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Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened
Last Updated; February 19, 2026
Sitara Sheikh, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Daniel Langlois, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Lisette Belanger, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer, Chair
Debra Bare-Rogers, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Matt Webster, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Regan Thibodeau, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Eric Conrad, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer
Vacant, Family Member of a Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing/Late-Deafened Individual with an Intellectual Disability or Mental Illness
Vacant, Guardian of a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Student
Cathy Glover, Educator of the Deaf
Steve Connolly, Superintendent or his/her Designee of the Maine Educational Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Vacant, Audiologist
Karlie Thibodeau, Dept. of Education Representative
Andrea Lovell, Local Educational Administrator
Vacant, Representative of a State/Federal Agency
Michelle Ames, Civil Rights Director
Stephan Bunker, Legislator
Amy Richardson, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Interpreter
Shawn Kalback, Member-at-Large, Medical or Health Care Professional
Pat Dobbs, Member-at-Large
Vacant, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Student
Vacant, Member-at-Large
Brenda Becker, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Late-Deafened Consumer, Vice-Chair
Documemnts
- 2025 Annual Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened (CDHHLD) Report (Word)
- 2025 Five-Year Plan (Word)
- Maine Division of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened Vocational Rehabilitation Annual Outcomes Summary Report (Word)
- 2024 Commission Report (Word)