Organizations Filed Purposes:
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RESOURCE CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS (THE CENTER) EMPOWERS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
TO EMPOWER DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
THE GENERAL PROGRAM CATEGORY CONSISTS OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE CENTER EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF LOSS OF COMMUNICATION, BOTH ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DEAFNESS OR HEARING LOSS AND ALL THOSE WITH WHOM THEY COME INTO CONTACT. IT ADVOCATES ACTIVELY FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPTING THE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE INTERACTIONS TAKE PLACE. NUMEROUS OTHER ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY OR THEIR FAMILIES ARE ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH USE OF FREE MEETING SPACE AND ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
VARIOUS SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AND CUE SPEECH TRANSLITERATION SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE INTERPRETING PROGRAM. THE INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLITERATORS HAVE A DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND SPECIALTIES THAT ALLOWS THEM TO INTERPRET IN VARIOUS TECHNICAL AREAS, SUCH AS LEGAL, MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, PRIVATE BUSINESS, FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SOCIAL SERVICE, PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION. THE PROCEEDS FROM THESE INTERPRETING AND TRANSLITERATION SERVICES ARE USED TO BENEFIT THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY. THE INTERPRETING PROGRAM HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS TO WHICH INTERPRETER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AND WORKS SOLELY WITH ONE LARGE ORGANIZATION - THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS NVRC PROVIDED PROGRAMS.
CELEBRATE COMMUNICATION IS THE CENTER'S PREMIER ANNUAL ONE-DAY OUTREACH EXPO FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEEN HELD ANNUALLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN A PHYSICAL SPACE, BUT THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, IT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY. ADMISSION IS FREE OF CHARGE AND FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH SPONSORSHIP FROM VDDHH, VIRGINIA RELAY AND FAIRFAX COUNTY. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH OR SERVE THEM. THE EXHIBITORS ARE A DIVERSE MIX OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND TO NETWORK WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HEARING LOSS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Eileen Mccartin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $24,231 |
| Brittany Morris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David A Jara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Boyd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Sterling | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Jeremy Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Staton | VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Barbara Silber | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Williams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Viall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pam Gannon | SECRETARY | 8 | $0 |
| Erik Nordlof | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristie Ketchum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Duarte | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Tom Dowling | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cristina Duarte-Goncalves | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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