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Eric Wilcox
President

My wife and I are both from California originally, and we have lived in a number of different states prior to settling in Nevada. Shortly after we arrived our oldest child started school and we really had a desire to settle for a time and let our kids get rooted. I am formally trained in oceanography, and have worked for about 20 years doing weather and climate research. We did not have much understanding of what it means to live as a deaf person or any exposure to Deaf culture prior to the birth of our daughter. So the past 8 years has been this experience of having a whole new dimension of living and experiencing the world open up to us. I am not sure that there is much from our backgrounds that prepared us for this, or for doing the work, but it has been a remarkable experience.

Favorite quote:
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It’s a cliché, perhaps, but I feel like I keep learning this lesson over and over again.

What do you like about working at NVHV: I like that the outcomes of our work directly impact the lives of the families we touch. Every time I sit down to complete a task for NVHV I feel like the work is helping to make a difference. My professional work is rewarding too, but not in this same tangible way. I also draw on the passion and commitment of all the staff and other board members of NVHV. Seeing that desire among those I met in NVHV to make a difference for families in our community is what convinced me to get involved in the first place. That spirit of the group keeps me motivated.

​What do you enjoy doing when you are not working: We are outdoors a lot, which is a big part of why we enjoy living in northern Nevada. Camping, hiking and skiing are activities we enjoy when we can get out of the house.


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