IMPACT CIL

Angela is an Independent Living Specialist/Deaf Services.  She was born deaf with Mondini Deformity in both ears.  She has a cochlear implant since 2006 in her right ear and wear hearing aid in her left ear.  She is a volunteer for Cochlear Americas.  Being fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), involves with the Saint Louis DEAFestival 2009, Hearing Loss Association of Greater St. Louis/Walk4Hearing, United Way, and a Mary Kay Consultant for 7 yrs. She is also a member of Illinois Assoication of the Deaf (IAD) and member of National Association of the Deaf (NAD).

 

She is high energy, leader, speaker, professional, careful thinker, friendly, hard-working, creative, outgoing, well-organized and neat, smiles a lot and has passion for life!  Her love of hobbies includes graphic design; painting, fan of U2, Aerosmith and Chris Botti, loves to listen to her iPod or MP3 player and art/photography. Her loving husband is deaf and have 2 awesome hearing children. She loves to spend time with her family and many friends.

 

She is excited to be part of IMPACT CIL and to stress our mission to ensuring that we bring greater access and equality to deaf and hard of hearing people Illinoisians.  She loves to help people with disabilities to meet their needs.  This always has been her passion to make them feel important, more independent in society and to have self-esteem and self-confidence.