{"id":1749,"date":"2023-03-13T22:17:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T22:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1749"},"modified":"2025-01-23T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:48:00","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1749","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1749\" class=\"elementor elementor-1749\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-203e29a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203e29a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f11c76a\" data-id=\"f11c76a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d4d337 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d4d337\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb3be39\" data-id=\"cb3be39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c6662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32c6662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Board Members L to R: Emma Ripard Xuereb, Loran Ripard Xuereb, Annabelle Xerri, David Xuereb and Sarah Bezzina<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc591b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efc591b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2042a7b\" data-id=\"2042a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ad4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2ad4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Current Committee 2024 - 2026<br><span style=\"color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\"><br>President: Annabelle Xerri&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">Vice President: Loran Ripard Xuereb&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">Secretary: Emma Ripard Xuereb&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">Treasurer: Sarah Bezzina Wettinger&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: var( --e-global-color-c696dce );\">Board Member: David Xuereb<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c81b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c81b32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f87fca2\" data-id=\"f87fca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cbed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20cbed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de5ce00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de5ce00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1e5cbf\" data-id=\"d1e5cbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a0037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81a0037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Previous Committees<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c86a38a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c86a38a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536b052a\" data-id=\"536b052a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46369e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46369e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/<br \/>.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:image --><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 &#8211; (to date)<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Annabelle Xerri\u00a0<br \/>Vice President: Loran Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br \/>Secretary: Emma Ripard Xuereb<br \/>Treasurer: Sarah Bezzina Wettinger\u00a0<br \/>Board Member: David Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 &#8211; 2024<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Annabelle Xerri\u00a0<br \/>Vice President: Loran Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br \/>Secretary: Emma Ripard Xuereb<br \/>Treasurer: Sarah Bezzina Wettinger\u00a0<br \/>Board Member: David Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020 &#8211; 2022<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Annabelle Xerri\u00a0<br \/>Vice President: Emma Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br \/>Secretary: Sarah Bezzina Wettinger<br \/>Treasurer: Joann Spiteri\u00a0<br \/>Board Member: Loran Ripard Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>Consultant on Deafblind Issues: Fr. Cyril Axelrod<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019 &#8211; 2020<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Loran Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br \/>Vice President: Annabelle Xerri\u00a0<br \/>Secretary: Sarah Bezzina Wettinger<br \/>Treasurer: Joann Spiteri\u00a0<br \/>Board Member: Emma Ripard Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018 &#8211; 2019<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Loran Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br \/>Vice President:\u00a0 Steven Mulvaney<br \/>Secretary:\u00a0Annabelle Xerri<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Treasurer: Joann Spiteri\u00a0<br \/>Board Member: Emma Ripard Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016 &#8211; 2018<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Steven Mulvaney<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Vice President:\u00a0\u00a0Annabelle Xerri<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary: Chris Ripard<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1: Matthew Pace<br \/>Treasurer:\u00a0Loran Xuereb<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014 &#8211; 2016<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Steven Mulvaney<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary:\u00a0Alison Vere\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1:\u00a0Loran Ripard Xuereb\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2: Annabelle Cauchi\u00a0\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Treasurer:\u00a0Matthew Pace<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012 &#8211; 2014<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Steven Mulvaney<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary 1: George Vella (resigned in 2013)<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary 2:\u00a0Alison Vere\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member:\u00a0Keith Callus\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Treasurer: Stephen Xiberras\u00a0\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Annabelle Cauchi (joined in 2013)<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010 &#8211; 2012<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Matthew Pace\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary : Chris Ripard\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1: Gianella Azzopardi\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2: Patrick Micallef\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Natasha Abela\u00a0<br \/>Stephen Xiberrass joined the committee a few weeks after\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009 &#8211; 2010<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>Emergency Committee\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>President:\u00a0\u00a0George Vella\u00a0<br \/>Secretary: Melanie Abela Harmsworth\u00a0<br \/>Board Members: Chris Ripard, Patrick Micallef,\u00a0 Alison Aquilina.<br \/>Natasha Abela &amp; Giannella Azzopardi entered the committee at a later date\u00a0<br \/>Alison Aquilina stopped during 2009.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007 &#8211; 2009<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0George Vella\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary: Melanie Abela Harmsworth\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1: Nicolette Aquilina<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2: Patrick Micallef<br \/>Board Member 3: Kris Florian\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Coordinator:\u00a0Chris Ripard<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005 &#8211; 2007<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Dorianne Callus\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary: Karl Borg\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1: Nicolette Aquilina\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2: George Vella<br \/>Board Member 3: Joe Grech\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Board Member 4: Keith Callus\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Board Member 5: Steven Mulvaney\u00a0 Board Member 6: Matthew Pace<br \/>Board Member 7: Patrick Micallef\u00a0\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Coordinator:\u00a0Chris Ripard<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2003 &#8211; 2005<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President:\u00a0\u00a0Natalino Psaila<br \/>Secretary:\u00a0Chris Ripard<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1:\u00a0Karl Borg<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2:\u00a0Joe Grech<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Dorianne Bezzina<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 4:\u00a0Keith Callus<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 5:\u00a0Roger Borg<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 6:\u00a0George Vella<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 7:\u00a0Patrick Micallef.<br \/>Coordinator: Fred Bezzina\u00a0<br \/>George Vella joined the committee in 2004<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2001 &#8211; 2003<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Karl Borg<br \/>Secretary:\u00a0Chris Ripard<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1:\u00a0Natalino Psaila<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2:\u00a0Dorianne Bezzina<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Roger Borg<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 4:\u00a0Keith Callus<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 5:\u00a0Patrick Micallef<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 6:\u00a0Joe Grech<br \/>Board Member 7:\u00a0George Vella.<br \/>Fred Bezzina (Ko-ordinatur).<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Coordinator: Fred Bezzina\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>George Vella stopped in 2003<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1997 &#8211; 2001<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President: Karl Borg<br \/>Secretary:\u00a0Chris Ripard\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1:\u00a0Silvio Pace<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2:\u00a0Dorianne Bezzina<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Romina Gatt<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 4:\u00a0Natalia Psaila<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 5:\u00a0Jesmond Miller\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 6:\u00a0Joe Grech<br \/>Board Member 7:\u00a0George Vella.<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Coordinator: Fred Bezzina\u00a0<br style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Gordon Jones Doris Micallef joined the committee as co-opted.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1991 &#8211; 1997<\/h2><p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>President : Chris Ripard<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Secretary:\u00a0Karl Borg<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 1:\u00a0Ivan Carabott<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 2:\u00a0Natalino Psaila<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 3:\u00a0Joe Grech<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 4:\u00a0Marika Ellul<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 5:\u00a0Dorianne Bezzina<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Board Member 6:\u00a0Joe Vella.<br style=\"color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.36px;\" \/>Coordinator: Fred Bezzina<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/<br \/>.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board Members L to R: Emma Ripard Xuereb, Loran Ripard Xuereb, Annabelle Xerri, David Xuereb and Sarah Bezzina Current Committee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1425,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1749"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3660,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1749\/revisions\/3660"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}