Meeting Agenda– January 12, 2026 8PM

Call to Order: 8:00pm
Conflicts: None

Present: David, Abby, Kristina, Johnine, Julia, Kate, Sandra, Molly, Dixie
Absent: Gordon, Juli, Beth
​
Approval of November 2025 Minutes
Motioned - Molly
Seconded – Kristina
All in favor, motion carried.

TREASURER'S REPORT: - Abby Denis
Full report available to general membership upon request. Confirmed Tax forms
were submitted
Motioned – Kristina
Seconded - Kate
All in favor.


COMMITTEE UPDATES:
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive

Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)
I talked about PPDB at our recent PADBAC meeting. We received one new
member, Chris Westbrook. He is also a member of PADBAC and a self-advocate.

Jane Freeman renewed her membership.

Christ rec’d a welcome email, and Jane a thank you email for her renewal.
Who is currently the administrator for our email listserv? Is it still Patti?
I am going to look at the message that we send new members - and
perhaps get feedback from the team to see if you all recommend sprucing it
up in any manner.
Outreach Molly Black (Lead): Discussed planning spring events in each
region

Advocacy -
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby
OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS :
1. Assign Nomination Committee head- Kate and Kristina co-head w/Molly
2. Send thank you in May (JB)

GOOD OF THE ORDER:

ADJOURNED: 8:26pm

Respectfully Submitted,
Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary

 Meeting Agenda– September 8, 2025 8PM

Call to Order:  8:08 pm David Coffin, President
Conflicts: None

Present: David Coffin, Kate Ragona, Molly Black, Sandra Salerno, Gordon Boe, Dixie Stachnik, Johnine Bickauskus, Julia Murray, Abby Denis, Juli Baumgarner, Beth Foster
Excused Absence: 
Absent: Kristina Kezmarsky

Introduction and Presentation of DeafLead - Octavio Cuenca Maldonado

Approval of July 2025 Minutes  
Motioned -  Beth
Seconded – Molly

All in favor, motion carried. 

TREASURER'S REPORT:  - Abby Denis
Full report available to general membership upon request. Confirmed Tax forms were submitted

Motioned – Molly
Seconded - Kate
All in favor.

COMMITTEE UPDATES: 
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive

Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)

• Discussed membership dues, possible tiered membership option? - will revisit at next meeting

Outreach  Molly Black (Lead):
    West Social - Molly
        - 10/26/2025 WPSBC
    East Social - Abby
    - 10/4/2025 Helping Friends Farm 1030-1230p 
Fundraising  Gordon Boe (Lead) 
Walk4Hearing (David)- October 19, 2025

Advocacy -  
    
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby
    
OLD BUSINESS:   

NEW BUSINESS :  

GOOD OF THE ORDER:  Discussed possible locations for future events- Lakeland Orchard Scott, PA; Erie Zoo. Discussed the idea of holding “annual” events, same time each year- ex: 2nd weekend in October each year

ADJOURNED: 
9:22pm

Respectfully Submitted, 
Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary

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Meeting Agenda– March 10, 2025 8PM

Call to Order: 8:05pm
Conflicts:

Present: David Coffin, Molly Black, Dixie Stachnik, Kristina Kezmarsky, Sandra
Schiffli-Salerno, Johnine Bickauskus, Abby Denis, Juli Baumgarner, Beth Foster

Excused Absence: Gordon Boe, Julia Murray

Absent: Meghan Meyers

Approval of January 2025 Minutes
Motioned - Johnine
Seconded – Kristina
All in favor, motion carried.

TREASURER'S REPORT: -
Gordon Boe -
Full report available to general membership upon request.
Approval of January/February 2025 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – Kristina
Seconded - Molly
All in favor.

COMMITTEE UPDATES:
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)
1. Any new membership, either through renewals or free membership drive?
2. Paypal transactions reflected in Treasurer’s Report.

Outreach Molly Black (Lead):
a. Spring Social Gathering - update on options, West, Central and East
b. Emailed Outreach Committee on 3/6/25
c. FLC2025 - Confirmed Exhibitor participation, email received from DB
Project with preliminary details.

Nominations Committee - Molly & David
a. One Application received - Kate Ragona and interest from Vickie
McMurtrie
b. Please keep reaching out to members for interest in Board positions or
membership.
c. VP position and Treasurers positions will be open - please indicate to Molly
or David if you are interested in the VP position. Gordon is running again
for Treasurer.

