Anne is the mother of two boys. She holds two bachelor degrees from Rutgers University, one in civil engineering the other in business administration. In addition to serving as the co-director of the New England region for NCSA, Anne is the treasurer for the Cued Speech Association of Maine, a member of the Advisory Council for the State of Maine Division of Deafness, and an advocate for her son.

In May 1996 Anne’s oldest son Ryan was diagnosed at the age of 18 months with a bilateral severe to profound hearing loss. He was fitted with bilateral hearing aids. In researching communication options Anne discovered cued speech. It was very important to Anne and her husband Jeff that Ryan develop the ability to read on par with his hearing peers, be independent, know no limits to what he was capable of doing, and have the ability to communicate with anyone in any situation on his own. From what they learned cued speech would give Ryan the tools he needed to do that and it was the right choice for him and the entire family. The family learned to cue in August 1996 at Cue Camp New England in Maine.

In May 2006 Ryan was implanted with a cochlear implant in his right ear, he continues to wear a hearing aid in his left ear. In September 2007 Ryan entered 8th grade, he has always been mainstreamed in local schools with hearing peers. He is an honor roll student that loves to read. His reading and all other academic skills are on or above grade level. Ryan is on the school soccer team, plays on a local baseball team, is a member of the local YMCA swim team, participates in a book club, is on the school’s computer support team, wellness committee, drama club and played the trumpet in the school band.