Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences

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1 Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences General Information Contact Information nprofit Address Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences st Ave. South Medical Center East - South Tower Suite 6308 Nashville, TN Phone (615) Fax Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook carol.modos@vanderbilt.edu At A Glance Year of Incorporation 1949 Former Names Bill Wilkerson Center 1

2 Mission & Impact Statements Mission The Bill Wilkerson Center is dedicated to helping individuals who are struggling with problems affecting their speech, language and hearing, which makes it difficult or impossible to communicate. We help these individuals reach their highest potential for a full and productive life through therapeutic intervention and cutting edge technology. Our mission is three fold, diagnosis and treatment, research, and education. The Center is a regional facility for the diagnosis and treatment of communication related disorders in children and adults, such as speech and language evaluations and screenings, hearing aid selection and management, and the treatment and rehabilitation programs for persons with brain injuries. Background Vanderbilt's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, a regional facility for the diagnosis and treatment of communication and related disorders, is a part of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. More than 40 million Americans- over ten percent of the population-have a hearing, speech, language or cognitive disorders that impairs their ability to communicate with others. The Department is dedicated to helping these individuals reach their highest potential for a full and productive life. A half century has passed since Dr. Wesley Wilkerson, a prominent Nashville physician, saw a critical need for an institution that would provide rehabilitative services for persons with hearing and speech impairments and stand as a model for other facilities in the United States. The Bill Wilkerson Center, a memorial to Dr. Wilkerson's son who was killed in World War 11, opened in In 1997, the Bill Wilkerson Center merged with Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology to become the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, one of the world's premier integrated communication disorders centers. Impact The Center diagnoses and treats individuals with a wide range of communication-related diseases and disorders. These include deafness, autism, acquired brain injury, vocal disorders, speech and language delays, balance disorders, and conditions that affect the ability to communicate. The Center schedules approximately 60,000 outpatient visits each year in all age groups, races and income levels, in all types of communication disorders, and from almost every state in the union. Although it serves people of all ages, the Center's largest groups of clients are the very young and very old. Diseases and disordes such as chronic ear infections, hearing loss, language disorders, and autism have a serious impact on children's educational, social, and emotional development. The medical and therapeutic intervention provided at the Center is crucial to mitigating the effects of these problems for hundred of children each year. The problems faced by the elderly who are treat at the Center are also serious. Hearing loss, laryngectomy and stroke can all take a significant toll on personal and family life. The treatments at the Center provide independence, help alleviate depression, and improve quality of life. Needs We are in need of full tuition scholarships for the Mama Lere Hearing School within the NCCDFC. The school is the only option for children in middle Tennessee with hearing loss to receive intensive training in spoken language and part of the only comprehensive cochlear implant center in the state. The school has a critical need for scholarships to assist children whose families cannot afford the tuition. The Center opened an Autism Preschool in 2014 and there are families that need funding. The Center also need support for speech services to children not enrolled in the School 2

3 Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer A check could be mailed to us at: Vanderbilt Bill Wilkeson Center Attn: Carol Modos st Ave S. Room 6416 Nashville, TN We do accept in-kind donations of hearing aids and related equipment. They can be delivered in person or mailed to the above address. We do offer Volunteer Opportunities, such as providing support to the service providers in terms of materials development, maintenance and clean up, as well as office assistance. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Health Care / Ambulatory & Primary Health Care Secondary Organization Category Education / Preschools Tertiary Organization Category Medical Research / Medical Research NEC Areas of Service Areas Served National TN TN - Bedford TN - Cannon TN - Cheatham TN - Clay TN - Coffee TN - Cumberland TN - Davidson TN - Dekalb TN - Dickson TN - Fentress TN - Franklin TN - Giles TN - Hickman TN - Houston TN - Humphreys TN - Jackson TN - Lawrence TN - Lewis TN - Lincoln TN - Macon 3

4 TN - Marshall TN - Maury TN - Montgomery TN - Moore TN - Overton TN - Perry TN - Pickett TN - Putnam TN - Robertson TN - Rutherford TN - Smith TN - Stewart TN - Sumner TN - Trousdale TN - Van Buren TN - Warren TN - Wayne TN - White TN - Williamson TN - Wilson The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center serves patients mainly from Nashville and the middle Tennessee area, but because of its specialized services children from many other states and countries have been served. CEO Statement other organizations in the middle Tennessee area provide the broad range of unique services in communication disorders provided by the Bill Wilkerson Center. Examples of these services include augmentative communication evaluation and training, the full spectrum of cochlear implant pre-testing and postsurgical management, a communication-based preschool for children with autism spectrum disorders, feeding and swallowing treatment for premature infants and medically fragile children, and a host of other services for persons with acquired brain injury, fluency disorders, repaired cleft palate, age-related hearing loss, and many other communication problems. The Center is in the process of moving its services to a state-of-the-art facility on the campus of the Vanderbilt Medical Center. This facility has enabled the Center to start a new "Center within and Center": The National Center for Childhood Deafness and Family Communication. This important expanded service will provide preschool classes to children with hearing loss with an emphasis on developing oral communication skills and literacy. The Center's therapeutic service delivery benefits enormously from its association with Vanderbilt's Department of Otolaryngology, and Vanderbilt's Hearing and Speech Sciences Graduate Studies and Research Programs. These programs together make up the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, which is dedicated to providing not only hearing and speech therapy, but research, professional training, and medical and surgical intervention for ENT diseases. 4

5 Programs Programs Hearing Clinic/Center for Childhood Deafness Description The Audiology Clinic provides a full range of services for the testing and management of hearing loss for people of all ages. Complete audiological evaluations and a comprehensive intervention program including hearing aid selection and management are designed to meet the individual needs of each client. Budget Category Population Served Health Care Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Deaf & Hearing Impaired, Adults, Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.) Speech and Language Description provides assessment and treatment services for individuals of all ages who have communication and motor disorders. Budget Category Population Served Health Care Health Care Issues Deaf & Hearing Impaired, Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.), Adults Rehabilitation Description Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute provides services to adults and adolescents with acquired brain injury. The program is designed to facilitate reintegration into the community and a return to producive activity following an injury to the brain. Services are provided to persons with traumatic brain injuries, strokes, tumors, infections and other neurological diagnoses which limit independence. Budget Category Population Served Health Care Rehabilitation Services Adults, Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified, Graduate Program Description Category The graduate program was established in 1951 and it is the largest graduate program in the School of Medicine and one of the largest programs at Vanderbilt University. Currently, the Audiology program is rated first in the Country by U.S. News and World Report and the Masters program is rated sixth. Education Adult Education Population Served Adults,, 5

6 Research Program Description Category Population Served The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences conducts basic and applied research in issues related to communication such as childhood speech and language development, pediatric hearing loss, neurological issues, and the effects of communication delays on social and educational development. The Department is part of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and currently has nine computer-based laboratories devoted to research in hearing and speech sciences. Social Science Research Demography Deaf & Hearing Impaired, Adults, Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.) The Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt Description Category The Mama Lere Hearing School teaches preschool children in small classrooms to learn to use their new hearing abilities and develop spoken communication. The teachers of the deaf and speech pathlogists focus on listening, language, speech, reading and number skills, and cognition. Goals for each child are developed collaboratively by the therapist, the classroom teacher and the parents. Education, General/Other Early Childhood Education Population Served Children Only (5-14 years),, Long term Success Receiving a hearing aid or a cochlear implant is only the first step in a child's journey to communication. The VBWC has specially-trained professionals who help children learn to use their "new ears" in one-onone therapy and in school. The school enrolls preschool children in a curriculum-based educational program designed to help them be mainstreamed in a regular classroom by tirst grade. The program focuses on the development of communication skills including listening, talking, and reading. CEO Comments Anne Marie Tharpe is Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. She is also Professor of Audiology and Chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt. The Department grants Masters and Doctoral degrees in Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology. 6

7 Governance Board Chair Board Chair Mr. Thomas O. Flood Company Affiliation Tractor Supply Corp. Term Mar 2003 to Mar Board Members Name Affiliation Status Mr. Gary Battles Community Volunteer Mr. James Campbell Pan American Electric - Retired Voting Mrs. Annette Eskind Community Volunteer Voting Mr. Bob Falk Healthcare Corp. Voting Mr. Thomas O. Flood Tractor Supply Corp. Voting Mr. Rob S. Harvey Son in law of Nancy Fawn Diehl Voting Mr. Greg Irvin Community Volunteer Mr. Ken McKneese KLM Mechanical Contractors, Onc. Voting Mr. Harold Meacham Harold Meacham DDS Voting Mr. John Menefee Community Volunteer Voting Mr. Billy Joe Miles Miles Farm Supply, Inc. Voting Ms. Betty Chiles Nixon Office of University Relations Voting Ms. Linda Pannock Intregrated Store Solutions, LLC Voting Mrs. Judy Simmons Community Volunteer Voting Mr. Clarence Spalding Titley Spalding and Associates Voting Mr. L. Glenn Worley Cameron, Worley and Fordham Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 16 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 12 Female 4 Unspecified 0 7

8 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 2 Board Meeting Attendance % 80% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 20% Constituency Includes Client Representation Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4 Standing Committees Advisory Board 8

9 Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Term Start Aug Dr. Anne Marie Tharpe Experience The Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences is Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD. She is a professor of Audiology and Chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt, which grants Masters and Doctoral degrees in Speech/Language Pathology, Audiology, and Education of the Deaf. Dr. Tharpe completed her undergraduate education at Southwestern at Memphis (Rhodes), her Masters at Vanderbilt University, and her Ph.D. in Audiology at Vanderbilt. Dr. Tharpe was a staff Audiologist at the Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center from She was an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from She is the author of more than seventy-five journal articles and book chapters and has presented more than one hundred professional papers at scholarly meetings throughout the country. She has been principal investigator or project director for six-million dollars in privately and federally funded research, training and demonstration grants. Dr. Tharpe holds memberships in several professional and learned societies. She has been a member of the American Academy of Audiology since 1989 and has won numerous professional awards in her field. Former CEOs Name Term Dr. Fred H. Bess June 0-0 Staff Full Time Staff 165 Part Time Staff 30 Volunteers 10 Contractors 0 Retention Rate 0% Plans & Policies Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan? Yes Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan? In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place? Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan? Yes Does the organization have a ndiscrimination Policy? Yes 9

10 Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Awards Awards Award/Recognition Organization Year Number one ranking - audiology graduate programs Number three ranking - speech pathology graduate programs US News and World Report 2013 US News and World Report 2013 Senior Staff Dr. Mary Sue Fino-Szumski Title Director of Operations Experience/Biography 1986, Marywood University, Communications Disorders, B.S. 1987, Vanderbilt University, Audiology, M.S. 1997, Vanderbilt University, Audiology, Ph.D. 2000, Belmont University, Healthcare Management, M.B.A. Member of the Hearing Impairment Program Committee. Department of Special Education, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University present. Topic Coordinator for the 2001 ASHA Annual Convention Program Committee. Topic: Private Practice/Management Issues in Audiology. ASHA Licensing Network Representative for ASHA Representative for Tennessee Dr. Fred H. Bess Title Director National Center for Childhood Deafness Experience/Biography Dr. Bess was Professor and Chair of Hearing and Speech Sciences for 35 years and brings a tremendous amount of experience to the Center and has stepped down from that position, but is current the Direct of the National Center for Childhood Deafness. Dr. Gary Jacobson Title Audiology Services Experience/Biography Mr. Mike DeRiesthal Title Pi Beta Phi Rehabitation Manager Experience/Biography 10

11 Dr. Todd Ricketts Title Graduate Studies Manager Experience/Biography Dr. Jim Bodfish Title Research Manager Experience/Biography 11

12 Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start July Fiscal Year End June Projected Revenue $10,674, Projected Expenses $10,558, Endowment Value $2,592, Endowment Spending Policy N/A Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Total Revenue $9,435,453 $10,248,349 $10,011,603 Total Expenses $10,490,463 $9,568,895 $9,164,410 Revenue Sources Fiscal Year Foundation and Corporation $0 $0 $0 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal $0 $0 $0 State $0 $0 $0 Local $0 $0 $0 Unspecified $0 $0 $0 Individual Contributions $0 $0 $513,130 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $9,028,992 $9,867,294 $9,359,528 Investment Income, Net of Losses $0 $0 $0 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $0 $0 $0 Revenue In-Kind $0 $0 $0 Other $406,461 $381,055 $138,945 12

13 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year Program Expense $0 $0 $8,496,274 Administration Expense $10,490,463 $9,568,895 $668,136 Fundraising Expense $0 $0 $0 Payments to Affiliates $0 $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 0% 0% 93% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue % Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year Total Assets $0 $0 $0 Current Assets $0 $0 $0 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Total Net Assets $0 $0 $0 Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Program Revenue $9,028,992 Program Revenue $9,867,294 Clinic Fees $9,359,528 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Other Revenue Other Revenue Contracts & Other Amount $406,461 $381,055 Revenue $513,130 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Capital Campaign Is the organization currently conducting a Capital Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a major asset? Capital Campaign Goal $0.00 Capital Campaign Raised-to-Date Amount $0.00 as of 0 Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? State Charitable Solicitations Permit TN Charitable Solicitations Registration Exempt - Expires 0 Registration 0 GivingMatters.com Financial Comments Bill Wilkerson financial figures were taken from internal documents prepared by Bill Wilkerson staff. Vanderbilt has one 990 and audit and does not break down individual programs in that document. Assets and Liabilties are not available for programs within the Vanderbilt audit. 13

14 For FY 2011, the breakdown of expenses into Programs, Administrative, and Fundraising was not provided. Comments provided by Kathryn Bennett 7/29/16. Created Copyright 2016 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 14