Start-Up Chapters

CHAPTERS CURRENT July 2008

Existing Chapters

Colorado (flagship)

Arizona, Idaho, Illinois,

Indiana, Iowa, Georgia,

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,

Pennsylvania, New Mexico,

Oregon, Washington,

Wisconsin, Wyoming, Utah

Start-Up in Process

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia

International

British Columbia, Canada;

Kamay at Boces/Philippines; Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

Chapter Contact Information

Chapter Status:

Existing: Formal application and approval completed
Provisional: Well estab’d contacts & progress; authorization to use H&V name
Possible start-up: Infrequent but on-going contact; slow progress

1. ALABAMA (Possible Start-Up)

Janine Moses

Parent

256-835-6292

jkmoses@jkmconsultinginc.com

2. ARKANSAS (Provisional)

E-mail: info@arhandsandvoices.org

Arkansas Hands & Voices

PO Box 512,

Conway, AR 72033

Tel: 501.569.8907 (Voice or Relay services. Phone courtesy of UALR.)

Tom Edwards

Parent

tome@arhandsandvoices.org

Mandy McClellan

Parent

mandym@arhandsandvoices.org

Angela Patterson

angelap@arhandsandvoices.org

Visit our web site: www.arhandsandvoices.org

3. ARIZONA

Helen Cartwright

Parent

(480) 835-7102

Tech96@hotmail.com

Jeanne Hollabaugh

Parent

jhollabaugh@azhv.org

520-407-1464

Lylis Olsen

Professional

(602) 690-3975

lylisolsen@msn.com

4. COLORADO

FLAGSHIP Chapter

Janet DesGeorges, Executive Director

Parent

Colorado Families for Hands & Voices

PO Box 3093

Boulder CO 80307

(303) 492-6283

janet@handsandvoices.org

5. DELAWARE (Provisional)

Julie Johnson

johnsontlk@aol.com

6. FLORIDA (Possible Start-Up)

Amy Logan

Parent

handsvoicesfl@yahoo.com

(407) 591-9142

7. GEORGIA

Georgia Hands & Voices

2659 Freedom Parkway, PO Box 181

Cumming, Ga 30041

Terri Patterson

Parent

678-574-9082

terripat@earthlink.net

Julia Janka

Parent

678-807-7887

jjanka_2000@yahoo.com

8. HAWAII (Provisional Start-Up)

Chelsea Courtney, alohaseadawg@yahoo.com

Professional

Amanda Kaahanui, kolohekai@hawaii.rr.com

Parent

PO Box 146

Waimanolo, HI 96795

9. IDAHO

Susie Jones

Parent

Lori Corgatelli

Parent

kingcorg@silverstar.com

Lorna Irwin

Parent

Idaho Hands & Voices

1720 Westgate Drive. Ste. A

Boise ID 83704

(800) 433-1361 TTY

(208) 334-0829 V

irwinjl@northrim.net

www.idhandsandvoices.org

10. ILLINOIS

Karen Putz, Director (and H&V National Board)

Parent/Deaf Adult

Illinois Hands & Voices

PO Box 9366

Naperville IL 60567

(630) 378-1346 TTY

888-482-4281 Voice

Support@ilhandsandvoices.org

Barbara Sims

Professional

11. INDIANA

Lisa Kovacs Co-Chair

Parent

317-422-1978 CELL 317-847-0237

lisa_kovacs@att.net

Karen Horvath, Co-Chair

Parent/ Hard of Hearing Adult

574-232-9255

niceinterpreter@sbcglobal.net

Indiana Hands & Voices

3100 Meridian Park Drive Suite N Box 289

Greenwood, IN 46142

inhandsandvoices
@inhandsandvoices.org

12. IOWA

Vicki Hunting, President

Iowa Hands & Voices

Parent

515-988-8512 Cell

vhuntingiagbys@qwest.net

13. KANSAS

parentadvocate@handsandvoices.org

14. KENTUCKY

Michael J. & Becky Bush

Parents

P.O. Box 3832

West Somerset, KY 42564

mbush71@newwavecomm.net

Anita Dowd

Professional/Deaf

Kentucky Commission on the Deaf

Adult

Anita.dowd@kcdhh.ky.gov

15. LOUISIANA

Brandy Berkeley President/ Director

Parent

985-774-4608

handsandvoiceslouisiana@yahoo.com

16. MAINE (Provisional)

Vivian Mikhail

Parent/Attorney

vivianmikhail@earthlink.net

Karen Hopkins

Professional/Deaf Adult

karen.hopkins@mecdhh.org

17. MICHIGAN

Michigan Hands & Voices
PO BOX 325 Dimondale, MI 48821
Email: info@mihandsandvoices.org

