Professional and Clinical Certifications
- Certified Low Vision Therapist
- Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
- Certified ASL/English Interpreter
- Certified Sign Transliterator
- Certified Teacher of English to Speakers of a Foreign Language, Cambridge University CELTA
University Education
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Cum Laude, Baruch College, CUNY Baccalaureate Program, City University of New York, 1989
- American Sign Language Interpreting Program College of Staten Island/CUNY, 1989
- Master of Arts, Deafness Rehabilitation New York University, New York, 1991
- Graduate certification program University of Arkansas at Little Rock, vision studies, 1995
- Columbia University/Teachers College Special education, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (2002-2004)
- Doctor of Health Administration, School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, 2007
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