szaboshhh@yahoo.com

Caroline Ludka   Racine
carolinesumm@yahoo.com

Valerie Hankes  Wausau  dahank@charter.net

Chris Prust Oshkosh chrisp625@yahoo.com

Deb Herczog LaCrosse Area thrasherdeb@aol.com

Mary Jane Griffin Eau Claire mgriffinhlaa@gmail.com

Lisa Zovar Madison  lzovar@charter.net   

Non Board Positions

Newsletter Editor: Julie Olson Fox Cities Area  julieo@athenet.net

Webmaster: Julie Olson julieo@athenet.net

Liaison to The Wisconsin Office for Deaf & Hard of Hearing:

Carolyn Small  Eau Claire            carolyn.small@dhs.wi.gov



 Would You Like to be a Member of the HLAA-WI Board of Trustees?

Nominations are currently closed for 2012. Each year there are 2-4 openings on the Board. If you are interested in serving, please let us know. We will keep you informed of Board activities and open meetings.  You are encouraged to attend the meetings. And, you are encouraged to volunteer to sit on committees that are already established, or that will be needed as time passes. You do not need to be a Board member to serve on a committee.

The Board needs the following skill sets: organizational, pubic speaking, writing, accounting, legal experience, newsletter editing, website management, etc.

The HLAA-WI Board is a working  board. Two regular meetings are held each year in Stevens Point or at a location determined by the members of the Board.

Regular meetings are supplemented by online meetings 2-3 other times during the year. The majority of your commitment to HLAA will be via e-mail.

Any Wisconsin resident who is a member of the national HLAA organization, is eligible to apply. Please contact the Nominating Committee for information.