HSDC Welcomes New Board Members

	Seattle, Washington – The Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center (HSDC) is pleased to announce that Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Rahim Sewani were recently elected to join the HSDC Board of Directors. Jointing Lay-Flurrie and Sewani on the Board of Directors is Neeraj Joshi, HSDC Board Fellow. All three new Board additions are employed by Microsoft: Neeraj Joshi is the Performance Lead, SQL Server, Jenny Lay-Flurrie is the Director of adCenter, and Rahim Sewani is a Software Design Engineer. Joining Mr. Joshi, Mrs. Lay-Flurrie, and Mr. Sewani on the Board are current members:

	Steve Atkins – HSDC Board President, Vice President, Product Integrity & Functional Excellence, The Boeing Company

	Maureen Burke – Attorney, Cairncross & Hempelmann

	Norman Guadagno – Marketing Strategist, Thinktone

	Lorilee Haggerty – Cost Analyst II, Starbucks Coffee Company

	Dave Hasslinger – HSDC Board Treasurer, Vice President, First Mutual Bank

	Bruce MacIntyre –Attorney, Perkins Coie LLP

	Roger Mauldin – Executive (Retired), The Boeing Company

	Jennifer Mechem – MBA Candidate, Foster School of Business, University of Washington

	Tony Neupert – HSDC Board Vice President & Secretary, Certified Public Accountant

	Laurie Rosen-Ritt – Community Volunteer, Deaf Educator, Speech Language Pathologist

	Pat Sheffels – Community Volunteer


	As a nonprofit agency serving thousands of individuals and families each year – through clinical services, therapy, education, advocacy and technology – the Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center strengthens community by promoting effective communication. HSDC’s vision is that all people realize their full communication potential, and achieves this by joining direct services with systemic change to create an inclusive and accessible community. Agency services span the life cycle from infants through seniors, and include Audiology & Hearing Aids, Speech, Language & Learning (Ned Behnke Speech Language Preschool and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Literacy Lab), Early Childhood Education (Parent-Infant Program and the Rosen Family Preschool), Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, and Assistive Listening and Signaling Technology.

	With offices in Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellingham, HSDC provides Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services to residents of thirteen counties across Western Washington who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or hard of hearing - through contracts with state Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) and with support from United Way. HSDC has been serving the Puget Sound area for over 70 years.