Purpose
The Guam EHDI Advisory Committee is a subcommittee of the Guam Interagency Coordinating Council (GICC – Advisory Council to the Guam Early Intervention System, mandated under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004. The purpose of the Subcommittee is to advise and assist the implementation of the Guam EHDI Project in achieving its goals and objectives.
Members
The Guam EHDI Advisory Committee is comprised of key partnering agencies and families: Parents, DHH Advocates, GMHA, DPHSS, GDOE, Audiologists, and Guam EHDI Staff.
Name | Agency |
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Joyce Tejeresas | Parent, Chairperson |
Tina Aguon | DHH Advocate, Vice-Chairperson |
Myra Aguon | DHH Advocate |
Enrique Mesngon | DHH Advocate/Guam Department of Education Educator |
Ann Marie Cruz | Parent |
Trisha Suzuki | Parent |
Evelyn Topasna | Parent |
Pamela Sablan | RN – Guam Memorial Hospital Authority |
Frances Dela Cruz | RN - Guam Memorial Hospital Authority |
Valerie Meno, RNC | Guam Memorial Hospital Authority |
Margarita Gay, RN | Department of Public Health & Social Services |
Robert Leon Guerrero, MD | Pediatrician, DPHSS/FHP |
Cathy Tydingco | Guam Department of Education (GDOE), Division of Special Education, Part B & C |
David Zieber, AuD | GDOE, Division of Special Education, Part B DHH, Audiologist |
June De Leon | Guam CEDDERS, Guam EHDI Project Principal Investigator |
Pauline Camacho | Department of Public Health & Social Services, Preschool Development Grant Birth to 5 Project Coordinator |
The Subcommittee meets on a quarterly basis to ensure the goals, objectives, and activities are carried out. Members also provide strategies and recommendations for strengthening newborn hearing screening and intervention on Guam.
View meeting minutes below:
Guam EHDI Meeting Minutes/Presentation
Year | Month / Day | Name | Accessible PDF |
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2022 | February 4 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2021 | September 24 | Meeting Minutes | |
2021 | September 24 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2021 | March 26 | Meeting Minutes | |
2021 | March 26 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2020 | September 22 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2020 | September 22 | Meeting Minutes | |
2020 | February 25 | Meeting Minutes | |
2020 | February 25 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2019 | February 26 | Meeting Minutes | |
2019 | February 26 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2019 | August 20 | Meeting Minutes | |
2019 | August 20 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2018 | March 06 | Meeting Minutes | |
2018 | March 06 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2018 | August 22 | Meeting Minutes | |
2018 | August 22 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2017 | September 11 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2017 | September 11 | Meeting Minutes | |
2017 | March 14 | Presentation/Agenda | |
2017 | March 14 | Meeting Minutes |
Guam EHDI By-laws