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Rees, Toni Heather was born on February 24, 1946 in Newquay, Cornwall, England. Daughter of Cecil and Daphne (Sollis) Rees.
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Toni Heather Rees, British Special education educator. Certified teacher of deaf children; certified special education consultant, Maine. Fellowship for Teachers of the Handicapped Rotary International, 1977. Board of directors Rape Crisis Center, Brunswick, Maine, 1989-1994; speaker Maine Speakout for Equal Rights, since 1995; board directors Shellfish Conservation, South Harpswell, Maine, 1988-1992.
Education
K-8 teaching certified, Norwich College of Education, England, 1967; diploma deaf education, Lady Spencer Churchill College, 1971; Master of Arts in Education, Southampton U., 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Gallaudet U., 1983.
Career
High school teacher, V.S.O., Kenya, 1967-1969; elementary school teacher, Longwill School for Deaf Children, England, 1970-1973; special education officer, Center Bureau for Ednl. Exchs., England, 1973-1975; high school teacher, Northern Counties School for Deaf Children, England, 1975-1976; director international student services, Gallaudet U., Washington, 1978-1984; due process hearing officer, Maine Department Education, since 1986; associate professor, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, since 1985. Co-chair board member Division of Deafness, 1986-1995, co-chair policy review board Governor Bakter School for the Deaf, Maine, since 1993.
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Board of directors Rape Crisis Center, Brunswick, Maine, 1989-1994. Speaker Maine Speakout for Equal Rights, since 1995. Board directors Shellfish Conservation, South Harpswell, Maine, 1988-1992.
