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By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. . . . Lend Me Your Ears We care about your hearing! Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210 Georgetown (905) 873-6642 New technology developed in the past several years can help most people with hearing loss to achieve improved communication. Todays hearing instruments have evo lved from s imple dev ices to remarkably sophisticated and technologically advanced personal hearing computers. In just the last few years, more advances in hearing aid techno logy have been made than throughout history. In many hearing aids, there are no longer knobs or controls, because the instruments automatically adjust loudness. Some hearing aids are programmed so that they require only the push of a button either on the hearing aid or on a wireless remote control to switch to different listening situations and provide balanced sound in the office, at home, on the telephone, or at a concert. Digital and digitally programmab le hearing aids have been introduced that amplify signals in new ways and make the benefits of hearing aids even more customized. Many hearing aids are v i r tua l ly computers w i th f lex ib le and sophisticated processors that analyze and respond to specific sounds. Some advanced hearing instruments process sound more than a million times per second. To f ind out more about these lates t advancements call.... The Georgetown A Salute to our Hometown Graduates 2008 Dont Miss This Special Feature Friday, June 27th $68 in full colour! Call or email Special Features to book your grad in today! 905-873-0301 ext. 237 or e-mail features@independentfreepress.com 10 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 The Halton Catholic District School Board has named Michael Pautler as the next director of education and secretary of the board. Pautler will succeed Lou Piovesan, who be- came director of the board in August 2001. Piovesan will be retiring as of August 31. Pautler is currently the superintendent of educat ion, human re- sources, administrative services and staff development with the Durham Catholic Dist-rict School Board. He will assume the role of Cathol ic director of education in Halton for a period of four years , s tart ing August 11. Pautler has 28 years of service in Cathol ic educat ion, including four years as a superviso- ry officer at the Durham Catholic District School and 24 years in a variety of roles at the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Pautler replaces Piovesan Catholic board names director MICHAEL PAUTLER The Halton District School Board has hired a new superintendent. At its board meeting last week trustees confirmed the appointment of Mark Zonneveld as a superintendent of education for north Halton schools, effective Sept. 1. Earlier this year Zonneveld had been appointed an interim superin- tendent for the period March 17-Aug. 31, 2008. The new hiring fills the senior team administrative gap caused by the impending retirement of superin- tendent Suzanne Moffatt, who has been on leave for most of the 2007-08 school year. Her retirement is effective this October. Zonneveld has been with the Halton public board since 1989. He taught primary and junior grades at Pineland Public School in Burlington before moving to George Kennedy P.S. in Georgetown as a spe- cial education resource teacher. He was appointed a vice-principal in 1997 with his first placement at Sam Sherratt P.S. in Milton, followed by McKenzie-Smith Bennett P.S. in Acton in 1999. He was appointed principal of Harrison P.S. in Georgetown in 2001 followed by Rolling Meadows P.S. in 2005, before accepting the position of interim superintendent earlier this year. As a superintendent of education, Im excited about working in a leadership role with my colleagues to further the Halton District School Board goal of Learn, Grow, Succeed Together, Zonneveld said in a press release. Zonneveld named new superintendent MARK ZONNEVELD