CRS Advisory Committee
The DDTP gets support and public input from these three committees. The administrative and advisory committee meetings are held once a month although the designated date will vary on occasion. If you plan to attend a meeting, please confirm the meeting date.
- Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee (TADDAC)
- Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC)
- California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC)
- General info about Committee Meetings
California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC)
CRSAC advises the Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee (TADDAC) in regard to the California Relay Service, including matters of policy, procedure, finance and public awareness.
This committee operates under the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission and is composed of the following representatives:
CRSAC normally meets on the Last Friday of each month.
| Consumer Members | Non Voting Liaisons |
|---|---|
| 1. Hard of Hearing Community | Liaison from the Telecommunications Division (TD) of CPUC |
| 2. Speech Disabled Community | DDTP Primary Service Provider |
| 3. Late Deafened Community | CRS Network Management Services Provider |
| 4. Hearing Community | One from each CRS Provider |
| 5. Deaf Community (I) | Telecommunications-related vendor to the DDTP |
| 6. Deaf Community (II) |
California Relay Service Advisory Committee (CRSAC) members :
- Kevin Siemens - Vice-Chair, Speech Disabled Community Representative
(Term: 10/05-10/09) 
- Margie Cooper Co-Chair, Hearing Community Representative
(Term: 7/03 - 10/03; 10/03 -10/07) 
- Colette Noble, Hard of Hearing Community Representative
(Term: 01/06-10/09) 
- Chriz Dally-Johnson Co-Chair , Deaf Community Representative
(Term: 10/03 – 10/07) 
- Nora Sinclair, Late Deafened Representative
(Term: 10/04 - 10/08) 
- Francine Lauer-Skedsmo, Deaf Community Representative
(Term: 10/06 -10/10) - Penney Legakis, CPUC
- David Weiss, CCAF
- Chameen Stratton, Sprint Liaison
- Anne Rousseau, Nordia Liaison
- Randy Sergeant, GoAmerica Liaison
Non-voting Liaisons:
You may contact committee members by email at committees@ddtp.org
The DDTP office coordinates sign language interpreting and real-time captioning for all committee meetings. Arrangements for re-voicers and Braille materials may be made by contacting the Committee Coordinator five days in advance. If you have any other needs for meeting communication, please advise the Committee Coordinator, Karen Evangelista at (510) 302-1100, Ext. 110 or TTY: (510) 302-1118. For more information about attending committee meetings, please click here.
Committee Charters