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Maryland/DC Hands & Voices

Here to support your family

We are a group of volunteers - parents and professionals, from all across Washington, D.C. and Maryland - who believe that all families can make the best choices for their child if they have access to good information and support.

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Executive Board

Katie Huray - President & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Katie Huray - President & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Katie is a Deaf parent who joined this organization in 2019.  She shares her personal experience raising her 2 deaf bilingual children using ASL and spoken English.

Sarah Maguire - Vice President

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Katie Huray - President & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Louise Rollins - Secretary

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Louise is a founding board member

who has volunteered with the chapter since 2012. Louise is an early intervention teacher of the deaf and a CODA. She is proud to serve d/hh children and their families through her professional and volunteer work. 

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Connely Leis - Treasurer & DC GBYS Co-Coordinator

Connely is the Co-Coordinator of Guide By Your Side Maryland program, and the Treasurer. She has been with the chapter since 2021. She has three children with her oldest being Deaf. 

BOARD MEMBERS

Alexis Sullivan

Nicole Hutchinson

Nicole Hutchinson

Alexis is a mom to two toddler boys, her older son is deaf and implanted. She has worked in the private/nonprofit sector for about 10 years, focusing on program & project management and evaluation. Alexis just joined the board this year. 

Nicole Hutchinson

Nicole Hutchinson

Nicole Hutchinson

Nicole Hutchinson is a teacher of the deaf with a focus on early intervention. Nicole’s passion is family support programs for DHH children and their families. She is an advocate for early language access and providing unbiased information to families. 

Sarah Sohns

Nicole Hutchinson

Thomas Horejes

Sarah Sohns, AuD, CCC-A is a Clinical Audiologist and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland. Her clinical speciality and passion is pediatric audiology and working with families.

Thomas Horejes

Nicole Hutchinson

Thomas Horejes

Thomas Horejes, Ph.D. has decades of academic, professional, and personal experience in earlyintervention including advocacy, legal analysis, and program development/assessment. He takesgreat passion doing research & development on local/state/national EHDI efforts.

Jenny Swan

Jennifer Cranston

Jennifer Cranston

Jennifer Cranston

Jennifer Cranston

Jennifer Cranston

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Our Board is looking for dedicated individuals to join us in our mission to make a positive impact in our community! 


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