Greetings! Coming to you from Baltimore, Maryland in the USA! Just a few weeks ago at the NFB, APH held a Mastering the Monarch Training which I attended and met some wonderful humans! I am the braille teacher at the Maryland School for the Blind and use Monarch daily during instruction. Excited to watch it evolve with me!
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Hello, Amanda Perez from Fort Worth, TX. I having a student that I have taught how to use the Chameleon 20, and I am excited to take him to the next level with the Monarch. Assistive Technology is the key to success for our students.
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Hi everyone my name is Amanda Ramirez and I am TVI in Edinburg Texas. I am excited for the Monarch training and to learn and play.
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Hello, headed to CA Monarch training this week. Looking for the correct threadā¦ My name is Stephen Bailey. I am a TVI and COMS in Fairbanks Alaska.
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Hey there! My name is Autumn and I am a TSVI/COMS in Juneau, AK. Headed to the LA Monarch training this week. Looking forward to learning more about the Monarch and meeting everyone!
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Hi Everyone! My name is Vanessa Herndon, I am an AT Specialist at California School for the Blind in Fremont, Ca. I am excited to be here and learn alongside all of you at the Monarch training in Los Angeles this week!
This is Leslie Edmonds, CATT-NW Tech Trainer and TVI in Sonoma County.
Currently at the excellent Monarch Training at CTEBVI and the ideas are flowing! This is a creative group and love the energy the Monarch is creating.
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Hello all! My name is Julya Johnson and I am a TVI/COMS in Eugene, Oregon. It has been enjoyable participating in the Monarch training with you all in LA!
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Hi! My name is Virginia Noonan. I am a first year TVI in Louisville, Kentucky, and in my second year of the graduate program at UK.
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Hello! My name is Erin Dunlap and I enjoyed spending my TVI class with Alicia Wolfe this evening learning about all the amazing products APH has to offer. She was so informative and pleasant! I was previously a classroom teacher in the elementary setting for 14 years, and am currently a first-year TVI in Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, KY (finishing up the TVI program at UK!)
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Hey! I am Delores Yowell and I attended a Webinar last night with Dr. Lannanās class. I am currently an MSD teacher but will be taking on the roll as a TVI for the upcoming school year. Thank you so much for all the information you gave. I look forward to learning so much more!
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Hello! My name is Kim Robke and Iām an ATP from the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind /VI in Nebraska City. Iām looking forward to learning more about the Monarch in the upcoming training in Chicago. 
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Hi Kim! Iām an ATP, too I was at the Fall Foliage conference at NCEBVI two years ago and fell in love with your beautiful town. Iām also looking forward to our training in Chicago!
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Hi Nancy, Iām a TVI and CATIS, too! Looking forward to training in Chicago next week
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I am Christina Freeman. I will be in Chicago for monarch training. I am very excited and looking forward to bringing the monarch back to my students in Iowa. I am a teacher of the visually impaired. I have been working in this field for almost 5 years. I enjoy working with this population. Canāt wait to discover all the advantages the monarch holds.
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I look forward to meeting you for Monarch training in Chicago. Iāve been working with the visually impaired for some time now, and have taught in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri. One of my students did field testing last fall, so I am excited to see the final capabilities of the Monarch!
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My name is Tina Van Buren. Iām excited to learn so I can best reach and provide educational opportunities for my blind student. Thereās a lot to learn. I just hope I can keep up to best serve my student.
I graduated from Liberty University with a concentration of K-8-general education studies in 1994. Then went back for my masters in Special Education from Old Dominion University. After having a VI student, I decided to embark on the vision endorsement about 10 years ago.
I love teaching and working with all students. I especially like being in the classroom environment making instruction accessible. Teaching braille for the past couple of years has been a wonderful journey and a blessing. I am ready for the challenge and am excited to bring instruction more accessible and in real time.
I love to stay in shape and enjoy hunting and fishing. I love being outside and enjoying all recreational activities.
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Hello, Iām Marinela and I was born in Boston but now residing in Daytona Beach, Florida. I teach Assistive Technology at a center that helps other blind people in the state gain independence. I received my Masterās in December in Assistive Technology from George Mason University and about to go for my certification through the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America or RESNA.
I am glad to be here because I feel as though even as a visually impaired person myself I am seen as someone who canāt read despite being able to read Braille and use other means of reading. I think this Cohort would help learn some strategies in reading.
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Hello! My name is Nadya and I have been working as a TVI and O&Mer for almost 19 years. I live in PA with my husband and daughter. Nice to meet everyone!
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Hello I am new to all of this, and HAPPY to be here. I am excited to learn as much as I can because I am going to start a new teaching position in the fall. I have been teaching for 30 years, but have very little experience working with students with visual impairments.
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