DIRECTOR

Kim is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who has experience working at a school for the deaf, as well as presenting and publishing on topics related to language acquisition, bilingualism, and language deprivation. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Vermont in 2010, her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Gallaudet University in 2012, and her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLPD) in 2022. She is a board-certified specialist in child language (BCS-CL) through the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders and is co-founder of the American Board of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialists (ABDHHS).

DEAF INTERVENTIONIST

Britta Schwall is a third-generation Deaf bilingual with a deep passion for ending language deprivation and promoting linguistic equity. She holds a Master’s degree in Language and Literacy Education from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Britta is the Marketing and Translation Coordinator at the ASL Education Center, where she combines her strategic expertise with a commitment to accessible and inclusive education for K-12.

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Marissa is a multilingual speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with children who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Deaf with other complex communication needs, as well as children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) that use English, Spanish, or ASL as their first language(s). Marissa has experience working in private practice, mainstream schools, early intervention, and residential bilingual school environments. Marissa holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and is the recipient of an OSEP grant titled "Improving Early Language and Pre-Literacy Outcomes for Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children". In her off time, Marissa loves reading books, swimming, and learning new languages.

DEAF INTERVENTIONIST

ASL-ENGLISH INTERPRETER

TEACHER OF THE DEAF