Here to support your family

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.

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 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. 

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 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, 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, 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.