Expertise:
Teaching the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Major Product/SVS:
Special Education for Children with Special Needs
Favorite Business Publication:
American Annals of the Deaf
Education Degrees:
Master of Science Degree, Effective Teaching; Bachelor of Arts Degree, Deaf Education, Elementary Education
Affiliations Awards:
Presented Research from her Masters Thesis at the State Level Iowa Consortium for Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf, Lake Okoboji, 1999; Also Presented her Thesis at BoysTown Conference, 2000, and National Symposium of Childhood Deafness, 2001
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlight of her career was presenting her research from her Masters thesis at two national conventions.
Number Of Years In Profession:
22
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her career success to her love for her children.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in the profession because she found sign language to be a beautiful language and she wanted to pursue a career where she could use her knowledge of it.
Extended Bio Profile:
Founder, Northwest Iowa Impressions, a Signing Group of Teachers, Parents, Students, and Friends to Promote Deaf Awareness; Organizer, Children's Activities Provider, Kiwanis Retreat for Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from a Four State Area, Village East Resort, Lake Okoboji, Iowa; Within the next five years, she aspires to obtain her Ph.D. and to begin teaching up and coming teachers of the deaf.