Officers and Council Membership

Officers

  • VACANT, Chair
  • VACANT, Vice Chair
  • VACANT, Treasurer
  • TRS Council Point-of-Contact: Terry Morrell METelcomRelaySvc@maine.gov

Membership

Membership. The advisory council consists of 12 members as follows:

  1. The Director of the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Labor, or a designee; 2009, c. 174, §26 (AMD). Terry Morrell
    1. The chair of the Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened established by Title 5, section 12004-J, subsection 17, or a designee; 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §48 (AMD). Lisette Belanger
    2. One member from the Public Utilities Commission, appointed by the commissioners; 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW). Michael Johnson
    3. One member from the Office of the Public Advocate, appointed by the Public Advocate; and 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW). Benjamin Frech
    4. Eight members appointed by the Governor as follows:
      1. One member from the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf; Karen Hopkins
      2. One member from a statewide association for the deaf; VACANT
      3. One member from a disability rights organization in this State; Riley Albair
      4. One member from the largest incumbent local exchange carrier providing telecommunications relay service in this State; Sarah Davis – Consolidated Communications
      5. One member of a telephone association in this State, except that the representative under this subparagraph may not be a representative of the carrier under subparagraph (4); VACANT – Telephone Association of Maine
      6. Two members from the general public who use telecommunications devices for the deaf that operate in connection with telecommunications relay services as their primary means of telecommunications. TWO VACANCIES
      7. One member representing a company that provides telecommunications relay services through the Internet, wireless telecommunications or cable telecommunications. VACANT

Updated January 31, 2024

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