Amanda Watson joined HLAA as the meeting planner in November of 2018. She comes from Chicago and graduated from Miami University of Ohio. Amanda came to HLAA with a background in planning conventions for associations and was drawn to HLAA because of its impact on people’s lives. Amanda loves to plan annual HLAA Conventions that bring people with hearing loss together to meet, learn, and have fun in a communication accessible environment. Amanda lives in Kensington, Maryland. with her husband, son, and two dogs.