Fundraising Gordon Boe (Lead)

Advocacy - David Coffin (Lead) - Abby arranged for Lissa Elkins and Jacqueline
Izaguirre of NFADB to join our meeting at 8:15 PM to discuss Day on the Hill and
how PPDB Board and general membership may be more involved.
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS :
a. Sponsor five (or more?) PPDB members to attend NFADB’s “Tech for
Tomorrow: Empowering DeafBlind Communities”. Cost is $15 for non
member of NFADB. This event has been postponed.

GOOD OF THE ORDER

ADJOURNED: 9:00pm

Respectfully Submitted,
Dixie Stachnik
PPDB Secretary

Minutes of  January 13, 2025 8PM
 
Call to Order:  David Coffin, President
Conflicts: none
 
Present:  David Coffin, Molly Black, Abby Denis, Kristina Kezmarski, Johnine Bikauskas, Sandra Salerno, Juli Baumgarner, Special Advisor, Elizabeth Foster, Special Advisor
 
Excused Absence: Dixie Stachnik, Gordon Boe, Julia Murray
 
Absent: Meg Meyers,
 
Approval of November 2024 Minutes
Motioned - Kristina Kezmarsky
Seconded – Molly Black
All in favor, motion carried.
 
TREASURER'S REPORT:  - 
Gordon Boe - 
 
Full report available to general membership upon request.   
 
Approval of October/November/December 2024 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – Molly
Seconded - Kristina
All in favor.
 
COMMITTEE UPDATES: 
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive

Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead) Reported:

1. An Email was sent to individuals with expired memberships.
2. An Email was posted to listserv with “New Year” member drive - 5 free memberships to first NEW families/individuals who reach out.  There was one referral from the DeafBlind Project, which Sandra will follow-up with.
3. David will download a list of PayPal  transactions during 2024 in order to verify any new memberships with Sandra. She would like to make sure the member list is up to date, and compare the PayPal transactions of 2024 to make sure we didn’t miss anyone.

 
 
Outreach  Molly Black (Lead): Molly Reported

1. Spring Social Gathering(s) will be planned, hoping in all regions of the state
2. Molly will schedule Outreach Meeting with the following Committee members:

Abby, Julia, Kristina, Patti, Dixie, Johnine, Meg, Sandra and Juli, Special Advisor.  A doodle will be sent out for a late January/early February meeting.  Ideas already generated were a Museum of Illusion, Roller Skating and Strasburg Railroad. 

1. FLC2025 Participation - Molly is meeting with Patti McGowan to determine preliminary participation at FLC2025.

 
Fundraising  Gordon Boe (Lead) - no report
 
Advocacy  Gordon Boe (Lead) - no report
 
Affiliate Committee - Gordon & Abby
          Abby shared that at the November Affiliate meeting the discussion centered around what other states are doing - examples are:
How to increase membership and active involvement;
Delivering monthly webinars on IEP’s and Parent Rights;
Spanish/English versions in FL;
Annual Holiday parties in schools for the deaf around the state schools;  
Molly asked about the “Day on the Hill”, but no direction has come from NFADB so far.
 
         
OLD BUSINESS:   - none
 
           
NEW BUSINESS :  

1. Accept Resignation of Danielle Cieply. 
2. Nomination Committee - The President appointed Molly Black to Co-Chair along with David Coffin.  Some of the nomination policy schedule may need to be amended because of meetings happening every other month, unless process can occur through emails, which may allow for the schedule to remain the same and voting to occur at the May meeting. 

 
GOOD OF THE ORDER   none
 
ADJOURNED: 
Motioned: Abby
Seconded: Kristina
Meeting adjourned at 8:42 PM
 
Respectfully Submitted,
Molly Black
for Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary
 
 

 Meeting Agenda– November 11,  2024 8PM

Call to Order:  David Coffin, President Called the meeting to order at  8:07pm
Conflicts: None
Present: David Coffin, Molly Black, Gordon Boe, Dixie Stachnik, Abby Denis, Kristina Kezmarsky, Beth Foster, Juli Baumgarner, Sandra Salerno
Excused Absence: Johnine Bickhouse, Meghan Meyers
​Absent: Julia Murray, Danielle Cieply


Approval of September 2024 Minutes  
Motioned - Kristina Kezmarsky
Seconded – Gordon Boe
All in favor, motion carried. 

TREASURER'S REPORT:  - 
Gordon Boe - 

Full report available to general membership upon request.

