Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Area Maloney to speak at Adler Aphasia Center’s gala Sean Maloney learned resilience early in life, growing up in gritty South East London, the youngest of six kids, and getting kicked out of school at age 15. It was an unlikely launch for a man who was to become head of Intel’s world- wide sales organization, the first chairman of Intel China, and a well-known visionary in the technology industry. That resilience is what Maloney drew upon in February 2010, when he suffered a stroke that left him with aphasia and right-sided paralysis. Doctors didn’t know whether he would ever walk or talk again. The doctors didn’t know Maloney. Within two years of having his stroke, he took the lead of Intel China, but only after being given the enormous challenge of learning Mandarin. He now has more than a million Web followers, one of the most popular micro-blog- ging sites in China. He embodies the scientific evidence of neuroplasticity of the brain: There are no limits and no plateaus. Maloney retired from Intel this year. He plans to spend more time with his wife Margaret and their six children and pursue personal interests, including rowing and the study of Chinese languages. Adler Aphasia Center will be presenting the 2013 Advo- cacy Award to Maloney at the center’s 10 th Anniversary Gala, “Stars of Innovation,” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center at Ramapo Col- lege Campus in Mahwah. Maloney, the keynote speaker, will address his career and how he is successfully living with aphasia. Adler Aphasia Center founders Elaine and Mike Adler (continued on page 17) Sean Maloney