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
Lois A. Wholey, Esquire | Director of Development | lwholey@hdscenter.org
Sharon Hughes Morris | Assistive Device Center & Outreach Director | smorris@hdscenter.org
John Blasco | Interpreting Services Director, Staff Interpreter | jjblasco@hdscenter.org
Dominique Godlewski | Director, Westmoreland Office & Deaf Youth & Friends Program | dgodlewski@hdscenter.org
Robert Macik | Consultant | rmacik@hdscenter.org
Sharon Carpenter | Director, Erie Office | scarpenter@hdscenter.org
Dave Cummings | Director, Pittsburgh Life Skills | dcummings@hdscenter.org
Kristen Lewis McCabe, M.S. CCC-A | Audiologist | kmccabe@hdscenter.org
Main Office Team:
Amy DeLuce | Assistant Director/Program Specialist, Pittsburgh Life Skills | adeluce@hdscenter.org
Salina Dingle | Staff Accountant | sdingle@hdscenter.org
Jayde Scott | Pittsburgh Office Interpreter Coordinator | jeng@hdscenter.org
Jessica Gould | Habilitation Counselor | jgould@hdscenter.org
Pamela Maciejewski | Habilitation Counselor | pmaciejewski@hdscenter.org
Samuel Wagner | Habilitation Counselor | swagner@hdscenter.org
Anna Mei Schurer | Coordinator, Pittsburgh Life Skills | amschurer@hdscenter.org
Shauna Purtell | Life Skills Counselor | spurtell@hdscenter.org
Talia Fomin | Pittsburgh Office Interpreter Coordinator | tfomin@hdscenter.org
Sharon Serbin | ASL Instructor | sserbin@hdscenter.org
Melvin Smith | Building Operations Coordinator | msmith@hdscenter.org
Ashley Wagner | Administrative Assistant | awagner@hdscenter.org
Westmoreland Team:
Carrie Leone | Life Skills Counselor | cleone@hdscenter.org
Kathy Eisaman | Interpreting Services, Staff Interpreter | keisaman@hdscenter.org
Tracy Rocco | Interpreting Coordinator | trocco@hdscenter.org
Jamie Palmer | Life Skills Counselor | jpalmer@hdscenter.org
Erie Team:
Sarah Veith | Interpreter Services Program Coordinator | sveith@hdscenter.org
Kylie Carpenter | Program Specialist | kcarpenter@hdscenter.org
Tyler Carpenter | Direct Support Professional | tcarpenter@hdscenter.org
Board of Directors
Joseph A. Valenti, Chair
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LL
Christopher Trombetta, Treasurer
Univest Financial
Ashley Lynn Priore, Secretary
Queens Gambit & Queenside Ventures
Nicholas S. Grabski, First Vice Chair
First National Bank
John C. Bartholomew
Concurrent Technologies
Michael Bobanic
Retired
Earl Brooks, Jr.
RiversPointe Wealth Advisors
Chuck Karlovits
The Healy Company
Dr. Philip Perez
UPMC
Michael P. Robb
Center for Community Resources, Inc.
Trudy Van Kirk-Mosey
Dagostino Electronic Services
Jill Hardie
Owner, Amuzing
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
Contributor Choice Code: 4847
United Way of Allegheny County
Contributor Choice Code: 90
3 Rivers/PA West CFC
Charity Code #67072
Headquarters
412-281-1375 (voice/TTY)
info@hdscenter.org
1945 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Westmoreland Office
724-832-7600 (voice/TTY)
724-216-0149 (video phone)
1011 Old Salem Rd, Suite 102
Greensburg, PA 15601
Erie Office
814-520-8828 (voice)
814-636-1761 (video phone)
1600 Peninsula Drive, Suite 12 Erie, PA 16505
HDS is a testing site for the RID NIC Interview & Performance Exam (NICPE). Refer to RID’s website for information.
Free Smoke Detectors to people with Hearing Loss for City Of Pittsburgh Residents only. Email us at: smokedetector@hdscenter.org.