Approval of June/July/August 2024 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – Dixie Stachnik
Seconded - Molly Black
All in favor.

COMMITTEE UPDATES: 
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)

Outreach  Molly Black (Lead):

1. PPDB Day at Hershey Park 6/23/24 - Danielle - report 
2. Next Outreach event is the Holiday Card.  Announcement will be posted on PPDB Listserv 11/4, reminder on 11/20 with deadline of 11/27.  Looking for all Board members to participate by providing a picture of their child, and encouraging general members.  This has become a nice tradition.

Fundraising  Gordon Boe (Lead) 

1.  Walk4Hearing - The Coffin Family participated in this fundraiser which benefited PPDB - Thank you!!

Advocacy  Gordon Boe (Lead)

1. NFADB Affiliate Update - Abby Denis has agreed to be our Liaison to NFADB along with Gordon.  Meeting schedule below and they will report back following each meeting or when NFADB reaches out to us. 

 November 20, 2024
 February 19, 2025
 April 16, 2025
 August 20, 2025
    
OLD BUSINESS:   - 

1. Committee Assignments – Dixie

1. Current List - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XzZJeKRUeBXZ-nuB8rKtjAEPqPg6y1y0

NEW BUSINESS :  

 1.Review Roster List for any updates -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ej7pHWF6AOkgSbeav8TixPIO_YDmONF5/edit   

GOOD OF THE ORDER:  Please remember to get your photos in for the Holiday Card!

ADJOURNED: 8:38pm

Respectfully Submitted, 
Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary

 Meeting Agenda– September 9,  2024 8PM

Call to Order:  David Coffin, President Called the meeting to order at  8:06 PM
Conflicts: No conflicts listed
Present: David Coffin, Dixie Stachnik, Abby Denis, Johnine Bickhouse, Kristina Kezmarsky, Juli Baumgarner, Elizabeth Foster
Excused Absence: Molly Black, Gordon Boe, Danielle Cieply, Meghan Meyer, Sandra Schiffli-Salerno

Approval of May, 2024 Minutes  
Motioned - Abby Denis
Seconded – David Coffin  
All in favor, motion carried. 

TREASURER'S REPORT:  - 
Gordon Boe - 

Full report available to general membership upon request.

Approval of June/July/August 2024 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – David Coffin
Seconded - Dixie Stachnik
All in favor.

COMMITTEE UPDATES: 
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)

Outreach  Molly Black (Lead):

1. Exhibitor Table at FLC - Gordon Boe supported this event.
2. PPDB Day at Hershey Park 6/23/24 - the 6 families will receive tickets at FLC - total cost was $812.90 – Danielle headed up this event.
3. Next Outreach event to be considered will be the Holiday Card. Jessica Coffin indicated that she could manage this again.  

Fundraising  Gordon Boe (Lead) 

1. We submitted the application for Alliance Member for the Philly Walk4Hearing

Advocacy  Gordon Boe (Lead)

1. Report out on PPDB Banquet with Guest Speaker, Jacqueline Izaguiere

And Day on the Hill. 

1. NFADB Affiliate Updates.

    
OLD BUSINESS:   - David
PPDB Banquet/FLC -
    David, PPDB, President -Welcome
    Patti, NFADB President 
    Jacqueline I. - Guest Speaker, NFADB
    Family Panelists -
        Susan Green, Parent to Adult Hannah Green
        Sue Shaffer, Parent to Adult Daniel Shaffer
        Heather Schoenwald, Adult who is DeafBlind
        Andrea Johnson, Parent to Adult C.J.
        Vickie McMurtrie, Parent to Hunter
    
NEW BUSINESS :  

1. Zoom Account –  Thanks to Beth Foster for scheduling our meetings.
2. Committee Assignments – 

1. Please inform Dixie what two (2) Committees you wish to participate by September 15th.  Committee should work outside of Board Meetings on the off months and report ou at each meetingt. 
2. Current List - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XzZJeKRUeBXZ-nuB8rKtjAEPqPg6y1y0

     3.    .Request Board Member to be added an Affiliate to the PPDB along  with  Gordon.  Each meeting will be 7:00-8:30 Eastern.
·       November 20, 2024
·       February 19, 2025
·       April 16, 2025
·       August 20, 2025
      4.  Review Roster List for any updates -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ej7pHWF6AOkgSbeav8TixPIO_YDmONF5/edit   

GOOD OF THE ORDER:   

ADJOURNED: 8:34pm

Respectfully Submitted, 
Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary