Mission
Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) originally established in 1892, as the Maryland School for the Deaf Alumni Association, MDAD was reformed in 1956 by a group of concerned citizens who met at the Baltimore Silent Oriole Club.
MDAD’s mission is to safeguard, maintain and advance the civic, educational, and social welfare of people who are deaf and hard of hearing in the State of Maryland. The MDAD membership includes deaf and hard of hearing people; hearing parents and guardians of deaf children; hearing children of deaf adults; and professionals who work with deaf people, all working together to support and learn from one another.
Committee
Kim Pudans-Smith
Chair
chair@mdad.org
Eddy Laird
Assistant Chair
assistant_chair@mdad.org
Julie Bourne
Awards Luncheon Coordinator
awards@mdad.org
Jason Kaldani
Exhibit Director
exhibits@mdad.org
Barbara Mokotoff
Finance Director
finance@mdad.org
Dora Giraldo
Hospitality Coordinator
hospitality@mdad.org
Edna Johnston
Opening Ceremony/
Presidential Reception Coordinator
ceremony@mdad.org
Jeannette Zarembka
Marie Campbell
Co-Director of Pageant
pageant@mdad.org
Tim Riker
Public Relations
outreach@mdad.org
Leslie Zinza
Registration Coordinator
registration@mdad.org
Lenore Swartzwelder
Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@mdad.org
Yaël D. Agriss
Web Developer
webmaster@mdad.org
Loretta Roult
Workshop Coordinator
workshop@mdad.org
