Hi, I’m Sheri. I am Deaf and come from a Deaf family. I received my Bachelor's degree in Deaf Education at Northern Illinois University. I will soon finish my Masters Degree in Linguistics from Southern Illinois University.
Before coming to John A. Logan College, I worked with Project H.E.A.R., Highlighting Education and Resources, through the Illinois School for the Deaf. I’ve traveled the state training educators, parents and interpreters of school age deaf and hard of hearing children. I have been trained as a trainer in the Deaf Mentorship program. Before moving back to Murphysboro, Illinois, I taught students who are deaf or hard of hearing at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf (WSD) for nearly seven years. At WSD, I taught 4th and 5th grade students with emotional and behavioral disorders. I also taught students in kindergarten, first and second grades.
Before teaching at WSD, I was involved in a residential camp at Southern Illinois University called Touch of Nature where I developed programs for adolescents with hearing and visual impairments. I have also worked with individuals with head injuries, cerebral palsy, cognitive disabilities and muscular dystrophy. I am a commissioner on the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission and past Vice Chair.
