Background
Heffernan, Patricia Kathleen was born on April 26, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frank Charles and Katherine Camilla Heffernan.
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Patricia Kathleen Heffernan
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Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1968. Master of Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1970. Master of Arts, California State University, Northridge, 1977.
Doctor of Education, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1986.
Career
Speech & language consultant Head Start Bristol Township School District, Pennsylvania, 1968—1970. Teacher Pennsylvania School Deaf, Philadelphia, 1968—1969, 1970—1971, Rochester School Deaf, New York, 1971—1976, supervisor multihandicapped program, 1979—1980. Supervisor Child Hearing Therapy Program Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1969—1970.
Curriculum coordinator, assistant project dir Title I, 1977—1985. Department head special education East High School, Rochester City School System, 1985, coordinator administrator special education, since 1985. Study guide/caption writer United States Office Education, Bureau Education Handicapped/Conference.
Achievements
Membership
Captioned films deaf. Advisory Caption Center, WGBH-television, Boston. Execs American Schools Deaf, 1975—1978.
Film evaluator/field evaluation coordinator, 1976—1979. Member of National Organization of Women, American Civil Liberties Union, Pennsylvania State State College Education Alumni Society (director since 1984), National Ski Patrol System, Association Supervision & Curriculum Development, Convention American Instructors Deaf, Member New York State Association Educators Deaf (president).
