President: Allen Wayne Turnbull
In 1995 I was introduced to the Canadian Deafblind Association – Alberta Chapter.  Seeing the value and realizing the need for such an organization, in 1997 I became Vice President and currently hold the position of President and sit on the National Board of Directors.

I spent most of my career as an independent business owner.  For the past 11 years I have been totally blind and hearing impaired.  The support and encouragement offered from this organization has created a passion for me to advocate and promote awareness for the deafblind community.  The needs of people who are deafblind are constant.  The lack of funding available to support intervention and the lack of qualified interveners will always be our nemesis.  Our Board is committed to providing the best possible services to our clientele. 

"I had to go blind to see the light. "

Vice President: Robert Kucherepa
Robert is a successful business man who resides in Edmonton, Alberta. He is especially dedicated to his wife Judy, who is Deaf-Blind from Usher's Syndrome. He has recently come to realize the impact of Intervenors in the life of persons who are Deaf-Blind. He continues to put all of his energy and strength into providing better support for individuals who are Deaf-Blind, not only in Alberta, but in all of Canada.

Robert strongly believes we need to continue to find qualified Intervenors, reasonable services, and adequate funding to provide a maximum quality of life for individuals who are Deaf-Blind. He has been a member of the Alberta Chapter Board for about three years and a member at large for National CDBA for two years.

Treasurer: Dan Crawford

Secretary: Carman Tillery

Director: Judy Kucherepa
My name is Judy Kucherepa and I have Usher’s Syndrome 2.I'm married to a wonderful man of 34 years, he understands my needs, I’m very independent can get around my  community and various areas with my faithful guide dog Lauren, I use an Intervenor on certain occasions.

I'm a member and on the board of CDBA formally known as CDBRA, for 5 years. I also learned to read Braille and the 2 handed manual as one of my communication skills.

Director: Frances Jablonca
Frances Jablonca is the parent of a deaf blind child. She has been active in helping to establish the use of interveners by the Calgary Board on Education. Her daughter has become a strong self-advocate for expressing her need for interveners and has enjoyed working with practicum students from Medicine hat College over the last 4 years.

Frances has a Bachelor of Education and has been a teacher both with children in the public and catholic school systems in Alberta. She now teaches ESL to adults in a community college in Calgary.

Director: Cynthia Pominville
I have been working in the field of deafblindness for the majority of my professional career in various areas, 18yrs now. I entered this field without any prior knowledge of deafblindness, and soon found myself wanting to learn more and because of this I am a graduate from the Intervenor Program at George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario. 

Since 2004 I have been the instructor at Medicine Hat College in the Deaf and Blind Support Services Program and I have had many wonderful students, who are now following their own paths.

I also have been a member of CDBA (formally CDBRA) since 2004, and I will continue to advocate for Albertans who are Deaf-Blind to have Intervenor Services, accessibility and most importantly a voice.