Governor O'Malley Appoints New Director to Governor's Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 12, 2008) – Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that Lisa Kornberg has been named Director for the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Ms. Kornberg has over twenty years of experience as a hard of hearing professional providing advocacy, technical assistance, program development and policy making services to the deaf and hard of hearing residents of Maryland. She will begin her new position on April 9, 2008.
“Lisa Kornberg brings a wealth of experience to the position and I am confident that the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will benefit greatly from her expertise,” said Governor O’Malley. “Under her leadership, the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will continue to provide expertise, access to resources and services and help improve the lives of Maryland’s deaf and hard of hearing citizens.”
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Kornberg worked as Division Director at People Encouraging People, Inc., a non-profit behavioral healthcare corporation dedicated to providing life-transforming rehabilitation and support services to deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people in Baltimore who are disabled or disadvantaged. Ms. Kornberg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) and has provided advocacy, clinical consultations and individual, couple and family therapy in her private practice since 1994. Ms. Kornberg also worked for the Family Service Foundation’s Institute of Deafness for over ten years where she served as a Mental Health Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Director of Clinical Services. In those capacities, Ms. Kornberg provided advocacy, program development, service linkage and direct care to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families, and supervised and coordinated rehabilitation and residential programs for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
In her various advocacy and program development roles throughout her career, Ms. Kornberg has accomplished a number of things for deaf and hard of hearing Marylanders, including: expanded deaf mental health services by creating programs in several counties; established the Deaf Advisory Committee; facilitated and participated in the re-establishment of the Mental Health Subcommittee of the Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing; enhanced services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to include housing, rehabilitation, treatment for addiction and re-integration into the community; and developed pro-bono advocacy and treatment to deaf residents of Baltimore. Ms. Kornberg has also worked with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, The Alcohol and Drug Administration, the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Department of Education and the court systems in advocating and educating government agencies on the importance of providing accessible services to deaf and hard of hearing residents in Maryland.
In addition to her counseling licenses, Ms. Kornberg is also a member of a number of organizations, including the Maryland Association of the Deaf, Mental Health Advisory Board, the Maryland Association of Professional Counselors, the American Counselors Association, the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, among others.
Ms. Kornberg received her Bachelor of Science in Recreation Therapy from the University of Maryland College Park in 1978, and received her Masters of Education in Counseling and Development from George Mason University in 1985. Ms. Kornberg attended Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. as a Special Student in the Department of Counseling from 1980 to 1982. Ms. Kornberg resides in Baltimore City with her family and dog.
