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2009 Convention Chairs & Volunteers
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MaryBeth Eberhard, Member at Large,
served as co-convention chair for the 2008 AMC Support Inc.
convention in Columbus, Ohio and is a chair for the 2009 convention
to be held in Philadelphia, PA. MaryBeth is an advocate for
homeschooling and is the loving mother of four children: Samuel (7),
Peter (4), Gabriel (almost 3) who has AMC, and Lily (1 year). Prior
to being home with her children, MaryBeth taught first and third
grades in an inclusive setting at an elementary school in Sudbury,
MA. For MaryBeth, the greatest gift of being involved with AMCSI
has been the opportunity to draw support from and give support to
the many families and medical professionals affected by
arthrogryposis. In her spare quiet time, MaryBeth enjoys taking
walks and reading with her wonderful husband Ryan and their dog
Finnegan.
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Kathleen Bateman is a chef,
chauffeur, farmer, teacher, diaper changer, nurse, soccer cheerleader,
veterinarian, counselor, wife, and mother of ten beautiful children.
She lives on a small farm in
Northeastern Pennsylvania. Her husband, Russell, is a horse dentist.
Their children range from 1-19 years old, five boys, five girls. Ben,
the cutest kid in the world, has AMC. He is 3 1/2 years old. Just to
clear things up, Kathleen did not receive degrees for the above
mentioned careers, but her real career as a mom truly describes who
she is.
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Maureen Donohoe
PT, DPT, PCS is one of the chairs for the 2009 AMC Support, Inc. in
Philadelphia, PA. She is a physical therapist who has worked in the
Arthrogryposis Clinic at the Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children for
over 20 years. She works 3 days week at the hospital. Two days a week
she is a physical therapist in an integrated preschool setting,
working to insure children with physical limitations are not limited
in ability to participate in peer related activities. Reenee has
written the Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita chapters in all the
editions of Physical Therapy for Children ed. by Susanne
Campbell and is presently working on the 4th edition.
Reenee married her
favorite physical therapy school classmate, Bob, whose father just
happened to have amyoplasia. They have a wonderful daughter,
Amelia. In her free time Reenee enjoys spending time with her family
doing adventure travel, home renovations, and watching her husband
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