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The Franklin County Boardof Development Disabilities hasa new leader. Helen Ninos waselected president of the board at itsorganizational meeting on January21st.

Appointed to the board by theFranklin County Commissioners in2006, she has previously served asVice-PresidentandChairwomanoftheHumanResourcesCommittee.

Ms.NinosisemployedastheChiefOperating Officer for Human Resources of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Anattorney,shepreviouslywasChief

ofStaffoftheColumbusCityAttorney’sOffice, and Chief Operating Officer for UnitedWayofCentralOhio.

Ms.NinosresidesinGahannawithherhusband,MichaelUnderwood,whoisalsoanattorney. Theyhave threechildren:Patrick,KatyandColleen.

Ms.Ninosisonlythefourthwomanto lead theboardsince itscreation in1967.

Other officers elected on January 21st are Dean Fadel, Vice-President,andGalenStover,Secretary.

Helen Ninos elected board president

Having completed 18 years withtheagencyanda totalof48yearsofpublic service, Frank New, FCBDD’sDirector of Planning, will retire at theendofthemonth.

“Ineverexpectedtoworkthislong,”hesaid.“I’mveryblessedthatIdid.”

“This is a very fine organization,” headded. “I’mgrateful tohavebeenassociatedwithit.”

Frank was familiar with FCBDDeven before coming to work for theagency in 1992. As an official with the Ohio Department of Education in the1970sand1980s,henoticedthat“onecountyboardsortofstoodoutinOhio.”

“Franklin County had it together,”he recalled. “If people were doinggoodthings,iftheywereonthecuttingedge,itwasinFranklinCounty.”

So he was “intrigued” when,after retiringasstateDirectorofSpecialEducation,hewasaskedby then FCBDD SuperintendentStevePleasnicktocomeaboard.

As Director of Planning,Frank’s duties have been wide-ranging and have includedoverseeing relations with theagency’s collaborative partners,strategic planning, coordinatingManaging for Results,emergencyplanningandspecialprojects. He also headed theannual Community Star Awardsprogram.

Asked to identify the mostnotablechangeduringhiscareer,he replied, “The expansion ofservices… it is amazing to seehowfarwe’vecome.”

Frank New to end epic career

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Askedtoidentifyhismostnotableachievement, Frank declined. “Inever got caught up in individualachievements. Everything that’shappenedisaresultofateameffort…alotofgreatpeopleworkingtogether.”

Superintendent Jed Morisoncommented: “Frank has made aninvaluable contribution to our agency.His experience, dedication andleadershipskillswereaperfectmatchforwhatweneeded.Hewillcertainlybemissed.”

Frankbeganpublicservicein1962asa teacher for theCincinnatiPublic

Schools.Hehadearnedabachelor’sdegree in secondary education fromThomas More College where hemajoredinEnglish,FrenchandLatin.

He joined the Ohio Departmentof Education in 1968 after earninga master’s degree in educationadministration from the Universityof Cincinnati. He led the Division ofSpecial Education during challengingtimes.

In 2007, he was honored asan Ohio Pioneer in Education bythe State Board of Education. ThenSuperintendentofPublicInstructionDr.Susan Tave Zelman described Frankas “a person whose name is almost

synonymouswithspecialeducationinOhio.”

Inretirement,Franklooksforwardtospending leisure timewithhiswifeLois, daughters Kristen and Karen,son-in-lawJay,grandsonMatthewandgranddaughters Stacey, Melissa andEmily.

He plans to complete somehousehold chores including buildingcabinetsforthelaundryroom.Hewillvisit Italy in May andAfrica “at somepoint.”

WewishFranktheverybestinhiswell-deservedretirement.

FCBDD Administration staffmember Jennifer Cunningham hasbeen named one of “20 OutstandingWomenYouShouldKnow”byWSNYradio(“Sunny95”).Acelebrationwasheld on January 29th at the PolarisHiltontohonorthewomen.

Jennifer’s achievements, asnoted on the station’s web site atwww.sunny95.com, include playinga leading role in the Stephen Kingmini-series Kingdom Hospital and

Jennifer Cunningham named ‘outstanding woman’

carrying the Olympic torch throughWorthington in 1996. She is alsoa past board member of the DownSyndromeAssociationofCentralOhioandaspeakeratlocaleventstoraiseawarenessaboutthesyndrome.SheisalsoactiveinSpecialOlympics.

