Mala Poe, Vice-President (email)

Mala Poe,Ed.S., CI, CT, NAD IV, has completed her Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) from Gallaudet University in Deaf Education with an emphasis on Applied Linguistics, May 2005. She received her Masters degree also from Gallaudet University in Linguistics in 1995. Mala has been a member of the deaf community since 1986 and specializes in interpreting for Deaf & Deaf-Blind individuals. At present, Mala teaches American Sign Language as instructor for Mesa Community College and is a Mentor for new interpreters entering into the field. She is a staff interpreter for the University of California at San Diego for a Deaf professor. When she isn’t at the university, works as a freelance community and VRS interpreter, advisor, and presenter on issues of ASL linguistics, and working with individuals who are Deaf-Blind. On the state level, Mala is a rater for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers in the area of ASL. She also volunteers much of her time with San Diego Deaf Association. In the little free time that she has, she enjoys bowling competitively and riding her motorcycle with her husband.

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