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8 of 31: Christine Sun Kim

March 8, 2015, 6:00 am
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Christine Sun Kim is a sound artist. She sends vibrations of her voice along piano wires strung across rooms, and invites people to feel the strings. She conducts “silent choirs” consisting of facial expressions and glances. And she writes musical scores, which on its own wouldn’t be surprising. Except for one thing: Kim is deaf.   Kim has been deaf since birth, but from an early age, was acutely aware of the social norms governing sound. She was scolded for being too loud. She learned to stay
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9 of 31: Dr. Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict

March 9, 2015, 6:00 am
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Dr. Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict is a professor at the Department of Communication Studies at Gallaudet University, and is also the coordinator of Gallaudet's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Families: Collaboration and Leadership Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program.  She has published numerous articles and is a widely sought after lecturer on diverse topics including early intervention, early language acquisition, and family involvement.   Dr. Benedict is currently the
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10 of 31: Ann Marie 'Jade' Bryan

March 10, 2015, 6:00 am
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 Film maker, Ann Marie 'Jade' Bryan (Writer, Producer and Director) graduated with a BFA degree in film production from one of the world top film schools at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Jade has years of experience in show business, producing films, talent management, event coordinating, fundraising, and marketing research, as well as teaching, writing, theater directing and business administration. She is the founder of DeafVision Filmworks, Inc. and Jade Films and
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11 of 31: Elvia Guillermo & Leticia Arellano

March 11, 2015, 5:47 am
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Elvia Guilermo & Leticia Arellano are the co-founders of Latino Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association of the Metropolitan DC Area.    Leticia, also known as Lety, is an ASL Proficiency Evaluator at ASL Diagnostic and Evaluation Services (ASL-DES) at Gallaudet University. Born to Deaf parents in Cd. Juarez, Mexico and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lety graduated from the New Mexico School for the Deaf and went on to receive her Bachelor's degree in ASL Studies from Gallaudet University in 1994.
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12 of 31: Raja Rajeshwari

March 12, 2015, 6:00 am
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Founder, visionary, registered and certified yoga/meditation teacher of Deafhood Yoga, Kristen Marie Weiner, is now known as Raja Rajeshwari. Raja Rajeshwari (Durga), is Sanskrit for invincible, present to remove fear, ignorance and injustice. As a result, Raja Rajeshwari is a source of love and light, a devoted yogini inspiring Deaf people to experience Deaf-centered yoga.   Raja obtained a BA degree in early childhood education in 1996 from Gallaudet University. She was a university recruiter
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13 of 31: Michelle Banks

March 13, 2015, 6:00 am
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  As one of a very few deaf actors working in the United States, still fewer of whom are African American, Michelle Banks has been a true pioneer. For some years, Michelle has created roles for herself as founder and artistic director of Onyx Theater Company, the first deaf theater in the United States oriented toward people of color.   Born with normal hearing, Michelle went deaf at age one after a bout with spinal meningitis. Her parents quickly realized what was happening and enrolled in
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14 of 31: Flavia Fleischer, Ph.D

March 14, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Dr. Flavia S. Fleischer is the Dean of Deaf Studies at CSUN, Presenter on Idenitities and Cultural issues within Deaf Community. Flavia, a California native and a fourth generation Deaf member of her family, graduated from Gallaudet University in 1994 with a B.A. in History. She holds two M.A. degrees. Her first M.A. degree is in Interdisciplinary Studies in Deaf Education, Deaf Studies and Linguistics from California State University, Northridge. Her second M.A. degree is in Linguistics from
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15 of 31: Mara Ladines

March 15, 2015, 5:42 am
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  Mara Ladines is a fashion designer  with her own line called,“By Mara”. Her line was launched along with American Sign Language (ASL) and  I Love You (ILY) signature designs.  She runs her own online store, and is about to open her first shop in Brooklyn late March!   The Philippines holds a special place in Mara's heart as she was born there and have traveled to the islands a few times since moving to the United States.  Her family’s big on music. Mara's parents and family strongly encouraged
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16 of 31: Sherri Collins

March 16, 2015, 4:56 am
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Sherri Collins is the Executive Director of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, a position she has held since May 1998. As the Commission’s chief executive officer she advocates, strengthens and implements state policies affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals, and their relationship to the public, industry, healthcare and educational opportunities. Prior to moving to Arizona, Sherri was an administrator for five years at the North Carolina Division of Services
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17 of 31: Angela Maria Nardolillo

March 17, 2015, 5:51 am
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  Angela Maria Nardolillo was born in Europe and has lived in several countries, but spent most of her life in America. Her mother is of puerto Rican decent and her father of Italian. She has been deaf since age 16, and speaks and signs several languages.    She has always been traveling since birth and continue to do so now with a focus on developing, third and fourth world countries. She looks for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) to bring supplies to, interact with
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18 of 31: Amy Novotny