Commenting on the recognition,Superintendent Jed Morison said,

“This is a great honor and very welldeserved.AllofusareveryproudofJennifer.”

DSACO to present free seminar Dr.MichaelHarpoldwillsharethelatest research regarding treatmentsaimed at improving learning, memoryand speech by those with Downsyndrome at the Fawcett Center,Mondayevening,February22nd.

The presentation, titled DownSyndrome Cognition Research

– Unprecedented Progress andPromising Therapeutic Strategies, issponsored by the Down SyndromeAssociationofCentralOhio(DSACO).

Dr. Harpold is Chief ExecutiveOfficer and Chair of the Scientific AdvisoryBoardoftheDownSyndromeResearchandTreatmentFoundation.

The seminar is free, but advanceregistrationisrequired.

For more information, please callDSACOat263-6020.

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TwoFCBDDdepartmentshaveanewhome. IntakeandMajor Unusual Incidents (MUI) staff have relocated to 1650WatermarkDriveinnorthwestColumbus.

ThemovetookplaceJanuary15th.Thusfar,thetransitionhasbeensmooth.

AccordingtoJackBeatty,DirectorofServiceCoordination,“The staff have done a terrific job handling all the details of movingwhilekeepingallservicesgoing.”

Thenewbuildingoffersseveraladvantagesovertheoldone.The offices are more spacious and modern. Free parking is abundant.Thelocationisnextto1600WatermarkDrive,whichwillsoonhouseFCBDD’sServiceCoordinationDepartment.

1650WatermarkDriveiseasilyreachedjustoffI-670attheGrandviewAvenueexit.

Intake, MUI offices move

ThenewMid-OhioFoodBankat3960BrookhamDriveinGroveCity.

Operation Feed to begin At last the Mid-Ohio Food Bankhas a building large enough for itsmission! The new headquarters areat3960BrookhamDriveinGroveCityjustoffI-71South.

To help fill the food bank, FCBDD will begin our Operation Feedcampaign on Monday, February 1st.ThecampaignwillcontinueuntilFriday,March6th.

The2009campaignraisedarecordamountofmeals(4.5million).FCBDDalso raised a record amount $25,277andover6,800poundsoffood.

The goal for 2010 is to provideenough food and dollars for 50,000meals.Withintheagency,departmentsandbuildingsarevyingforatravelingtrophy for overall winner. The

TransportationDepartmentsponsorsa‘GoldenCrockpot’awardandtheLivingSkillsCenters’created theirown ‘IronSkillet’award.

FCBDD’sAction Plan for 2010 was approvedbytheboardatitsregularmeetingonJanuary21st.TheplanhadbeenthesubjectofapublichearingonDecember7th.

PreparationoftheplanwasoverseenbyFrankNew,FCBDD’sDirectorofPlanning.Henotedtheplanoutlinesprojectedneeds,goalsandstrategiesforthecomingyear.Outcomemeasuresarealsoincluded.

Board OKs action plan

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Do you think the U.S. Censusdoesn’taffectyou?Well,thinkagain.

Data from the census, which isconducted every ten years, is usedto draw boundaries for congressionaldistricts, and to determine how todistribute more than $300 billion

Stand up and be countedin federal funds to states and localcommunities.

The 2010 Census Questionairewill be mailed to all U.S. householdsbeginning in March. The form willcontain only ten questions. Censusworkers will visit households that donotreturntheforms.

Please support this importanteffortbycompletingandreturningyourquestionnaire promptly. For moreinformation, please visit www.census.gov.

The2010FranklinCountySpecialOlympics Bowling Season kicked offJanuary13th.Withnearly200bowlersthisyear,thesportremainsextremelypopular among Special Olympicsathletes.

Withthehelpofstaffandvolunteers,the athletes are working to improvetheir bowling abilities and teamworkskillswhileexperiencingsomefriendlycompetitionalongtheway.

“Myfavoritepartaboutthebowlingteamisgettingthemedalsfordoingagoodjob. It just feelsawesome,”saidbowlerEvanIchrist,whohasbeenontheSpecialOlympicsbowlingteamforfive years.

Special Olympics bowlers are on a roll

Ray Dillon, who has also bowled for five years, said the best part aboutthesportgoesbeyondthecompetitiveaspect.

“I love coming here and meeting new people,” he said. “I alwaysmakenewfriendsalongtheway.”

