NTRC Advisory Committee
NCHAM’s National Advisory Committee meets at least yearly and provides NCHAM feedback on its workplan and guidance on current EHDI topics. The committee is comprised of a diverse group of individuals and organizations that contribute to and influence the larger EHDI system.
| Tabby Belhorn | Parent of a child who is DHH, Regional Coordinator H&V, Executive Director of Ohio H&V and Ohio ASTra Coordinator. |
| Nicole Brown | Co-director of the Minnesota EHDI program, parent of a child who is DHH. |
| Katlyn Foust Burton | Parent of a 2-year-old child with bilateral profound deafness and multiple other disabilities. |
| Corinne Coleman | AuD (completing 4th year internship in 2020). Young adult who is DHH, used cued speech as a child. |
| Janet DesGeorges | Executive Director of Hands & Voices, parent of a child who is DHH. |
| Maureen Greer | Executive Director of Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association that provides support and services to state early intervention systems. |
| Karen Hopkins | Director of Statewide Education and Family Services at The Maine Educational Center for DHH, Maine EHDI Coordinator. Deaf adult and parent of child who is DHH |
| Wendy Jones | Director, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Project, National Center for Cultural Competence Georgetown University. |
| Leslie Lestz | Pediatrician, Neonatal-Perinatal medicine, University of Texas SW Medical Center. Texas AAP chapter champion. Has a bilateral mild hearing loss and parent of a children who is DHH. |
| Djenne Amal Morris | Parent of a Deaf Plus young adult, National H&V Board of Directors, Parent Educator/Training for BEGINNINGS for Parents of children who are DHH. |
| Jonathan Mosher | Young adult who is DHH. Received first cochlear implant at 12 months of age and the second ear when he was 5 years old. |
| Stephanie Olson | National H&V Board of Directors, Family Consultant with the Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Co-Director Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infusion with Hands & Voices and DHH adult. |
| Tammy O’Hollearn | Iowa state EHDI coordinator, Past President of DSHPSHWA. |
| Karen Putz | Worked in early intervention as a Deaf Mentor for 13 years. Co-Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infusion at Hands & Voices. DHH adult and mother of three children who are DHH. |
| Jackson Roush | Professor and Director of the North Carolina LEND Program, Co-Chair of the EHDI Advisory Board for North Carolina. ASHA Fellow, and a 2007 recipient of the Presidential Award from the American Academy of Audiology, former member of JCIH. |
| Sonia Samaniego | Education and Advocacy Program Manager, Office of Children with Special Health Care Needs at the Arizona Department of Health Services. |
| Renee Averitt Sanzone | Executive Director at Parents’ Place of Maryland. Prior experience includes working as the Regional Technical Assistance Co-Director for the OSEP funded parent centers in the mid-south region. Parent of two grown daughters who are deaf. |
| Jackie Seisman | Program Manager for Baby’s First Test, which works to increase awareness about newborn screening and to develop innovative resources that guide new and expectant parents through the screening process. |
| Steve Shuman | National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist. |
| Rebecca Steinfield | Senior Director of the Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. |
| Kathleen Treni | Principal of the Continuum of Services for DHH K-12 students in Bergen County Special Services District NJ who have chosen Listening and Spoken Language or Total Communication. Also oversees home and center-based early intervention programs. Adjunct professor in the Speech and Communication Disorders Department at Montclair State University, and former President of the AG Bell Association. |
| Christine Yoshinaga-Itano | Professor of Audiology at University of Colorado, active researcher, former chair and currently a member of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. |
