Meet the author

Janet DesGeorges lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Joe and is mom to three daughters, including Sara, who is deaf/hard of hearing. 

Janet has presented to groups worldwide about the experiences of families as they journey through life with a child with deafness or hearing loss. She has spoken on the topic of leadership in a variety of contexts:  with other parents, to professional groups, and large audiences across different areas of focus. 

She is a co-founder and part of the staff at Hands & Voices Headquarters, serving as the Executive Director since September 2011, having previously served as the Outreach Director since 2005, and as the Executive Director of the Flagship chapter of Hands & Voices in Colorado for almost 10 years prior to that.  

Ms. DesGeorges is the author on the chapter for Family Support in the NCHAM e-Book, the co-author of the book Educational Advocacy for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: The Hands & Voices Guidebook, and many other publications. Ms. DesGeorges received a program certificate from the MCH Public Health Leadership Institute in 2011 at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. 

Janet enjoys public speaking, writing, and all kinds of sports, particularly competitive sports, even when she doesn’t have any chance of winning.