Background
Kern, Bernadette was born on April 26, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles John and Geraldine Elizabeth (Garvey) Kern.
consultant Rehabilitation services educator
Kern, Bernadette was born on April 26, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles John and Geraldine Elizabeth (Garvey) Kern.
Bachelor of Science, Bridgewater State College, 1979; Master of Education, Boston College, 1986; certified, Pennsylvania College Optometry, 1987.
Severe special needs teacher, Pilgrim Area Collaborative, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1979-1982;
resource specialist, East Boston Harborside Community School, 1985-1986;
visual skill specialist, VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, 1990-1994;
blind rehabilitation outpatient specialist, VA Healthcare Sys., West Haven, since 1994. Orientation and mobility specialist contractor Blindness and Visual Superior vena cava syndrome, Pittsburgh, 1989-1990. Rehabilitation director Boston Aid to the Blind, 1986-1990;consultant Wellmark, Westwood, Massachusetts, 1990.
Adjunct Professor U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1997-1998.
C.C.D. teacher, St. Theckla's, North Pembroke, Massachusetts, 1969-1979. Support group leader Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1994-1998. Member National Clearinghouse on Technology and Aging, Diabetics Educators Eastern Massachusetts, Association for Edition and Rehabilitation of Blind and Visually Impaired (recruiter since 1986, division chair low vision since 1994).