Cynthia SCOTT Amerman ’60 is President of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults, Inc. (ALDA), whose mission is to support the empowerment of deafened people. She serves as Group Leader for ALDA-Sonora in Arizona and is a co-founder and Past President of ALDA-Garden State. In New Jersey, Cynthia represented late-deafened people on the Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Council. She received the Able ALDAn award in 2008. A member of the International Committee, Cynthia represented ALDA in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and England last summer, attending meetings and visiting many organizations.
Cynthia taught English, Spanish, Creative Writing and American Sign Language for many years at Hilltop School and Sussex County College in New Jersey. She earned an M.Litt. degree from Drew University and a Master of Social Work from Gallaudet University, interning in Guatemala and connecting Guatemalans with hearing loss to US deaf/hard of hearing communities. After moving to Arizona, she joined the Board of the Adult Loss of Hearing Association (ALOHA) which partners with the University of Arizona to provide community-based workshops.
A Class Correspondent for Ellis Magazine, Cynthia has expressed her devotion to her alma mater by collecting news from the Class of 1960 for many years. She also served as the Class Representative for her 50th Ellis Reunion in 2010. |