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Executive Board

President

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Dana Slama

Dana is a mom of twin boys, one of whom was diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss at birth. She is involved with IN Hands & Voices as the Chair of the Fundraising Committee and as an ASTra advocate. Dana volunteers in her free time to help raise awareness and support for families of children with hearing loss.

Vice President

Not currently filled.

Executive Director

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Julie Ohri

Ever since Julie’s son was diagnosed as D/HH and an IN H&V Parent Guide provided her family support, Julie has known that she wished to support other families of D/HH children. Julie is also a software engineer, and is bringing her tech knowledge to the Executive Director position.

Treasurer

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Michele Prifogle

Michele is a working Mom of 2 boys. Her younger son was born with bilateral progressive hearing loss. She serves as a volunteer on the Board of Directors for IN Hands & Voices because she wants to help families of Deaf or Hard of Hearing children find the resources they need to help their child reach their full potential.

Secretary

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Susan Sehgal

Susan is a mother of two children, and a speech-language pathologist. She is passionate about building capacity in parents so deaf and hard of hearing children can achieve their full potential.

Members at Large

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Mariana Barquet

Mariana was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the mother of two children, her youngest was born profoundly deaf. She serves as the Guide By Your Side Program Coordinator and the ASTra Program Coordinator in Indiana. Her biggest passion is to ensure that every child with hearing loss in Indiana has access to and receives qualified services to meet their needs and achieve successful outcomes. She has a deep passion for supporting families through the different stages of the educational process that often require the parents to become skilled advocates.

Lorinda Bartlett

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Liz Currie

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Allysen Davis

Inspired by her own experience as a mother of two young daughters with hearing loss, Allysen joined the board to support the D/HH community and foster connections. Outside work, she enjoys reading, practicing yoga, and spending quality time outdoors with her husband and family.

Carlina Fucarino

Carlina is Deaf herself, and has a 2 year old son who is also Deaf. She loves soaking in nature, cooking, do-it-yourself/restoration projects, and getting to know people.

Kim Pelton

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Hillary Pyle

Hillary is a mom of two boys and one girl. Her daughter has been diagnosed with a profound to severe bilateral hearing loss. She is a Special Education Teacher and has a passion for teaching her students self-advocacy and life skills. As a family they enjoy hiking and camping.

Zaneta Retic

Zaneta is a wife and mother of three, the youngest of which has hearing loss. As Zaneta became more involved with finding services for her later-diagnosed DHH son (diagnosed at age 3), she realized she wanted to help other parents who were struggling to navigate the overwhelming information confronting them. Zaneta's motivation and drive for knowledge has made her a fierce advocate for D/HH children in Northern Indiana.

Karen Saavedra

Karen is mom to four girls, one of whom was detected at birth with sensorineural unilateral moderate hearing loss. After being helped by a Hands and Voices parent guide, Karen wanted to continue to stay involved so that she would know about the best resources and services for her daughter, and to share with others what she has learned from her journey.