March 18, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Amy Jo Novotny is the first Deaf director of a charter school, Rocky Mountain Deaf School (RMDS) of Denver, Colorado.  She is known as one of the most committed and dedicated women to deaf education.   Amy has always shown much care for her staff and provides support for all employees at RMDS, especially when RMDS had to be moved into a temporary location while the new school was being built.  The temporary location was actually in a strip mall. From the beginning to the end of the new
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19 of 31: DeLasha Singleton

March 19, 2015, 6:00 am
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  DeLasha Singleton is a social justice activist, collectivist, lactivist and freelance photographer. She is an alumni of Texas School for the Deaf '08 and Gallaudet '14 with a BA degree in Psychology. She is also the co-founder of Together All in Solidarity (TAS) with Stephanie "Najma" Johnson. She serves additional roles for the community including public relation coordinator for the Austin Black Deaf Advocates and peer advisors coordinator for the Youth Empowerment Summit (Y.E.S!).   
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20 of 31: Sheena McFeely

March 20, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Sheena McFeely hails from Hong Kong and lived in Ireland after. Shortly after her parents’ discovery of Sheena being Deaf, America called their names. Since then, Sheena has grown into a wife, mom, businesswoman, and children’s book author.   Being the first in her family to go to college, Sheena graduated from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) with a BA in Visual Communications. A marriage and two children came next. Thanks to her girls, ASL Nook, an online hub of videos of her
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21 of 31: Erin Moriarty-Harrelson

March 21, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Erin Moriarty-Harrelson, a PhD candidate in anthropology at American University, is one of five grantees selected from among 864 applicants for a Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, which is the first of its kind. Erin will travel throughout Cambodia for nine months, exploring the emergence of a post-Khmer Rouge deaf culture. She herself is deaf and will use video, text, photographs, maps, and drawings to document the lives of deaf Cambodians as they encounter each
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22 of 31: Phyllis Frelich

March 22, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Phyllis Frelich was born in Devils Lake, ND, to deaf parents Esther and Phillip Frelich, and was the eldest of nine deaf siblings. She attended North Dakota School for the Deaf, graduating in 1962, and then went on to study at Gallaudet University, obtaining a degree in library science, but also participated in theater. It was at Gallaudet that she was seen performing by David Hays, one of the founders of the National Theater of the Deaf (NTD), who then asked her to perform for NTD.   Frelich
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Board Retreat Summary

March 22, 2015, 1:53 pm
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"Hello, I'm Alana Beal, DWU President. Today, I'd like to give you a report of this weekend's board retreat here in Bay Area, California.    As you know, we're nearing the national DWU conference which is taking place this summer. We normally meet with the local host, in this case, the Deaf Women of Bay Area (DWBA), prior to the conference. We're here, and we had an amazing weekend!    We didn't just have fun together, but we really reviewed a lot of many good discussions and a lot of training
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23 of 31: Kari Cooke

March 23, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Kari Cooke is a known leader on Disability Issues, and has been appointed by NY Governor Cuomo to the State Independent Living Council, where she is able to advise legislative agenda items that affect New Yorkers with disabilities.   She is the Communications Director for National Black Deaf Advocates, and recently started a new position as a Policy Analyst with The Center for Disability Rights, Inc. Kari Cooke specializes in Community Engagement and Coalition Management. Her background spans
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24 of 31: Tina Jo Breindel

March 24, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Tina Jo Breindel is the co-founder of DawnSignPress (DSP), and is also very active in the deaf community. DSP creates, develops, and publishes quality American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture-related DVDs and books. Dedicated to the principle that Deaf people are the natural experts regarding their language and culture, DawnSignPress wholeheartedly supports the efforts of Deaf people to document ASL, Deaf culture, history, heritage, and literature. DSP is still on the cutting edge of the
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25 of 31: SooHyun Tak

March 25, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Originally from South Korea, SooHyun Tak came to the United States at age 4 with her family for better quality of life and opportunities for a deaf child.  She obtained her Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. in 1995.   Since then, she had been providing advocacy and counseling services to deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind individuals for 18 years in various settings, ranging from residential treatment milieu for children to community
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26 of 31: Linda Bove

March 26, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Linda Bove is a deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003.   Linda was born deaf in Garfield, New Jersey to two deaf parents. As a child, she attended St. Joseph School for the Deaf in Bronx, New York, and then Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf in Trenton, New Jersey from which she graduated in 1963. She attended Gallaudet University for college where she studied library science. From there, she
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