NEW TOD AND TVI STAFF

We are pleased to welcome a new teacher of the deaf (TOD) to our team. Eileen Brankatelli moved to Hudson with her family from Illinois. She comes to us with 16 years of experience, one year as an ESL teacher for Korean students in Seoul, S Korea; six years teaching deaf/hard of hearing students in a school for the deaf; and nine years as an itinerant TOD in Illinois. We now have six full time TODs and one part time on our team.

We are also very proud of our newest addition to the teachers of the visually impaired (TVI), Derek Cook. Derek came to us fresh out of the Ohio State University masters program as a cum laude graduate and recipient of the Presidential scholarship award. Last year was his first year with the ESC of Northeast Ohio and he has already distinguished himself as an excellent TVI and asset to our team. Eager to learn more, he completed coursework this summer for his orientation and mobility (O&M) certificate and is completing his practicum hours under our O&M teacher. We now have nine TVI and three O&M staff.

Dana Lambacher, ESC Special Education Supervisor dana.lambacher@escneo.org