Ann Holmes is the Director of Individual Donor Relations at CID – Central Institute for the Deaf in St.

Louis, Missouri. She has been at CID for 32 years and has served in many roles – residential houseparent, classroom teacher of the deaf, Director of Professional Development and her current fundraising role partnering with individual donors to serve CID. In all these roles, Ann has strongly supported CID’smission – to teach children who are deaf and hard of hearing to listen, talk, read and succeed, and to empower families and professionals in St. Louis and worldwide to help children reach their fullest potential. Ann has been married to her husband Chris for 30 years, has three children and one grandchild, and enjoys spending time in her yard, car trips, reading a good book in front of the fireplace and family game nights.