Announcing the new Board of Directors

KODAWest is proud to announce that we had our first Board of Directors meeting last Sunday. After four years of creating a non-profit organization, arranging numerous fundraisers, and planning countless events, we have finally convened with an honorable and respectable group of individuals who have wholeheartedly accepted our offer to serve on our first ever Board.

We welcome with pride: (in alphabetical order)

Mike Anderson
Educator, Sports Coach, & Community Outreach at CSDR, and Parent of KODAs

Deanne Bray
Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Educator, Literacy Advocate and Parent of KODA

Tina Jo Breindel
Member of DBC, DWU and CAC, CAL-Ed & GUAA Boards, Parent of a deaf child and KODA twins

Bill Greene
Parent of Deaf Teen, Founder of Sports Tutor and Greenelight Foundation

Charles Katz
Ph.D. in Deaf Studies/Deaf Education, Writer/Actor/Storyteller, Parent of KODAs

Joyce Linden
CODA, Associate Professor Emeritus-CSUN, Interpreter, Presenter, Consultant, Member of CODA, CAD, NAD, SCRID, RID

Francine Stern
CODA, Interpreter (Legal, Theatrical & Educational), Member of SCRID, RID, NAD, CODA

We look forward to an exciting future with KODAWest and our new Board.