Presenters

Kristi Pearson (She/her/hers)

Originally from Northern Virginia, she moved to Tennessee to attend Maryville College's ITP and Deaf Studies program. Over the last 10 years working and living in Knoxville she has worked in a wide variety settings but her passion lies in post-secondary educational settings leading her to her position as a staff Interpreter/Transcriber at the University of Tennessee. She also feeds her creativity and soul with any performance or concert assignments she can get my hands on.

Why the long face? How to Capture Meaning in Your Signs