New England Center for the Deaf, Inc.
"Communicating a better future"
Our Board of Directors
We are pleased to introduce you to our Board of Directors. The board is comprised of individuals all of whom are strongly committed to the mission of NECD, Inc. and who understand the need for and importance of an agency like ours.
CEO/President/Chairman and Founder
Joseph Sisk, MA, LPC, NCC, SCSA, CCTP: Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His Joe was born and raised in Connecticut and graduated from the William H. Hall High School in West Hartford. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY and went on to pursue his Master of Arts degree in Psychology from The New School for Social Research in New York City. Joe moved back to Connecticut in 1991 and has worked in direct care in both mental health and substance abuse facilities. He earned his license as a Professional Counselor and he is also a Nationally Certified Counselor. Joe also holds a Specialty Certificate in Substance Abuse and he is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. He has over 30 years of management experience in the human services field.
Vice President/Treasurer
Dominick Reisen, BA: Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His Dominick was born and raised in upstate New York, with the exception of having lived one year in Adelaide, Australia as a Rotary Exchange Student. He was the Salutatorian of his graduating class from Worcester Central School located in Worcester, NY. Dominick received his Bachelor's Degree in History from Bard College. His professional life has been spent in various sectors relating to finance including healthcare finance, commercial banking and automobile finance. He has served on many non-profit boards; among these are the Historical Associations of Middlefield, Otsego County and Fly Creek, New York. For many years he has also served on the Board of the Brookwood School, a private Montessori School in Cooperstown, NY. Dominick is the author of several books dealing with the history of central New York. His most recent works are Middlefield and the Settling of the New York Frontier: A Case Study of Development in Central New York 1790-1865 and he edited Otsego County in the Civil War: Firsthand Accounts of War Experiences for the Otsego County Historical Association. He makes his home in Westville, NY, a short drive from Cooperstown.