Teaching and Outreach Team

This includes everyone who teaches our classes and connects with the ASL at Home community. We’re fortunate to have a fantastic team!

  • Leah, a white Latina woman in her mid-30s with dark brown hair in a half ponytail, gray short-sleeved shirt, and dangly beaded earrings, sits outside and smiles at the camera in front of a hedge of ivy.

    Leah Geer

    Leah Geer, PhD’s English pronouns are she/her/hers, her Spanish pronoun is ella, and in ASL, pronouns are ungendered, so for personal pronouns use this 👉handshape, and for possessive pronouns, use this ✋handshape.

    Leah is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies at California State University, Sacramento. She received a PhD in linguistics from The University of Texas at Austin.

    She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and identifies as Latina. After high school, she attended New Mexico State University where she majored in Kinesiology. After becoming increasingly interested in motor learning and development, she attended Gallaudet University for a Master's degree in Linguistics, allowing for a fusion of interests in motor skill acquisition combined with signed language acquisition. Inspired by her experience co-authoring ASL at Home, she decided to go back to school to pursue a new specialty in supporting deaf and hard of hearing infants, toddlers, and their families. She earned a Graduate Certificate from Gallaudet University in June 2023, and an MA in Early Intervention Studies in December 2024.

    Click here for her website.

  • Razi Zarchy, a white man in his early 40s with short black hair, is wearing a dark blue button-up shirt with a small white pattern on it. He is smiling at the camera in front of a blurry background that shows he is outdoors in front of trees.

    Razi Zarchy

    Razi Zarchy, SLPD, CCC-SLP (he/him) is a hearing, ASL-fluent speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with deaf and hard of hearing children birth to 18. He worked in direct practice with children and their families for 12 years, particularly in early intervention and preschool.

    Razi earned his Bachelor of Arts in linguistic anthropology at UCLA, Master of Science in speech-language pathology at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), and clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology (SLPD) from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He is a co-author of ASL at Home. His main areas of interest include developing assessment and diagnostic criteria for language deprivation in children and identifying ways for hearing families of deaf and hard of hearing children to provide an accessible, language-rich environment at home.

    Razi currently works as a lecturer and clinical instructor at Sacramento State and is a student in the PhD in Education and Leadership at Pacific University, Oregon.

    Click here for his website.

  • Sara Goico Alcantar, a woman with light skin and long curly dark-blond hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark green shirt with a white flowery pattern on it. She is outside in front of a metal fence with leaves peeking through.

    Sara Goico Alcantar

    Sara Goico Alcantar, PhD (she/her) 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.

    Click here for her website.

  • Cami Glach, a light-skinned woman with shoulder-length wavy light brown hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a green turtleneck sweater with a gold-colored necklace on the oustide of it. The background is blurry and looks like trees.

    Cami Glach

    Cami Glach, MA (she/her) is a mother, graduate student, and ASL interpreter. Her love for children, language access, and American Sign Language led her to pursue a master’s at Gallaudet University in Early Intervention Studies for deaf and hard of hearing children. She received her undergraduate degree in Deaf Studies-Interpreting from Utah Valley University and her MA in Early Intervention Studies from Gallaudet University in December 2024.

    Cami enjoys spending time with her family (including her adorable dog), ice cream, learning, working out, and dabbling in hobbies such as embroidery and rock climbing.

  • Photo of Karenna Miller, who has long, straight blonde hair and light skin, wearing a dark blue collared shirt and smiling at a camera in front of a brick wall background.

    Karenna Miller

    Karenna Miller, MA (she/her), a Hard of Hearing educator and advocate, began her academic journey at Sacramento State University as a Deaf Studies major before earning her Bachelor’s degree in Disability Studies, graduating cum laude. She completed her Master’s in Disability Studies at the City University of New York in 2024 and is now PhD-bound. Karenna’s research focuses on how the Disabled Community can learn from Deaf Culture, emphasizing the power of language, identity, and collective advocacy.

    She teaches music and theatre at a secondary school in El Dorado Hills, CA, where she fosters creativity and inclusivity among her students. With a strong foundation in American Sign Language, she is passionate about bridging Deaf Culture and Disability Studies and supporting hearing parents in learning ASL to foster meaningful family connections.