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A New Role for Greg Livadas

December 14, 2007 · 1 Comment

Greg Livadas, the Democrat and Chronicle reporter who wrote about the deaf community for many years, has moved on to a new job.

But don’t worry, he will continue to make an impact in his new job as Director of Media Relations at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, where he will report directly to NTID CEO Alan Hurwitz.

Greg also owns High Hopes Balloon Co.

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… which offers a variety of balloon trips in the area, even on water.

Congratulations to Greg and may he enjoy many successful years in his new role as NTID’s spokesman.

Categories: D&C · RIT/NTID

Interpretek Featured in Today’s Paper

November 5, 2007 · No Comments

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The local interpreting firm Interpretek, in its first year as a Rochester Top 100 company, was featured in today’s Democrat and Chronicle.

The article, by Ana Fermin, consists of nine questions and answers with an Interpretek official who went unnamed in the online edition. The article discusses the company’s expansion into Florida and touches on Video Relay Services and Video Remote Interpreting, along with other topics.

Click HERE to see the full article.

Categories: D&C · Interpreting

Employers, Future Workers Connect at NTID Job Fair

October 27, 2007 · No Comments

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Categories: D&C · RIT/NTID

Former RSD Psychologist is Mom of the Week

October 13, 2007 · 1 Comment

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A former Rochester School for the Deaf employee has been named Mom of the Week by ROCmoms.com, part of the Democrat and Chronicle family.

Janine Sanger was a psychologist with RSD’s “FIRST” program, an in-school and at-home program that initiates beginning communication between a deaf child and hearing parents.

She is now the Chemical Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Webster school district and attends SUNY Brockport to work on a School Administrators Certificate.

Sanger’s brother, Greg Swartz, nominated her for Mom of the Week. She is now eligible for Mom of the Month and will be featured in RocMoms magazine.

Read more.

Categories: D&C · RSD

Newspaper Spotlights Local Deaf Community

October 2, 2007 · No Comments

The Democrat and Chronicle ran a feature article Saturday on the local deaf community, part of an ongoing series that explores various cultures in the Rochester community.

To read the article, click here.

What did you think of the article? Feel free to add your comments.

Categories: D&C