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Directors of the
Sanderson Community Center


Compiled & Written by Jodi Becker Kinner 
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Published in 2018
​Updated in 2021

Dr. Robert G. Sanderson and Beth Ann Stewart Campbell were directors of the Community Center for the Deaf in Bountiful, Utah. Over the years, Dr. Sanderson became a "rehab man," counselor, a coordinator, and a director. He was known as the "Father of Vocational Rehabilitation."

When the Division Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH) was housed at the Utah Community Center for the Deaf (UCCD) in 1988, services to the deaf grew. The administration divided responsibilities between the Division Director and the Assistant Director. In 1989, Gene Stewart was appointed Division Director of the DSDHH. The title and job of Beth Ann Campbell as a director was same, and she reported to Gene Stewart.

Under the DSDHH, Gene Stewart and Rusty Wales directed the Utah Community Center for the Deaf. Marilyn Call was the director of the Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Taylorsville, Utah.

The directors' portraits line the wall of the Marilyn T. Call Conference Room. A portrait of Beth Ann Campbell has been taken down twice from the conference room due to a misunderstanding of the job description. I'm hopeful her portrait will be reinstalled in its rightful place on the wall. Without Campbell's dedication and contribution to the community, the Utah Deaf community would never acknowledge the services at the Sanderson Community Center today. In a letter to the former director, Marilyn Call, Beth Ann Stewart Campbell's job title was clarified. You'll also see evidence of photographs of Campbell's title under the "Corrections to the Historical Timeline Panels' Errors" section.

PictureDr. Robert G. Sanderson


​Dr. Robert G. Sanderson (Deaf) 

Coordinator (1965-1983)
Services to the Adult Deaf 

Dr. Sanderson was appointed as the first state coordinator of services to deaf people in the United States

Director (1983-1985)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
Bountiful, Utah
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1965 - 1985


PictureBeth Ann Campbell


​Beth Ann Campbell (CODA)

Director
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
Bountiful & Taylorsville, Utah   
​1985-1992





PictureGene Stewart


​Gene Stewart (CODA) 

Division Director (1989-1996)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
​Taylorsville, Utah 

​1989 - 1996


PictureRusty Wales


​Rusty Wales (Deaf) 

Division Director
Utah Community Center for the Deaf under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

1996 - 2001


PictureMarilyn Call


​Marilyn T. Call (Hard of Hearing) 

Division Director (2001-2016)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Marilyn became an Assistant Director after
 the Sanderson Community Center was moved under the Department of Workforce Service on October 1, 2016. She retired December 15, 2017. 
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2001 - 2017 





PictureDan V. Mathis @ University of Washington


​Dan V. Mathis (Deaf) 

Assistant Director 
Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 
under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

March 5, 2018 - April 16, 2019 


PictureAnnette Stewart

​Annette Stewart (Hearing)

Interim Assistant Director 

Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

April 16, 2019 - January 10, 2020 

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PictureArlene Garcia Gunderson

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​Arlene Garcia Gunderson

Assistant Director 

Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

January 13, 2020 - July 16, 2021 


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​Eric Roux (Hearing)

Interim Assistant Director 

Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

August 4, 2021 - June 8, 2022 

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