Education

M.A. in Bilingual Education, University of Colorado Boulder

M.A. in Community Services Administration, with emphasis in non-profit organization, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • ASL Law Task Force Committee: Colorado Commission of Higher Education, Colorado Department of Education, and Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
  • Chancellor’s Committee on Women, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Graduate Independent Study Team Committee, Lesley University at Cambridge
  • Instructs graduate students on national standards in teaching ASL
  • Logistics Officer, USA Deaf Sports Federation
  • Mentored intern and legal interpreters
  • President, American Sign Language Teachers Association of Colorado
  • State Conference Committee, Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  • Taught conversational skills to 9th-10th grade Native Americans, at–risk high school students, and parents of deaf child
  • Teaches credit and non-credit courses in ASL and Deaf studies
  • Tutored students in all levels of ASL courses

Research Expertise & Interests

  • Linguistics
  • Teaching ASL