Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing

The council serves to advise the division on matters pertaining to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing persons

Home page and meeting information

Contact information

Kenya Lowe

Director

Department

Division on Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing

[email protected]

Statute

Act 72 of 1937

Current members

Erica Chapin

Kentwood

Member

Term ends 01/18/2026

Seat represented

Individuals knowledgeable in the field of deafness

Terri Gordinier

Ann Arbor

Member

Term ends 01/18/2027

Seat represented

Individuals knowledgeable in the field of deafness

Matthew Stephens

Ypsilanti

Member

Term ends 01/18/2027

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Louis Bailey

Detroit

Member

Term ends 01/18/2027

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Gerid Adams

Wyoming

Chair

Term ends 01/18/2028

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Ariel Pscheidl

New Baltimore

Member

Term ends 01/18/2026

Seat represented

Individuals knowledgeable in the field of deafness

Karlee Wascher

Wyandotte

Member

Term ends 01/18/2026

Seat represented

Individuals knowledgeable in the field of deafness

Theresa Miracle

Swartz Creek

Member

Term ends 01/18/2026

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Theodore Dorsette

Detroit

Member

Term ends 01/18/2026

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Janel Frost

Troy

Member

Term ends 01/18/2028

Seat represented

Individuals knowledgeable in the field of deafness

Dylan Secord

Farmington

Member

Term ends 01/18/2028

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons

Diane Bass

Pontiac

Member

Term ends 01/18/2027

Seat represented

Deaf or hard of hearing persons