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• Claims that she used to be very shy when she was young.
• Was encouraged by her mother to be an advocate to the deaf community at a young age.
• Became a teacher and gives classes for children from different backgrounds, from kindergarden to third grade.
• Met her husband while she was studying in college he was visiting a friend.
• Has been recognized as an advocate of the deaf and signing community especially in supporting American Sign Language as a mainstream language.