BowlerspracticeonWednesdayorFridayafternoonsthroughmidMarch.They thenshowtheirskillsat theArea6meetonMarch20th.After that, the top bowlers from each area will go onto the sectionaltournamentApril17thwheretheywillcompetetoearnachancetogototheSummerGamesinJune.

Practice takes place at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace,locatedonForestHillsBlvd.inColumbus(offDublin-GranvilleRd).FormoreinformationonSpecialOlympicsortovolunteerormakeadonation,contact Ryan Phillips at 342-5984 or visit www.franklincountyflyers.blogspot.

BelowareKiyannaIngramandAngelaKinsvatter.

At left are Grant RichardsonandEvanIchrist.Pho-tosandstorybyMargaretStahl.

Notable achievements in the FCBDD community

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Good For YouCareer Milestones

The Down SyndromeAssociationofCentralOhiohonoredRyan Phillips, FCBDDSpecialOlympicsCoordinator,as its volunteer of the month forDecember. RyanorganizedasoccerclinicatCrewStadiumforchildrenwithDownsyndrome.

*************** Joe Edwards, FCBDD’s DirectorofPsychology,hasbeenappointedbytheOhioDepartmentofDevelopmentalDisabilities to its Behavior SupportAdvisoryCommittee.

*************** The stork has paid a returnvisit to Administration staff memberAmy Magginis and her husband Sean. Theyaretheproudparentsofa baby girl, Corynn, who was bornDecember28th,andhertwobigsisters.Congratulations!

It isn’t easy being green butFCBDD’sTransportation Departmentkeeps earning that distinction! Thedepartment was selected recently asoneofthetopfortyGovernmentGreenFleetAwardwinners.

*************** A tip of the hat goes to Jack Brownley and Cindy Massenelli ofAdministration for their fine work in organizingthe“FortheFUNofIt”staffbowling tournament. The fifth annual event was held at Columbus SquareBowlingPalaceonJanuary30th.

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ARC Industries East staff havedonated $400 to the American RedCross to help earthquake victims inHaiti. The fundswereraised throughabakesaleonJanuary15th.

25 years

Sharon Gow

Christine Lopez

Miguel Salas

20 years

Eric Dillon

15 years

Steven Scott

10 years

Sandra Hale

Christy Ramin

5 years

Keshawna Anderson

Dotti Ellingsworth

O'Bryant Oneal

Ruby Petrowski

Joanne Talerico

Michelle Wells

Kimberlee Westcamp

Eyvonne White

TheFCBDDcommunityextendsawarmwelcometoHelge Gehlhaar. He is aninternational professionalfrom Germany who isworking at ARC IndustriesSouth.

A participant in theColumbus InternationalProgram,HelgeliveswithahostfamilyinReynoldsburg.He expects to remain withARCSouthforfourmonths.

Helge is employedby Das Mosaik e.V., aresidential provider inBerlin.

“We are delightedto have Helge here andappreciate his willingnesstosharehistalentswithus,”saidKurtSmith,DirectorofARCIndustriesSouth.

Willkommen, Helge

HelgeGehlhaarandKurtSmith.

InformationabouttheFranklinCountyBoardofDevelopmentalDisabilities

isalwaysavailableontheinternetat:

www.fcbdd.org

TheFranklinCountyBoardofDevelopmentalDisabilitiesHelenNinosDeanFadel

GalenStoverLitoRamirezReneeStein

JeanWilliamsSuperintendentJedW.Morison

The Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities does not discriminate in employment or services on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, or handi-cap.

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February, 2010 9 Franklin County Residential Services Board of

Trusteesmeeting,1021CheckreinAve.,11a.m.

14 HappyValentine'sDay!

15 PresidentsDay-allcountyfacilitiesclosed.

17 ParentLeaguemeeting,2879JohnstownRd.,9:30a.m.

18 FCBDDHumanResourcesandFinanceCommitteemeetings,2879JohnstownRd.,4p.m.

18 FCBDDBoardmeeting,2879JohnstownRd.,5p.m.

22 ARCIndustriesBoardofTrusteesmeeting,FawcettCenter,11:30a.m.

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DSACO offersscholarships The Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio(DSACO)isofferingcollegescholarshipsto individualswithDownsyndromeand/ortheirfamilymemberswhoarepursuingcareers thatwill impact the livesof thosewithdisabilities.

ApplicationsaredueMarch31st,2010.

For an application and more details, please visitwww.dsaco.net.