About Brenda
Hi my name is Brenda Schertz. "Creating a vision" is what I do when I am teaching American Sign Language. I am a Deaf native user of American Sign Language (ASL).
I attended NTID, earned a BFA degree from the Art Institute of Boston and received my Master of Arts in Sign Language Education (MASLED) program from Gallaudet University.
I am currently a senior lecturer of ASL and coordinator of the ASL Program at the Cornell University.
Previously I worked as an ASL instructor at Northeastern University, Emerson, and at Northern Essex Community College, University of Rochester and was a director of the Family Sign Language Program of the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf.
At the University of Southern Maine, I worked on incorporating Community Service Learning into the ASL curriculum. With my husband, John Dunleavy I developed the Not Yet Ready for Prime Time Interpreting course to prepare students for their practicum interpreting experience. I developed and taught a week-long intensive workshop on "Certified Deaf Interpreter Knowledge Exam Preparation" and have coordinated the annual Maine Deaf Film Festival since 2003.
In my spare time, I enjoy going to art museums or galleries and organizing De'VIA (Deaf View Image Art) art exhibits.
I attended NTID, earned a BFA degree from the Art Institute of Boston and received my Master of Arts in Sign Language Education (MASLED) program from Gallaudet University.
I am currently a senior lecturer of ASL and coordinator of the ASL Program at the Cornell University.
Previously I worked as an ASL instructor at Northeastern University, Emerson, and at Northern Essex Community College, University of Rochester and was a director of the Family Sign Language Program of the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf.
At the University of Southern Maine, I worked on incorporating Community Service Learning into the ASL curriculum. With my husband, John Dunleavy I developed the Not Yet Ready for Prime Time Interpreting course to prepare students for their practicum interpreting experience. I developed and taught a week-long intensive workshop on "Certified Deaf Interpreter Knowledge Exam Preparation" and have coordinated the annual Maine Deaf Film Festival since 2003.
In my spare time, I enjoy going to art museums or galleries and organizing De'VIA (Deaf View Image Art) art exhibits.