For 12 years, James Poteet served the Deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind communities in various roles within the human services sector.

His business, Interpei, leverages his accumulated expertise to advance justice for the Deaf, hard of hearing, and other communities. James is honored to provide ASL at Home support in their expansion.

Raised on the Miwok and Waali lands (northern California), James splits his time between xučyun (the lands of the Muwekma Ohlone in the Bay Area) and Si'ahl (the lands of the Duwamish people in Seattle). James enjoys several interests, especially travel and #Div4Lib sidereal astrology.

Sara Goico Alcantar (www.saragoico.com) is a hearing Early Start Teacher of the Deaf in Los Angeles Unified School District working with deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to 3 years old and their families. She is quadrilingual in English, ASL, Spanish, and Peruvian Sign Language.

Sara received her Ph.D. in Linguistic Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sara conducted research with deaf children in Iquitos, Peru for 15 years. Her research focused on the social and educational experiences of deaf children who have not had sustained access to either Spanish or Peruvian Sign Language. While conducting research in Iquitos, Sara supported the formation of a parents’ association and the first public deaf education program in the city.