Staff Regions & Bios

Anne Barlow has been with Minnesota Hands & Voices since December of 2013. She began as a Parent Guide where she was able to share her 35+ years of experience as a parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.

Brenda Hommerding has been working with MNH&V since April of 2006. She started as a Parent Guide and took on the additional role of Lead Regional Guide in 2015. In 2017 Brenda moved onto a different role in the organization as the Guide By Your Side Manager.

When Callie met the MNHV Team in 2019, she experienced something that she desperately needed but had never felt throughout her parenting journey - parent to parent support. 

Heidy (pronounced hay-dee) is a bilingual, Puerto Rican woman who has been working with MNH&V as a DHH Adult Role Model since October 2016, and a DHH Guide Supervisor since January 2019.

Elena Miranda has been with Minnesota Hands & Voices since August 2017 serving Cultural Diverse Families, finding resources, support and family connections. She is passionate about social interaction with new families.

Shelby is a Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Guide at MNH&V. She started as a DHH Guide in the summer of 2019. In 2022, she was involved in creating the Fostering Joy Journal for DHH kids.

Sophia has been working with MNH&V as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guide and as the Administrative Assistant.

Kelsey Woodward has been with MNH&V since June of 2019. She began as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Guide. She later became an ASTra Advocate in the summer of 2021. She currently does both roles at MNH&V.

Hannah Harriman is a DHH Guide here at MNH&V, she has been here since February 2020.

Hannah is Deaf-Blind and loves to use that combination of disabilities to serve children and families in the best way possible.

Suzanne has been in connection with MNH&V since 2005 and started her position as a Parent Guide in 2017. For her position, she volunteers her time on the East Central DHHS Advisory Board for her region.

Marie Pank started with Minnesota Hands & Voices on her birthday in 2012. She is the Northeast Parent Guide and has a special interest in the large variety of technology available and how it can be used in everyday situations.

Mary joined our MNH&V team as a Metro Parent Guide in 2018, left in 2020 for other pursuits, then rejoined the team in 2023.

Shannon Hohrman is the Northwest Parent Guide, Educational Advocacy Coordinator, and the Greater MN Lead Guide and has been with MNHV since April 2006.

Leslie began working with MNH&V in 2009 as the Upper Northwest Parent Guide and in 2021 she added the role of Event Coordinator. 

English:

I was born in Somalia and have lived in the USA for about 11 years. I have 3 children, and one is a 6 yr. old child who has a hearing loss. I love to work with the NE African community because I have experience with a child who has a hearing difference.