Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee
The EHDI Advisory Committee collaborates with state and federal partners to achieve the guidelines of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening grant received by the Department from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
This committee is composed of stakeholders that reflect the comprehensive EHDI system, including health care professionals, parents/families of deaf or hard of hearing children, individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as various state program representatives. The objective of this committee is to provide advice to the grant recipient on potential mechanisms to achieve project goals, strategies, and objectives.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee Members
Nannette Nicholson, AuD
Audiologist
Jessica Meyer
Florida Department of Health, Children’s Medical Services, Early Steps Program
Gail Strassel
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
Suzanne Younker, AuD
Florida Academy of Audiology (FLAA)
Anna Simmons
Healthy Start
June Ann LeFors
Individual Representing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Jennifer Francisco
Individual Representing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Jennifer Coburn
Individual Representing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Walter Niles
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
Dr. Cedric Pritchett
Otolaryngologist
Terri Fisk
Parent Representative
Karen Flanagan
Parent Representative
Dr. Kathleen Rooney-Otero
Pediatric Champion
Dr. Karen Brennhofer
Screening Company
Dr. Robert Fifer, PhD
Leadership Education
Join us for a meeting
EHDI Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Meeting notices will be announced once arranged by Florida Department of Health Newborn Screening | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program.