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Founder
and Chief Executive Officer: Richard Hartman.
Richard
is aged 56, married to Michele and has four children and five grandchildren.
Richard's background was in financial services having spent 20 years with
a number of major financial institutions.
He is using his experience of dealing with companies at all levels, communicating
the concept of
Deafclicks.
Richard
is 'Hearing' but his son in law is a full time Communicator for the Deaf
(Stage
3 BSL) and was instrumental initially, in assisting with the development
of the Deafclicks project
Executive
Chairman: Jamie Berman
Jamie is also 'Hearing', aged 55, married
to Jan and has one married daughter.
Jamie joined Richard two years ago to help develop
Deafclicks. His background was in retail, having successfully
owned his own shop in St Albans for a number of years.
Jamie is used to dealing with the public and offers the company the benefit
of his interpersonal skills.
CONSULTANTS
Cheryl Cullen
Cheryl has worked for a large Deaf organisation for the last
three years. While she has operational and strategic responsibilities
for the service she manages in London, she also has National responsibilities
for marketing and publications.
Cheryl passed her BSL stage 2 and has constantly improved her sign language
skills through managing a large Deaf team and havings friends in the Deaf
community.
Cheryl also has an academic background in Deaf studies and her work has
been read by the leading authorities in the area such as Harlan Lane and
Robert Hoffmeister-co-authors of 'Journey into a Deaf World'. Both Cheryls
professional work and academic research has allowed her to develop a high
level of awareness into the issues faced by Deaf people as individuals
and as a cultural group, both in the past and as they continue today.
Cheryl has given valuable advice on the Deafclicks
site content, with her web critique offering praise where due together
with constructive criticism where aproppriate.
Kevin
Whalley
Kevin is profoundly
Deaf, working as an accountant and co-director of a financial services
company and is involved in preparing accounts and doing tax computations
for clients that are self employed, partnerships and limited companies.
Kevin has many clients including 'Deaf registered charities' together
with Deaf clubs. He is also a very keen golfer and a treasurer of the
World Deaf Golf Federation.
Kevin helps keep Deafclicks feet firmly
on the ground as he always sees the view coming from the Deaf community.
Jeremy
Litenstone
Jeremy grew up in a 'Deaf household'. Both Jeremy's parents were profoundly
Deaf, although Jeremy is hearing.
Jeremy is BSL qualified Stage 3 and will communicate on a wide range of
services including mortgages, financial advice, legal aspects and acompanies
clients to meetings with opticians, doctors, dentists and other every
day essential appointments.
Deafclicks uses Jeremy as their communicator
when required, as well as advising the management team on projects relevant
to the company.