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About
Isaiah's Place |
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Isaiah's
Place, Inc. Non Profit 501(c)3. This is the only facility
of its kind in the state of Texas providing Educational Retreat
Facility Focused on Enriching the Lives of the Deaf Community, their
families and friends. Year around - we schedule retreats and workshops
or you and your group schedule and plan your own events. |
Our
Board of Directors
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| Diane
Frederickson |
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Executive
Director and Director of Financial Operations |
| Carlene
Pesko |
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Member
of the Deaf Community, Part time gardener |
| Keith
Gilbert |
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Large
Claims Insurance Adjustor, Lindale, TX |
| Duke
Frederickson |
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Ranch
Manager, Sonora, TX |
| Sandy
Barnes-Smith |
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Member
of the Deaf Community, Retired TSD Educator, Richardson TX |
| Dr.
Jon Bergeron |
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Family
Psychologist, College Station TX
Deaf adopted son, Tanner |
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Josh and Julia Clem |
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Josh is a
Whitney Texas Oil Services Businessman, Julia is a Accountant
Auditor and a grant writer for IP. |
| Vicki
Thompson, MS |
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Licensed Professional Counselor,
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, Irving, TX
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Aggie Gladbach |
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Masters in
Religious Education, Whitney, TX |
Kristi and Jonathan
Van Eaton |
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Parents of a deaf
daughter, Experienced Deaf Ministry leaders, Conroe, TX |
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Cody
Hand |
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Lawyer,
Cary, NC |
| Dina
Klotz |
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Associates Degree
in ASL, National CT, Midlothian, TX |
Advisors
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| Shelly
Bergeron |
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Wife
and mom. Wonderful advocate for education of deaf community |
| Robert
Bond |
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Member
of the Deaf Community, Jet Mechanic, AA,
Flower Mound TX |
| Susan
Frederickson |
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Board Advisor, Manager,
Preferred Personal, Midland, TX |
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Isaiah's Place Founding and Name |
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Isaiah's Place Founding...Two
young children, who are deaf, inspired Diane Frederickson. Diane met
these individuals at a National Baptist Conference for the Deaf
during the summer of 1996. Randi, Diane's daughter, was an intern at
New Life Deaf Fellowship in Ft.Worth, Texas. The Hill family, Sue,
Barry, Corinna, and Colin were members of New Life Deaf Fellowship.
They joined the National Baptist retreat where Diane first met them.
During that week, Diane "fell in love" with Corinna and Colin. It
was at the Glorieta Prayer Garden in New Mexico, Diane prayed and
felt the "calling" from God to begin a place to serve the deaf
communities of Texas.
Isaiah's Place
Name...Diane felt compelled to find a name from the bible. As
she searched through the book of Isaiah, she read many times the
phrase, "upon deaf ears," because no one would pay attention to
Jesus. As Diane continued to try and find a name, she came to Isaiah
6:8: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send?
And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I, Send me!"" It was
this moment, Diane realized the name, ISAIAH'S PLACE, would
illuminate her obedience to God. (Written by Dina Klotz, IP Board) |
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