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Planning Committee

Developing this training has been a collaborative effort with the following people; each has expertise in American Sign Language interpretation and/or serving Deaf survivors of domestic and sexual assault.

Leah Bartell
American Sign Language Interpreter
San Jose, California

Jeannie Brown
Independent Consultant
Austin, Texas

Keri Darling
Deaf Vermonters Advocacy Services
Burlington, Vermont

Anne Del Vecchio
American Sign Language Interpreter
Seattle, Washington

Lynn Finton
Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester, New York

Jessalyn Frank
Communication Services for the Deaf of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lisa Gonzales
Certified Deaf Interpreter
Los Angeles, California

Amber Hodson
American Sign Language Interpreter
San Francisco, California

Cathy Hoog
Independent Consultant
Seattle, Washington

Vicki Hurwitz
Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims
Rochester, New York

Carla Mathers 
Independent Consultant
Rockville, Maryland

Julie Rems-Smario
DeafHope
Castro Valley, California

Marilyn J. Smith
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
Seattle, Washington

Alice Sykora
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources, Department of Health Services
Madison, Wisconsin