Last Updated: 06/21/2023
Family Advisory Committee
Family Engagement is a critical component and a historically well represented aspect of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) systems at both the national (NCHAM) and state-level EHDI programs. To ensure that families are at the center of EHDI and to promote family-professional partnerships, NCHAM established a Family Advisory Committee (FAC). Generally, the responsibilities of the FAC include advocating for the needs of parents to improve EHDI systems, review or lead parent-centered NCHAM resources, and serve on the EHDI Meeting planning committee.
The FAC is coordinated by Janet DesGeorges (H&V Executive Director) and Alyson Ward (NCHAM). The advisory committee is comprised of diverse parent leaders in the categories of: ethnicity, age of children, modality/communication, geography, and deaf plus. The 2015-2020 FAC includes:
- Janet DesGeorges
- Amanda Kaahanui
- Debbie Mitre-Smith
- Molly Martzke
- Laura Gramer
- Alyson Ward
- Sara Doutre
- Yiesell Rayon
- Jessica Sanchez
- Lisa Weiss
- Will Doutre
- Djenne-Amal Morris