Kristy Medes, Co-Director

Parent

kristymedes@yahoo.com

517-694-3079

Kylie Sharp, Co-Director

Parent

sharpk@michigan.gov

18. MINNESOTA

Candace Lindow Davies

Parent

MN H&V/Lifetrack Resources

709 University Ave West

St. Paul MN 55104

Toll Free 1 (866) 346-4543

CandaceD@lifetrackresources.org

www.MNhandsandvoices.org

19. MONTANA (Possible Start-Up)

Sarah Eyer

Parent/Professional

seyer@msdb.mt.gov

406-788-3453

20. NEBRASKA

Nebraska Hands and Voices

PO Box 241229

Omaha, NE 68124

Laryssa Payne

Parent

laryssa@handsandvoicesne.org

Kristine Flott

Parent

kris@handsandvoicesne.org

402-203-0673

Teresa McEvoy

Parent

(402) 496-1246

stmcevoy@cox.net

21. NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Hands & Voices

David & Denise Romine

Parents

PO Box 90813

Albuquerque NM 87199-0813

(505) 401-6508

handsandvoicesnmchapter@msn.com

Rosemary Gallegos

Professional

Rosemary.gallegos@nmsd.k12.nm.us

Chris O’Conner

Parent

chrisoconner@juno.com

22. NEVADA (Provisional)

NV Hands & Voices

P.O.. Box 570

Sparks, NV 89432

Cynthia Roller, President

Parent

(775) 355-7470

NVhandsandvoices@yahoo.com

23. NEW YORK (Provisional)

Daniel & Deanna Cofone

Parents

PO Box 51

Nichols NY 23812

(607) 768-5711

nyhandsandvoices@stny.rr.com

24. OHIO (Provisional)

Tabitha Belhorn

Parent

Belhorn@osd.oh.gov

25. OKLAHOMA (Provisional)

Jeanne Pease,

Professional

okpeases@yahoo.com

26. OREGON

Turi Hoaglin

Parent

service@buttepublications.com

27. PENNSYLVANIA

Hands & Voices of Pennsylvania

Stephanie Viti & Jennifer Deconde Borgardt,

Parent & Deaf Adult

Co-Presidents

1-866-204-2768

handsandvoicespa@hotmail.com

Erin Campion, Director

Parent

campion1071@comcast.net

28.South Carolina (Possible Start-Up)

Tara Carroll

Professional

CARROLTP@dhec.sc.gov

29. TENNESSEE (Possible Start-Up)

Michelle Puryear

Parent

mmpuryear@bellsouth.net

30. TEXAS (Provisional)

TX Hands & Voices

PO Box 41887

Austin TX 78704

info@txhandsandvoices.org

www.txhandsandvoices.org

Lisa Crawford

Parent

Lisa.crawford@tsd.state.tx.us

512-462-5447 - work

512-382-6408 - home

Laura Davis

Parent

laura.davis@txhandsandvoices.org

31. UTAH

Mindi Allen

Parent

mjva5@xmission.com

more info...

32. VERMONT (Possible Start Up)

Terry Keegan

Professional

tkeegan@vcdhh.org

33. VIRGINIA (Provisional)

Tiffany Johnson, President

Parent

johnson7079@comcast.net

vahandsandvoices@gmail.com

Jessie Georges

Parent

georgesfamily@comcast.net

Ann Hughes

Professional

awhughes@vcu.edu

(804) 828 1342

34. WASHINGTON

Tracey Rodrigue

Parent

traceyandynathen@yahoo.com

Cindie Beaulaurier

Parent/Prof/CODA

c.beaulaurier@gamil.com

Carol Carrothers

Professional

carolc@cwu.edu

35. WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Hands & Voices

PO Box 9644

Green Bay WI; 54308

(920) 437-7370

handsandvoiceswi@yahoo.com

Michelle Kihntopf, President

Parent

Myshelle2@msn.com

Laurie Nelson, GBYS Coordinator

Parent

Laurie.Nelson@DPI.wi.gov

Elizabeth Seeliger (also National Board)

Professional

seeliel@dhfs.state.wi.us

36. WYOMING

Wyoming Families for Hands & Voices

P.O. Box 114

Robertson, WY 82944

www.WyHandsAndVoices.org

Deb Hovde, Co-Director

Parent

(307)782-3228

deb@wyhandsandvoices.org

Wendy Hewitt, Co-Director

Parent

(307)782-3276

wendy@wyhandsandvoices.org

INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS:

37. BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Teresa Kazemir, GBYS Parent Coordinator
Parent/Professional
tkazemir@cw.bc.ca

Cathy Chow
Parent/Professional
cchow@bcfamilyhearing.com

38. KAMAY AT BOCES/Hands & Voices PHILIPPINES (Provisional)

Engel_Gamboa@yahoo.com
Parent

Anne M. S. Gerzon
Professional
annslmd@yahoo.com

39. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (Possible Start Up)

Angie Mister
Professional
angie.mister@gmail.com