Meet the Editor
and Team
With You, We Create Your Magazine
Barbara Kelley
Editor-in-Chief
Barbara Kelley is editor-in-chief of Hearing LossMagazine, published by the Hearing Loss Association
of America (formerly SHHH). She has served as publications
director on the SHHH/HLAA staff since 1988 and is the
recipient of the American Society of Association Executives
Gold Circle Award of Excellence in Publishing. She also
received a recognition award from the American Library
Association for her work on Hearing LossMagazine.
She edited the book, An Invisible Condition: The
Human Side of Hearing Loss by Howard E. “Rocky”
Stone, and was managing editor of Our Forgotten
Children: Hard of Hearing Pupils in the Schools by
Julia M. Davis, Ph.D. She also was editor on a series
of Americans with Disabilities guidebooks for communication
access in public facilities
.
Barbara Kelley is a graduate of Marietta College and
lives in Reston, Virginia, with her husband, Bill, and
seven-year-old son, Patrick.
A Message
from Barbara Kelley
Hearing LossMagazine was first published
in 1980, eight months after the founding of SHHH in
November 1979. Its first editor was Founder Rocky Stone.
The organization known as Self Help for Hard of Hearing
People (SHHH), now called the Hearing Loss Association
of America, has been building credibility for 27 years
as the pre-eminent consumer organization for people
with hearing loss. The magazine is the most well-known
aspect of HLAA.
Over the years, we have continually tried to improve
it to give you the best quality content, to make it
more readable, and to make it more attractive. The magazine
is professional, credible, reliable and consistent with
the mission of HLAA.
Most of all, we want to send the message through the
pages of Hearing LossMagazine that
you are not alone with your hearing loss and you can
do something about it. We will continue to work hard
to always make your magazine the very best it can be.
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Hearing Loss Magazine is a true reflection
of our members. Like you, the magazine is ever evolving
and changing. And, it is also a reflection of what you
want to see and read. If it weren’t for you –
the readers, the authors, the contributors -- there
would be no magazine.
You’ve been with us for 27 years and that means
a lot. We couldn’t publish this magazine without
your faithful readership, your constructive input, and
valuable comments about how we’re doing and what
we’re publishing. Keep reading and keep talking
to us. Together, we create your magazine.
Send letters of magazine interest to Barbara Kelley
at bkelley@hearingloss.org
If you would like to submit an article, see the Author’s
Guidelines.
Education and
Marketing Coordinator
Manager of Advertising Sales Hearing Loss Magazine,
Online HLAA E-News, and corporate sponsorships
Christopher T. Sutton joined the staff of the national
office June 2005. His assignments grew into his current
role which includes senior program administrator for
the American Academy of Hearing Loss Support Specialists.
As a native of Newfoundland, Canada, Chris moved
to Washington, D.C., in August 2000 to pursue a
degree at Gallaudet University, where he has taken
and helped administer several Blackboard courses.
At Gallaudet, he was also a program coordinator
for the hearing undergraduate program. Prior to
that he worked in economic development and tourism
for the city of St. John’s in Newfoundland
and he interned with the Canadian Department of
Justice. He graduated in May 2005 with a bachelor’s
degree in government and a bachelor’s degree
in administration of the arts. Chris has had a hearing
loss since childhood and has attended several HLAA
Conventions before joining the staff
Cindy Dyer,
owner of Dyer Design, in Alexandria, Virginia, creates
the graphic design portion of Hearing Loss. She
works from her studio creating graphic presentations
for various companies and organizations. Coincidentally,
Cindy also has a hearing loss; so she brings her
talent as well as her personal insight into designing
Hearing Loss Magazine. She also is a photographer
and we welcome HLAA members in the Washington, D.C.,
area to pose for photographs to be used in the magazine.
If you are interested in being one of Cindy’s
photo subjects for possible publication in the magazine,
contact the Editor Barbara Kelley at bkelley@hearingloss.org.
