ANNUAL MEETING
Monday, February 1, 2010
4 - 6 p.m.
Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY
The New York City - Southern New York Chapter will host the annual meeting on Monday, February 1. Special guest Janice Dean, a meteorologist for FOX News Channel since 2004, will emcee the meeting.
Dr. Andrew Goodman to present keynote: "Advances in MS Symptom Management"
Dr. Andrew Goodman, professor of Neurology and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will present the keynote address entitled "Advances in MS Symptom Management." He received his M.D. at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and trained in neurology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Goodman is a prolific multiple sclerosis researcher, having conducted many clinical trials.
Assembly Member Micah Kellner to receive "Legislator of the Year" award
Assembly Member Micah Kellner will receive this year’s Legislator of the Year award. Since his election to the NY State Assembly in 2007, Assembly Member Kellner has championed many issues important to people living with MS and has become a powerful voice for the rights of persons with disabilities throughout the state.
Over the past year, Assembly Member Kellner introduced legislation that would establish an MTA riders council for people with disabilities, cap fares for paratransit transportation, provide improved access to taxi cabs for people with disabilities, and improved maintenance of subway and bus equipment used to make public transportation accessible. When the MTA proposed to double the fare for access-a-ride last March, Assembly Member Kellner led the opposition holding spirited protests and news conferences. His passionate activism helped secure a victory when the MTA later dropped the proposal.
Assembly Member Kellner also joined MS activists as they rallied outside of the Citi Field subway station to raise awareness of the barriers to accessibility within the NYC subway system. He demonstrated his commitment even further when, last April, he introduced legislation that would ban specialty prescription drug tiers within health insurance plans throughout New York State.
The chapter is proud to present Assembly Member Kellner with this advocacy award in recognition of his commitment to relentlessly pursuing legislation that will improve the lives of people living with MS.
About the event emcee Janice Dean
Before working on WFAN, Dean was a weekend on-air traffic reporter for CBS 2 New York. Before that, she was at CHUM Limited in Ottawa, Canada where she held numerous positions such as a morning news anchor for “Breakfast at the New RO,” producer and host of “The Broad Perspective” on CFRA and an anchor for KOOL-FM. From 1998-2001, Dean hosted various radio programs in Houston, Texas at affiliates including: Metro Networks, KODA-FM, KKBQ-FM and KLDE-FM.
Dean began her career in Ottawa, Canada at CHEZ-FM where she was a morning show co-host, reporter and DJ. In 1997, she was an on-camera weather host at CBOT Television. Dean received an honors diploma from Algonquin College, in Radio & Television Broadcasting. She is also is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and has completed all required courses for the AMS seal of certification from Mississippi State University.
Call for nominations to the Board of Directors
The chapter is now accepting nominations to its board of directors, which will be announced at the Annual Meeting. Please submit nominations to Meghan Finn.