ABOUT US
Committed to changing the face of Deaf Education, Carter Hears! strives to develop whole children through Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (D/HH) educational services to K-12 schools in the Carolinas. The company believes that all children, specifically children with hearing loss, reach their potential in academic, social, emotional, functional, and spiritual avenues through conducive learning environments.

The team includes Teachers of the Deaf, Educational Interpreters, and Language Facilitators. Carter Hears! has developed a renowned educational model to include research and evidence-based practices and a unique language facilitator model.
The team has presented at numerous conferences, including the National AG Bell Conference, SC Council for Exceptional Children, SC Speech Language and Hearing Association, and Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness. In 2021 Carter Hears! was recognized in the top 50 Educational Companies at the Global Forum on Education and Learning and was named Employer of the Year at the Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness.
We provide educational support to public, charter, private, virtual, hybrid, and higher education institutions.
OUR WORK
MEET OUR TEAM

Mariann Christman
Owner & Team Lead
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Rylina Dey
Director of Communications
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Trisha Zyrowski
Director of Outreach & Development

Jerne Lewis
Director of Engagement and Information Technology

Kathleen Kerzner
Lead Teacher

Cherry Patterson
Teacher of the Deaf
Language Facilitator

Larrysa Martin
Teacher of the Deaf Educational Interpreter Language Facilitator

Melissa Stillman
Teacher of the Deaf
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Drew Shaffer
Teacher of the Deaf

Abigail Shirley
Teacher of the Deaf

Amy Carmichael
Teacher of the Deaf

Debora Chambers
Virtual Assistant

David Cheng
Office Assistant
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Susie Spainhour
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator
Interpreter Mentor

Brooke Wejkszner
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator

Sandra Slater
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator
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Haley Collier
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator

Katelyn Saner
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator
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Kathleen Lamb
Educational Interpreter

Deb DeFrancisco
Educational Interpreter

Lauren Johnson
Educational Interpreter

Carrie Anguiano
Educational Interpreter

Aileen Pagán-Welch
Language Facilitator

Brooklynn Quackenbush
Language Facilitator

Ingrid Simpson
Language Facilitator
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Cynthia Young
Educational Interpreter
Language Facilitator

Pheona Kelly
Educational Interpreter

Ezelis Sanderson
Educational Interpreter

Heather Urban
Educational Interpreter

Carolyn Hernandez
Educational Interpreter