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 25+ years of experience as a parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.

Brenda Hommerding has been working with Minnesota Hands & Voices since April of 2006. She started as a Parent Guide and took on the addition 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 Lifetrack as a DHH Adult Role Model since October 2016, and 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.

Thomas Hoolihan lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife Daniela.

Shelby started at Minnesota Hands & Voices in July of 2019. She serves as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guide (DHH Guides).

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

Kelsey started working for MNH&V in June 2019 as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guide. She lives north of Minneapolis. She is a single mother and has a daughter who is a KODA (Kid of Deaf Adult).

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 started with Minnesota Hands & Voices in August of 2017 as Central Minnesota's Parent Guide. She has been connected with MNH&V since 2005. She lives in Morrison County with her husband and two children, both of whom have a hearing difference.

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.

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

Leslie Carnegie-Hilde has been with Minnesota Hands & Voices since 2011. She is the Parent Guide for the Upper Northwest region of the state, and has special interest in audiology and IEPs (Individualized Education Programs).

Kindra is the Parent Guide for the Southwest region and has been with Hands & Voices since January 2022. She is dedicated to the mission of Hands & Voices and is passionate about supporting families through their journey.