WCDHH: Members

Chair

Jason Anderson 

Vice-Chair

Jonathan Petermon 

Secretary

Andrew Altmann 

Ex officio members

Members

  • Brenna Durand
  • BJ Ermenc
  • Dan Houlihan
  • Leah Simmons
  • Vacant Position

Organizational liaison

  • Center for Deaf-Blind Persons:
    Adrian Klenz
  • Deaf Unity: 
    Greta Surprenant
  • Hearing Loss Association of America, Wisconsin
    Kathy Johnson
  • Wisconsin Association for the Deaf
    Anna Dorst
  • Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf:
    Jon Thomm
     

Interested in becoming a Council member?

Applicants are always invited to apply for appointment to the Council. Candidates may serve a four-year staggered term or serve out a term vacated by a former Council member. Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard of hearing individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Instructions on how to apply is available on Governor Evers' website.

Staff to the Council

Jennifer Anderson, Council Liaison
JenniferJ.Anderson@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
715-502-9355

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Glossary

 
Last revised November 7, 2025