Advisory Board
MN Hands & Voices' Parent and Professional Advisory Committee
Purpose:
MN Hands & Voices is a member of Hands & Voices. In order to fulfill chapter requirements, MN Hands & Voices meets quarterly to accomplish the following:
- Provide advice to MN Hands & Voices staff
- Allow stakeholders and organizations to share information
- Forge collaborations among community partners
- Discuss important issues involving our youth who are deaf and hard of hearing
- Create a unified community out of respect for the individual choices families make
Commitments Year-to-Date:
Beckie Perkins, Parent/Co-Chair
Sally Prouty, Parent/Advocate, DeafBlind Tech. Asst./Co-Chair
Mary Hartnett, Executive Director, MCDHH
Marie Koehler, Metro Manager, DHHS
Carolyn Anderson, Parent/Parent Advocate, PACER
Janet Figueroa, Parent/Board Member, Cued Speech Assoc. MN
Mary Cashman-Bakken, Deaf/HH Specialist, MN Dept. of Ed.
Kathy Anderson, D/HH Teacher/EHDI Coord., MDE
Melissa Ferrello, Audiologist, U of MN
Open, MN AG Bell
Open, Parent, Parent at MDS
Beth Keller, Outreach Coordinator, PEPNet
Diana VanDeusen, Audiologist, St. Paul Public Schools
Candace Lindow-Davies, Parent/Coord., MN H & V
Robin Coninx, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Laura Godfrey, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Leisa Magee, Parent
Melissa McNamer, Parent
Jennifer Hume, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Brenda Hommerding, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Shannon Hohrman, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Curt Leitz, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Kris Hemstock, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Open, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
Mary Ellen Bondhus, Parent/Parent Guide, MN H & V
**Anna Paulson, Educational Psychologist, U of MN
**Ad Hoc member
