Dr. Leilani Johnson serves the Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center at University of Northern Colorado as its director. She is the architect of the DO IT Center and has overseen the Center's work since 1993. As part of her administrative work to date, she has solicited and managed $12.25 million in federal and state grants.

Leilani began her own academic journey in an Interpreter Training Program in the late-70s. The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. awarded her a certificate in 1983 and 1993. A NAD certificate was achieved in 1989. She was an interpreter practitioner from 1981-1993. To enhance her abilities as an interpreter educator, she attended the Western Maryland College, Teaching Interpreting Program, and built on that work to earn a Masters of Education in Adult Education from Antioch University. Most recently, she completed her doctorate in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL to better equip her for the challenges of distance education.

Anna is the Assistant Director for the DO IT Center. She has twenty-eight years of experience in the field of interpreting as both a practitioner and educator. In her current capacity, she is responsible for the instructional programs of the Center. Anna earned her Masters degree in Education from Athabasca University in the area of instructional design and technology. Anna also holds the CSC, SC:Legal, OIC:C, SC:Performing Arts and the CI and CT certificates awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

Before moving to Colorado with her husband, Michael, Anna taught full-time in the Interpreter Training Program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. She also serves as the owner and president of Advancement Seminars; a company that provides professional development programs and diagnostic assessment services for interpreter practitioners and educators of interpreters. Formerly, Anna was the Chairperson for the Department of Interpreter Education at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). Anna is also a co-founder of the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT), a professional association of interpreter educators, and she has served two terms as the association's Vice-President between 1998-2000. Between 1983 and 1989, Anna had the privilege of serving as the Vice-President (2 terms) and President (1 term) of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

Susan comes to the DO IT Center from the state of Maine and has been working as an Educational Interpreter for the past fourteen years. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona and completed the Educational Interpreting Certificate Program in the summer of 2005. Susan recently served on the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf EIPA Task Force and currently sits on the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Educational Interpreter Committee.

Sherry Schriver's responsibilities splits her time between the Lowry and Greeley Campuses of UNC. She started with the Center January 2001 and has worked in the accounting field for the past 20 years. Sherry provides support for all DO IT Center financial activities including managing the budgets for the Center's multiple grants, travel for Center activities, ordering of instructional and office supplies and materials, as well as handling the contracts for the DO IT Center's distance and adjunct staff members.

She has two grown children, Jessica and Christopher. She enjoys reading, puzzles, taking long walks and hiking. She is also a huge Bronco's fan and enjoys watching Kevin Harvick in the Nascar.

Gertrude has worked in distance learning for 15 years and strongly supports educational opportunities being made available to anyone, anywhere, and at any time. Technology has broadened this opportunity immensely. Gertrude is currently working about 20 hours per week at the DO IT Center, providing student support and general program assistance.

She and her husband, Kurt, have three sons and five grandchildren. With them all living locally, Gertrude and Kurt spend a lot of time with their grandchildren. Gertrude was born in Canada and her husband is from Germany.

Timothy serves Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming as the Outreach Specialist advancing educational opportunities for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing for PEPNet West at the UNC-DO IT Center. This includes: providing resources and expertise that enhance educational opportunities for people who are deaf or hard of hearing--including those with co-occurring disabilities. The DO IT Center’s PEPNet Outreach site works collaboratively with other PEPNet centers to provide a broad variety of best practices & resources to enhance educational opportunities. He offers consultation, training, professional development, cutting edge technical assistance and other resources to educational institutions, including-but not limited to:

• Two- and Four-year Colleges & Universities
• Secondary Education Programs
• Community Rehabilitation Programs
• Continuing Education Programs
• Adult Basic Education Programs

Timothy is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Education Program for Adult and Higher Education. Most recently he completed training on American Sign Language/English Bilingual Research as the bilingual manager of the South Dakota School for the Deaf, where he was employed as a secondary teacher for three (3) years. He received his Masters of Science from William McDaniel College in Teaching Interpretation. He has his C.S.C., C.I., and C.T. certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and has worked as an interpreter practitioner and educator since 1975. This background coupled with his experience as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf and as a Director of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, Hearing Impaired Program makes him especially qualified to work with professionals who help Deaf and hard of hearing students with transition into higher education and vocational training opportunities.