Debbie and Jonathan Brilling – Sponsor – Lt. Gov. Dr. Smith (03/05/2026)

Deborah Anne Brilling 

CEO
Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc

 Deborah Anne Brilling, B.S. 

Debbie was raised in Puerto Rico and moved to Georgia to attend college at Berry College in Rome, Ga where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with a minor in Economics

Prior to joining the AVC staff, she owned her own mortgage company for 16 years.   21 years ago Debbie volunteered her time as a member of the board of directors for the Auditory-Verbal Center and then was asked to join the staff in Sept. 2002 and has been the CEO since then. She is a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association, Georgia’s Early Detection and intervention (EDHI) advisory committee, and Georgia Pathway to literacy program.

She is actively involved in Kiwanis having served in various leadership roles in her division and on a district level and has received various awards over the years for her passion and commitment to Kiwanis.   She currently serves as Past Governor, chair for the Buck-n-ear program and treasurer for the Past Lt. Gov association. She is currently a member of the Brookhaven-Chamblee,  and Doraville/Tucker clubs.

Debbie is dedicated to reaching out to all children who are deaf or hard of hearing to help them learn to listen and speak and to become independent communicators.

Jonathan Brilling

Jonathan Brilling is a mission-driven marketing and outreach professional dedicated to improving the lives of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. For more than eight years, he has served as Outreach & Development Director at the Auditory-Verbal Center (AVC). In this role, he has led donor engagement, fundraising events, mentoring initiatives, and strategic partnerships that expand access to listening and spoken language services—across Georgia, throughout the U.S., and globally.

Jonathan’s mission is to ensure every parent knows their child can learn to hear and speak, and that they have a choice in shaping their child’s journey. He believes every child deserves the chance to hear their parents say, “I love you.”

His leadership extends into statewide advocacy. In 2017, he served on the committee that developed and helped pass Act 462, a law designed to improve the quality of care and language-literacy outcomes for deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Georgia. He also serves on Georgia Pathway, an initiative committed to ensuring children reach grade-level reading proficiency by third grade, as well as the EDHI Stakeholders Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Georgia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

In addition, Jonathan is a board member of the Georgia Chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association. He is also a member of the International Kiwanis, in the Doraville/Tucker Kiwanis Club. He is also elected to be Lieutenant Governor in the year 2026/2027.

Outside of his professional work, Jonathan enjoys fly fishing, camping, golfing, and spending time with his wife, three children, two dogs, and one bearded dragon.