This month’s newsletter is filled with important info, including updates on our Silence to Speech Campaign and 2022 Fashion Show, a sneak preview of our Brink Brewing Happy Hour, and inspiring stories about our students, staff, and supporters. Check it out by clicking here!
Dear OVV Friends and Family, Are you as excited for fall as I am? Here at OVV, fall is always a fun time. Not only does it mark the beginning of our academic year, but it also commences an especially eventful time for our children and staff. Fall is when our children get to play …
Haley Gartner is not only an alumni of Ohio Valley Voices (OVV), but also a member of one of the program’s founding families. After contracting a severe case of meningitis at five and a half months old, Haley lost her hearing. “My family considered moving to St. Louis so I could attend the Moog Oral …
“Working at OVV is the best job I’ve ever had,” says Wendy Pace. “I don’t hate Mondays or coming back from vacation.” Wendy has been Ohio Valley Voices’ (OVV’s) fearless Business Director for over six years. She’s responsible for all things accounting i.e. tuition billing, school and parent contracts, paying the bills, and producing budgets. …
Chuck and Ginny Myer have been with Ohio Valley Voices (OVV) from the beginning. In fact, their connection to OVV goes so far back that they can’t quite recall how or when they first got involved with the organization. “It was too long ago to remember,” they joke. And yet, their passionate commitment to OVV’s …
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Matt Peffly has been a part of the Ohio Valley Voices family for nearly twenty years. As the parent of an OVV alumni, he understands firsthand the profound impact its services have on children and families. And as an OVV volunteer, committee member, and former board member, he shares his passion for the program to …
Dear OVV Friends and Family, Ohio Valley Voices’ 2022-2023 academic year is off to an amazing start! After a quiet summer, I’m delighted to see the children again and hear their laughter echoing through our hallways. Their presence is always missed. OVV has record enrollment. We have started the new academic year with fifty-one children …
Emmaline Pomeroy is a friend to all. Enrolled in OVV’s Exploring Center, she spends her day with Miss Melissa and Miss Selina and her Listening and Spoken Language Provider (LSLP), Miss Ren. Her parents, Blair and Matt Pomeroy, describe her as sassy and sweet all in one. “She loves all things that sparkle and is …
As Ohio Valley Voices’ resident Montessori Instructor, Selina Kissell draws on her unique background and infectious enthusiasm to make every moment in the program—even challenging ones—an opportunity for growth, play, and adventure. Selina was born in South Carolina and moved to Ohio as a kid. During her college years at Bluffton University, she majored in …
