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Dianne Bingham is President of Mechanical Design Solutions, Inc. She has been in the labor contracting business since 1990 and has been President of MDS, Inc. since 1999.
She is the devoted mother of two children, and has been married to her husband John since 1984.
When she isn’t busy running her business and non profits, Dianne enjoys fishing, swimming, reading, enjoying her pets, and spending time with her family.
Dianne earned a black belt in Tai-Kwando in 1998 and obtained her single engine pilots license in 2000.
She founded The Krysti Bingham Cerebral Palsy Foundation in 2001 to provide a safe home and haven for not only her daughter Krysti, but also for the many other maturing persons with Cerebral Palsy in the area.
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Marianne Carter is the spouse of fellow board member Wayne Carter. They have been married for over 20 years, during which time she has gained insight into the challenges inherent in living with a disability.
Marianne is employed as the Director of the Delaware Center for Health Promotion (DCHP), a statewide wellness initiative housed at the University of Delaware. DCHP's mission is to encourage Delawareans to adopt healthy lifestyle habits, in an effort to prevent chronic illness and improve quality of life. Programs are offered using the tag phrase "Be Healthy Delaware", such as the The News Journal 's “Be Healthy Delaware: Ten Ton Challenge” which resulted in Delawareans losing over 20,000 excess pounds during a 10-week period.
Marianne is a registered dietitian, certified health education specialist and the author of The News-Journal column, “Weigh-In”. She serves on a number of advisory boards, including the Governor’s Council on Lifestyle and Fitness. She is the current president of the Health Education Network of Delaware, past chair of the Governor's Committee on Nutrition/Dietetics and is a past president of the Delaware Dietetic Association. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, antiquing and travel.
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Susan Ferenbach, is a senior archaeologist for Hunter Research, Inc. based in Trenton, N.J. and manages the Delaware office at her home outside of Odessa. When she’s not working in the field, doing research or curating artifacts, she enjoys various forms of art work….volunteering for face painting, creating murals on walls and doing commissioned works. She shoots pool for a woman’s pool league and also enjoys reading, gardening and canoeing. Susan, her husband and two college student children fish and crab together every chance they get.
Some of her affiliations include: Archaeological Society of Delaware (Board Member), Delaware Archaeological Forum, Mid-Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Eastern States Archaeology Forum, Friends of Corbit-Calloway Library, Friends of the Delaware Archives and Delaware Hospice Volunteer.
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Kevin Titter is married with twins Aaron and Rene’. Rene’ is a special-needs child with cerebral palsy. Aaron has just completed his second year of Art at Delaware College of Art & Design. Kevin is a self-employed Artist/Designer working with many area businesses to provide design work from an Adobe/Macintosh-based background. Specializing in the lost art of hand-lettering, he also paints in acrylics, oils, pen & ink, charcoal and pencil, gold-leafing, hand lettering on boat transoms and vehicles, air-brushing and mural work.
More recently, Kevin has teamed with Accent Wraps in Elkton, MD to provide complete vehicle wraps and graphics. Kevin helps with many fund-raising activities throughout the year, which include SWAS (Swingin’ With A Star), a non-profit group providing donations for The Fund For Women and Christiana Care’s Breast Center - as well as serving on the Board of KBCPF. Kevin’s hobbies are running, mountain biking and road cycling, windsurfing, guitar and piano.
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Bethany Hall Long is married and has one son. Bethany was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives from the 8th District on November 5, 2002 and was sworn into office on January 14, 2003. Bethany became very active in grassroots politics and community activism during her husband's last tour at the Pentagon. Bethany's research and community service record with at risk groups such as pregnant teens, diabetics, homeless and the mentally ill makes her a nationally recognized health scientist. Bethany's record of community volunteerism is extensive and her work in public policy is superior.
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Wayne Carter is married with one child and one granddaughter. He resides in St. Georges, Delaware. In 1971 Wayne was drafted into the U.S. Military and served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era. He has worked with the Paralyzed Veterans of America since 1981 and currently holds the position of Executive Director of the Delaware-Maryland Chapter.
Wayne serves as a board member of the following organizations:
- 1982 - 1985 Chairperson, Wilmington Veterans Hospital, Chief of Staff Bi-monthly luncheon meetings.
- 1982 - 1988 Host of television show "Vet Line", a weekly program on cable discussing topics and issues of concern to the veteran population.
- 1983 - 1985 Chairperson, Vietnam Veterans Civic Council.
- 1983 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Service Officer of the Year Accommodation Award.
- 1984 - 1988 Members Deans' Committee, Wilmington VA Medical Center.
- 1989 Wilmington VA Medical Center Director's Special Commendation Award for the work on the "Vet Line" television show.
- 1990 Recipient of Commendation from the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
- 1990 - present Presenter for Delaware's Disability Awareness Program (DAP) in Delaware schools.
- 1991 - 1995 Member, Goodwill Industries, Inc. Board of Directors.
- 1991 - 1995 Member, East Seal Society Board of Directors.
- 1993 - 2000 Vice Chairperson, Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
- 1994 Recipient of Accessible Building Award Program for Increasing Employment Opportunities for People with disabilities.
- 1994 National Victory Award. This prestigious award presented by the National Rehabilitation Hospital is given annually to one representative from each state.
- 1994 - present Advisory Board, Canine Partners for Life.
- 2000 - present Chairperson, Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
- 2000 - present Member, Architectural Accessibility Board, State of Delaware.
- 2000 - present Vice Chairperson - Delaware State Independent Living Council.
Wayne has received many honors and awards for his advocacy and legislation efforts. He was presented the "Victory Award" by the President of the United States in 1993. He also received the Employee of the Year Award for the State of Delaware in 1988. This award is given annually by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
His hobbies are hunting, fishing and wheelchair athletics.
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John Bingham is a Project Manager for Mechanical Design Solutions, Inc. and takes an active role in the day-to-day business of managing a design team specializing in piping systems. He is the devoted father of his two children, and has been married to Dianne Bingham, founder of The Krysti Bingham Cerebral Palsy Foundation, for 25 years.
While planning for their will, John and his wife Dianne realized that there would be no one to care for their daughter in the probable case she survives them. This, along with personal knowledge of many other young individuals with CP, prompted them to make a commitment to improve the options these special people have for living. They are exceptionally happy with the high level of skill and care that Mosaic exhibits in staffing both Hope Houses.
In his spare time, John enjoys hunting, fishing, crabbing, and reading.
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