DHHU Supervisor, Staff, and Statewide Coordinator

Staff Roles, Names, & Locations

DHHU Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs) are located in offices throughout Maryland. The Statewide Staff Specialist for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Noe Turcios, has his office at DORS Headquarters in Baltimore.

The DHHU Supervisor is Ju-Lee Wolsey. Dr. Wolsey's office is at the DORS Region 1 office in Frederick. If you have a specific question or concern regarding the DHHU, please contact her at Ju-Lee Wolsey. If additional contact information is needed, you may contact the Region 1 Director, Sharon Plump.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Statewide Coordinator
Noe Turcios
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
noe.turcios@maryland.gov
410-405-7054 (VP)
 
DHHU Supervisor
Ju-Lee Wolsey
1890 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
ju-lee.wolsey@maryland.gov
240-200-4601 (VP)
 
Annapolis
Cheyenne Sloan
49 Old Solomons Island Road #202
Annapolis MD 21401
cheyenne.sloan@maryland.gov
301-337-7602 (VP)
 
Baltimore
Cheyenne Sloan
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
cheyenne.sloan@maryland.gov
301-337-7602 (VP)
 
Frederick
Karen Love Hanes
1890 N. Market Street, Suite 300
Frederick, MD 21701
Karen.LoveHanes@maryland.gov
410-554-9128 (voice)
240-439-8550 (VP)
 
Frederick
Christopher (Izzo) Izzo
1890 N. Market Street, Suite 300
Frederick, MD 21701
christopher.izzo@maryland.gov
301-200-8081 (VP)
 
Germantown
Alison Axelrod
20010 Century Boulevard, Suite 400
Germantown, MD 20874
alison.axelrod@maryland.gov
240-210-9113 (VP)
 
Lanham
Wendy Hill
4451-Z Parliament Place
Lanham, MD 20706
Wendy.Hill@maryland.gov
301-200-8084 (VP)
 
Salisbury
Mary Love Mahler
116 W. Main Street, Suite 403
Salisbury, MD 21801
Mary.Mahler@maryland.gov
410-554-9129 (voice)
410-415-9299 (VP)
 
Towson
YoungHae Park-Palabrica
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 408
Towson MD 21286-5352
younghae.park-palabrica@maryland.gov
410-415-9300 (VP)
 
Westminster
Keith Cahalane
1004 Littlestown Pike, Suite B1
Westminster, MD 21157
keith.cahalane@maryland.gov
410-554-9581 (CapTel)
667-314-0240 (VP)
 

Click on map for directions:

Map of Maryland showing locations of DORS offices with a rehabilitation counselor for the deaf.


Alison Axelrod


Keith Cahalane


​Wendy Hill


Karen Love-Hanes


Christopher (Izzo) Izzo


Mary Love Mahler


​Young Hae Park-Palabrica


​Cheyenne Sloan


Bharat Singh - DHHU Secretary




The Vocational Rehabilitation program receives 78.7% of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
For the Federal fiscal year 2024, the total amount of grant funds awarded was $51,885,242.
The remaining 21.3% of the costs ($15,395,878) were funded by State appropriations.