Melissa Yingst Huber
Co-CEO / Executive Producer / Anchor

 

Melissa Huber is a school counselor at Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD), where she works with Deaf children in K-12. Born Deaf to a Deaf family in Southern California, Melissa earned her bachelors degree in psychology at Gallaudet and recently became a Licensed Masters in Social Work (LMSW) after graduating with her masters degree from Arizona State University. 

 

Melissa currently serves as President for the Phoenix Deaf Women Organization as well as Program Development Officer for Deaf Women United.  Most recently she recieved a NATAS Student Production Award from the Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards alongside her co-CEO Peyton Gallovich as well as student recognition from the National Center on Disability and Journalism. She was also awarded the ADA Liberty Community Accessibility Pioneer Advocate Award from ABIL. 

 

Melissa is excited about working with DHN since one of her favorite jobs during college years was anchoring for What's Up Gallaudet, their campus news TV show.  Melissa loves that DHN is able to bring wonderful opportunities to the Deaf community, especially to the Deaf students that she works with as she believes in the importance of having full access to what is going on in the world.