Meet the Team
It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a small army to run Virginia Hands & Voices! The Board of Directors is comprised of parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children as well as professionals in the field. Below are the four current officers of our organization: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer. There are many more volunteers running our events, communications, fundraising, etc., and we are always looking for people willing to lend their time and talent. Don't you want to be part of what makes this organization great?
Terese 'Teri' Urban
Chairperson
Parent of a deaf child
Montpelier, Virginia
Gianina Thornton
Vice Chair
Parent of two deaf children
Henrico, virginia
Dessie Berry
Secretary
Parent of a hard of hearing child
Fairfax, VA
Sabrina Hasnat
Treasurer
Parent of a hard-of-hearing child
Leesburg, VA
Emilie Mulholland
Membership Chair
Early Interventionist
Deaf adult with a deaf child
Springfield, VA
Jill Young, Au.D., F-AAA
Communications Chair
Pediatric audiologist with hearing loss
Fairfax, VA
Karen Woolman, Au.D.
Board Member
Pediatric audiologist
Sibling of a Deaf adult
Fairfax, VA
Alicia Rodriguez
Board Member
Parent of a hard of hearing child
Fredericksburg, VA
Shalimar "Shali" Alio
Board Member
Spanish Outreach and Communications
Parent of a deaf child
Alexandria, VA