Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 135 No. 3 Spring 2014 | Page 27

New Dorm Staff By: Heather Martens Jeffrey Rawlings Assistant Dean of Students Familiar Face, New Position Jeffrey Rawlings was a student here at WSD from the fall of 1984 until he graduated in June of 1997. He returned to WSD as a Child Care Counselor for four years then became a lead worker for eight years. He recently accepted the Assistant Dean of Students position. One of Jeff’s goals is to keep everybody updated and in the loop by creating vlogs for those involved in Student Life. He hopes to help people understand how the department operates and to enhance communication between the school, the dorm, and the parents. Improving staff morale, modifying the PBIS program, and updating technology in the dorm are some of his top priorities. Jeff also hopes to create a social networking atmosphere into the FBC similar to the experience at Starbucks. The Firebird Center’s additions of new tables, booths, and chairs and the recent Wi-Fi updates are helping to meet this goal. Jeff is also interested in developing a new transition program to help the older students learn about the real world by developing skills in budgeting, cooking, home maintenance, and finding jobs. After attending a Student Life conference in Washington, D.C., Jeff is looking forward to implementing some new ideas and highlighting additional resources in the near future. He is still getting his feet wet and is taking his new job one step at a time. Charles Garmon Charles joins us from St. Louis, Missouri. He attended school at Mac Murray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Charles enjoys playing football and chilling with his buddies. He is having a great time bonding with his newborn daughter, Dahlia, born on January 27th, 2014. Shifting between daddy duty and working with high school boys in the dorm has become a new routine for Charles. Steven Healy Steven hails from Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago. His family later moved to Florida and he was a 2007 graduate of Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Steven attended Florida State College in Jacksonville where he studied construction & manufacturing. Steven currently works with elementary and middle school boys in the dorms. He is also an uncle to three WSD boys! Outside WSD, Steven enjoys playing sports and joining his nephews in their activities. Last summer, Steven ran in The Color Run 5K race. In his spare, time he can be found working on cars with his brother, Kevin, or is chilling with his eighteen month old son, Luke. 2013-14 Winter - 27