Background
Comeforo, Jean Elizabeth was born on June 2, 1947 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jay E. and Jean Carolyn (Raff) Comeforo.
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Jean Elizabeth Comeforo
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Jean Elizabeth Comeforo, American Hearing-impaired educator. Certified teacher of deaf, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, teacher biological and comprehensive science, oral interpreter for deaf. Recipient citation for inspirational teaching of science subjects Buhl Planetarium, Annie Sullivan award; named Best Producer Community Svc. television Program, American Cablevision Pennsylvania.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, College St. Elizabeth, 1969; Master of Education of Deaf, Smith College, 1972; Master of Education, Cheyney State College, 1982.
Career
Houseparent, Katazenbach School for Deaf, West Trenton, New Jersey, 1969-1970; mathematics and science teacher, Western Pennsylvania School for Deaf, Edgewood, 1971-1976; teacher of deaf, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Media, Pennsylvania, 1976-1998; itinerant hearing therapist, Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Media, Pennsylvania. Presenter in field.
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Membership
Leader Girl Scouts United States. Chaperone Miss Deaf Pennsylvania, 1987-1989. Member Alexander Graham Bell Association (board directors Marion Quick chapter 1983-1991, president 1989-1991), International Organisation Of Hearing Impaired (Teacher of Year award 1990-1991), Delaware Valley Association Oral Hearing Impaired, Quota Clubs (governor district II 1985-1987), Optimists International (secretary 1995-1996, pres.1996-1998, chair Pennsylvania Upper Delaware district Comm.
Contest for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 1995-1998, lieutenant governor zone 2 1998-1999), Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society.
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American
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Recipient citation for inspirational teaching of science subjects Buhl Planetarium, Annie Sullivan award. Named Best Producer Community Svc. television Program, American Cablevision Pennsylvania.Recipient citation for inspirational teaching of science subjects Buhl Planetarium, Annie Sullivan award. Named Best Producer Community Svc. television Program, American Cablevision Pennsylvania.