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OFFICE OF THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, & HARD OF HEARING

Usherla DeBerry, Ed.S., Director

[photo, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland]

100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032 - 2023
(443) 453-5761; fax: (410) 333-1016
e-mail: gov.odhh@maryland.gov
web: https://odhh.maryland.gov

100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Budget	Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions	Reports

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, & HARD OF HEARING

Usherla DeBerry, Ed.S., Director (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent) (443) 552-0444
e-mail: usherla.deberry@maryland.gov

Administrative Assistant

diamon.halliburton@maryland.gov

Outreach Interpreter Manager

tanea.brown@maryland.gov

MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, & HARD OF HEARING

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms with Senate advice & consent:

Chair (chosen by Council in Sept.),

Representative of Commission on Civil Rights (appointed by Governor): Cleveland L. Horton II, 2027

Ex officio: Mark A. Tesoro, designee of Secretary of Aging; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Disabilities; Lauren N. Whiteman, designee of Secretary of Health; Allegra Hollins, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Yolanda M. Dockery, designee of Secretary of Human Services; Kristen M. Patterson, designee of Secretary of Labor; Robert E. Lewis, Jr., designee of Secretary of Transportation; Paige K. Bradford, Ed.D., designee of State Superintendent of Schools; John A. Serrano, Superintendent, Maryland School for the Deaf.

STATE BOARD OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

Appointed by Governor to 2-year terms:

Chair (chosen by Board, 2-year term),

Susan Lynn Beaver; Nancy J. Gaskins; two vacancies. Terms expire 2026.

one vacancy, 2027.

David M. Alianiello; Juliana Apfel; Yashaira M. Romilus; Risa Amacker Shariff; James D. Skjeveland. Terms expire 2028.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Carol A. Beatty, Secretary of Disabilities; Portia Y. Wu, Esq., Secretary of Labor.

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