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- President: Joyce Baughn
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Joyce
Baughn has been a bilateral below elbow amputee since crawling under a
train at age 6. She tried prosthetics but discarded them after two
years and has done everything with her arms since.
She earned a BA in Humanities, then a MA in Library
Science. She has worked as cataloger in libraries, accounts
payable with a large power transmission company and was online banking
support for Bank of America before retiring.
Joyce’s husband, Bill, started and ran I-CAN
until his death in 2004. Joyce has stepped in and now runs the
mailing list, works with others to keep the web site updated and does
whatever is needed to keep I-CAN going forward.
March 17, 1996 --
Joyce
Baughn/Florida Time Union |
Vice President: Jeff Brantly
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Jeff Brantly is the father of Maria who was
born without the lower part of her right leg, toes of her left foot, and
some fingers on her left hand due to amniotic banding.
By profession Jeff is a geologist, and he has
been involved in various aspects of water resources studies with the
USGS since 1990.
Jeff and his wife Cindy adopted Maria from
Russia in 1996 and discovered the I-CAN group soon afterward. Since that
time they have been active in promoting the adoption of amputee
children. At the time Maria was adopted, very little information was
available to show perspective parents what to expect or how they might
cope with their child’s limb deficiency. Through I-CAN and other
organizations it is hoped that they can ease the apprehension of
adopting a child with missing limbs and encourage more families towards
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Secretary/Treasurer: Erin Andrews, Psy.D.
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Dr. Erin Andrews is a congenital
triple amputee, originally from California. She completed her B.S. in
psychology from Michigan State University and received her doctorate in
clinical psychology from Wright State University. Her internship and
residency took place at the James A Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa,
FL, and she currently works as a staff psychologist in the Central Texas
VA Health Care System. Her professional interests are in disability and
rehabilitation issues. Dr. Andrews enjoys mentoring through I-CAN. She
believes that adult amputee and peer-to-peer parent support is one of
the most effective tools in understanding and coping with life
experiences related to limb difference.
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