About Us
For more than 100 years, HDS has strived to ensure that the programs and services we offer meet the evolving needs of our clients. We retire programs when they no longer meet the need, and conduct regular community, industry, and self-assessments to remain at the forefront of trends, technology, and opportunities that can help us better service our constituents.
Leadership
The vision of HDS staff is to be caring professionals serving people with excellence, dignity, and trust.
Executive Team:
Amy Hart
| President & CEO |
ahart@hdscenter.org
Kim Santa
| COO |
ksanta@hdscenter.org
Ashley Wagner | Administrative Assistant | awagner@hdscenter.org
Salina Dingle | Staff Accountant | sdingle@hdscenter.org
Melvin Smith | Building Operations Coordinator |
msmith@hdscenter.org
Lois A. Wholey, Esquire
| Director of Development |
lwholey@hdscenter.org
Main Office Team:
Kristen Lewis McCabe, M.S. CCC-A | Audiologist | kmccabe@hdscenter.org
Dave Cummings | Director, Pittsburgh Life Skills | dcummings@hdscenter.org
Amy DeLuce | Assistant Director/Program Specialist, Pittsburgh Life Skills |
adeluce@hdscenter.org
Anna Mei Schurer | Coordinator, Pittsburgh Life Skills |
amschurer@hdscenter.org
Tiffany Harsh | Habilitation Counselor |
tharsh@hdscenter.org
Pamela Maciejewski | Habilitation Counselor |
pmaciejewski@hdscenter.org
Shauna Purtell | Habilitation Counselor |
spurtell@hdscenter.org
Samuel Wagner | Habilitation Counselor | swagner@hdscenter.org
John Blasco | Interpreting Services Director, Staff Interpreter | jjblasco@hdscenter.org
Jayde Scott | Pittsburgh Office Interpreter Coordinator |
jeng@hdscenter.org
Sharon Hughes Morris | Assistive Device Center & Outreach Director |
smorris@hdscenter.org
Tazi Hughes | Assistant Director, Assistive Device Center |
thughes@hdscenter.org
Westmoreland Team:
Dominique Godlewski
| Director, Westmoreland Office & Deaf Youth & Friends Program |
dgodlewski@hdscenter.org
Jenna Cumming | Program Specialist | jcumming@hdscenter.org
Tracy Rocco | Interpreting Coordinator |
trocco@hdscenter.org
Carrie Leone | Habilitation Counselor |
cleone@hdscenter.org
Jamie Palmer | Habilitation Counselor |
jpalmer@hdscenter.org
Erie Team:
Sharon Carpenter
| Director, Erie Office |
scarpenter@hdscenter.org
Sarah Veith
| Interpreter Services Program Coordinator |
sveith@hdscenter.org
Kylie Carpenter
| Program Specialist |
kcarpenter@hdscenter.org
Marcella Sullivan
| Program Specialist |
msullivan@hdscenter.org
Tyler Carpenter
| Direct Support Professional |
tcarpenter@hdscenter.org
Jaiden Hamilton
| Habilitation Counselor |
jhamilton@hdscenter.org
Makayla Kidder
| Habilitation Counselor |
mkidder@hdscenter.org
Board of Directors
Nicholas S. Grabski, Chair
First National Bank
Joseph A. Valenti, First Vice Chair
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Ashley Lynn Priore, Secretary
Queens Gambit & Queenside Ventures
Chuck Karlovits
The Healy Company
Christopher Trombetta
Univest Financial
Dr. Philip Perez
UPMC
Erin Mastrantonio
Elevation Web
Earl Brooks, Jr.
RiversPointe Wealth Advisors
Jill Hardie
Whistle Wind Farm
John C. Bartholomew
Concurrent Technologies
John Stockhausen
Retired
Michael Bobanic
Retired
Michael P. Robb
CHF Manor
Trudy Van Kirk-Mosey
Dagostino Electronic Services
Your support can make a difference.
Consider contributing as little or as much as you can. Every dollar donated goes toward keeping our programs and impact growing.


United Way of Westmoreland County
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United Way of Allegheny County
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