Chris Wagner is the Vice President of Marketing for CSDVRS, a video relay company based in Florida. Chris is the company spokesperson and his job is to oversee media relations, marketing strategies and marketing materials.
Chris graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a social work degree and for twelve years, he worked in the field of mental health. In 1996, Chris developed the first nursing home in Florida to serve primarily deaf and hard of hearing consumers. The 60-bed facility was initially designed specifically for deaf and hard of hearing residents but is now open to other residents as well.
“I love what I do,” said Chris, about his job at CSDVRS. “We have fun together and the company is growing very fast.”
Chris also serves as the Vice President of the National Association of the Deaf. From their website:
With a background in healthcare administration, Wagner was responsible for the implementation of the first Deaf assisted living facility and a nursing facility for the deaf and hard of hearing in Florida. Largely responsible for the creation of the Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (FCCDHH), he was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush as the first member and chairperson of the Coordinating Council. He also serves on numerous boards, which include stints as President of Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. (FAD), Vice Chair of the Governor’s American with Disabilities Act Working Group (ADAWG), and most recent, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Prior to his election as FAD President, Wagner served as the first president of the Florida Coalition for Disability Rights.
In 2004, Chris received several awards for his outstanding leadership and advocacy on both state and national levels, including the first Claude Seale Advocate Award from the Florida Independent Living Council ( <http://www.flailc.org> FILC), the Robert Greenmun Award for State Leadership Excellence, and the Knights of the Flying Fingers Award from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
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2 responses to “Chris Wagner–Vice President of Marketing”
I am a grandmother trying to raise a deaf and bi-polor boy of 6 and have not had to much sucess finding services in florida for him. I tried the schoool for the deaf and blind but they didn’t think he would fit because of his behavior. I personal believe that with the medications he would fit in. He is only 6 years old but loosing ground very rapidly in his education any suggestions
Hey Chris,
I would like to have your email address so I can communicate directly with you.
Marilyn Cassidy