Glenna K. Cooper Assistant Professor Interpreter Education Program Communications Department Tulsa Community College Academic Credentials M.S., Teaching ASL, Gallaudet University 2013 ASLPI-4 certification 2012 B.A., Administrative Leadership, University of Oklahoma 2008 A.A., Business Administration, Tulsa Community College 2004 Administrative Experience Program and Personnel Management/Supervision Management (21 years) Policy and Procedures Development, Implementation, and Coordination (18 years) Contract Development and Implementation, local, state, and federal (18 years) Grant writing/rfp Development, local, state, and federal (10 years) Telecommunications relay service management (15 years) Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (11 years) Annual Budget Development and Administration of over 3+million dollars (6 years) Annual Budget Development and Administration of over 200 thousand dollars (11 years) Nonprofit Director (12 years) Strategic Planning (8 years) Web designer (4 years) Relevant Professional Work History Assistant Professor, Interpreter Education Program, Communications Department, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 2013 present Teach Deaf Culture, ASL I, and ASL II to undergraduate students. Created customized curricula. Developed online video ASL examinations/practice video quizzes. Part-time ASL Lab Specialist, Interpreter Education Program, Communications Department, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma August 2012-December 2012 Provide tutoring and mentoring to the ASL and interpreting students. Provide support to the ASL professors. Developed Blackboard s ASL Lab to assist the ASL students. Advisor to the ASL Club and joined the ASL Honor society for the first time. Part-time Faculty, Deaf Education Program, Communication Disorder Department, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 2010-December 2012. Taught ASL I, ASL II, and ASL III to undergraduate and graduate students. Created customized curricula. Developed online video ASL examination/practice video quizzes.
Adjunct Instructor, Interpreter Education Program, Communications Department, Tulsa Community, College, Tulsa Oklahoma, January 2007-December 2012 Taught ASL I, ASL II, ASL III, and Deaf Culture courses to undergraduate students. Designed customized curricula. Instructor, US Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Certified Instructor, Telecommunication for the Deaf/TDI for Access, Silver Springs, Maryland, January 2006-present Taught deaf and hard of hearing individuals and emergency responders with the information and skills needed to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies involving people with hearing loss. Provided 55 trainings since January 2006 and continue to provide trainings in January 2013. CEO/Founder, Oklahoma Employment and Education Development Services (OEEDS), Owasso, Oklahoma, October 2010-present, Created customized curricula and materials according to contractors wishes. Traveled to and gave training to various agencies, organizations and businesses about Deaf Culture, ASL, accessibility, and technology trainings such as: Deaf Culture training to University of Oklahoma Health Services employees ASL translations projects such as Susan Komen Breast Cancer Video/KJRH 2 Outreach/Marketing such as Captel Strategic Project-Sprint Relay Trainer/instructor, ASL classes for employees included Oklahoma Department of Rehab Services. Transition Service Project with contract work for Department of Rehab Service by working with deaf and hard of hearing students 14 and older in preparation for life after high school. Postsecondary training, employment, independent living, and community participation activities will prepare for the transition from school to employment Certified Interpreter Skills Evaluator, Oklahoma Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST) Oklahoma Department of Rehab Service, August 2000 to present Interviewed, analyzed and rated ASL skills of prospective interpreter applying for the interpreter state certification - (2012- completed 20 evaluations; 2011-completed 36 evaluations) Director/Manager in various positions, Communication Service for the Deaf (Sioux Falls, SD) January 1998 to September 2010 Works in several different role in developing various program and projects. CEPIN Regional Director, Mar 2005-Sept 2010) Division Director, National Programs, Oct 2001-Sept 2010 Video Relay Research and Development Associate Manager, Jun 2000-October 2001 Telecommunication Relay Call Center Manager, Jan 1998-June 2000 Relay Service Manager, Ameritech Relay Center, April 1995 to December 1997 (Cleveland, Ohio) Service Manager, Cleveland Center, May 1997 December 1997 Call Center Training Manager, Toledo and Cleveland Centers, April 1995-May 1997 Telecommunication Relay Account Manager, Sprint Relay, January 1994-March 1995, Tulsa, Oklahoma Oversee the state contract and the outreach budget Independent Living Manager, TSHA (Total Source for Hearing Loss), September 1990-December 1993, Tulsa, Oklahoma Oversee the independent living program. Designed state s first independent living week camp for the deaf teenagers.
Published Articles/Materials/Curriculum Cooper, G. (2009) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communication Access, Tulsa Bar Association Journal, 2009 Cooper, G., Baker, S., Mitchell, J., & Morgan, J. (2011) Increasing the Health Outcomes of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Oklahomans Through Tobacco Awareness and Cessation Support,, American Deafness & Rehabilitation Association (JADARA) p. 208-223 Volume 45, Number 1 Fall 2011 Cooper, G., Soukup, N., & Hakey, K. (2010) Oklahoma Domestic Violence within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: A Resource Guide in working with Deaf and Hard of hearing Individual who are the victim of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Available from Communication Service for the Deaf website, http://www.c-s-d.org/oklahoma/okcommunityservices.aspx, 85-page guidebook funded by Oklahoma District Attorney Council. Cooper, G., McDevitt, N., Clark, S., Platt, D., Semour, C., Hamlin, L., (2007) Emergency Responders and The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness. FEMA AWR- 186 Grants Domestic Violence within Deaf Community Federal Grant, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002 to 2005; $500,000 Domestic Violence within Deaf Community, Oklahoma District Attorney Council, 2005-20010; $35,000 to $60,000 - varies each year Tobacco Prevention within Deaf Community, Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Tobacco, 2007 to 2011; $100,000 each year Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) partnership with TDI- Telecommunication for the Deaf/Hard of hearing, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma office, 2004-2009; $100,000 each year Deaf Culture Training Program, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, 2009; $750 Curriculum/Course Development/Instructional Materials CEPIN Course Development Team designed and developed emergency preparedness training course to responders and deaf and hard of hearing consumers for the FEMA training program. Design and development of course materials and course management website on Blackboard for all ASL and Deaf Culture courses Presentations/Instruction Training: Invited Cooper, G. (2012, April), Foundations of Interpreting within Deaf Community. Sixth Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum, Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Cooper, G. & Perlman, A. (2005-present) FEMA AWR-186: Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. 8-hours training session, 57 cities. http://www.cepintdi.org/courseofferings/awr-186, TDI for Access Cooper, G. & Mitchell, J. (2011, October), Deaf-World and its Culture. Oklahoma Poison Control Center, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Norman, Oklahoma Cooper, G. (2009), Deaf Culture and its Community dealing with Tobacco Issues. Call Center employees. ClearAir Corporation, Seattle, Washington. Cooper, G. & McDevitt, N. (2006, 2008, 2010, July) Interacting with Law Enforcement for Positive Outcomes, NAD national conferences, Palm Springs, California; New Orleans, Lousiana; Washington, DC. Cooper, G. (2008, June), Emergency Preparedness for the Deaf/HoH, Iowa Association of the Deaf Conference, Sioux City, Iowa. Cooper, G. (2008, July), Emergency Preparedness for the Deaf/HoH. Deaf Lesbian Festival, Austin, Texas, Cooper, G. (2005, December) Building Domestic Violence Deaf Advocate System within your State, Wisconsin Department of Human Service, Madison, Wisconsin. Cooper, G. & Hakey, K. (2009, September), Domestic Violence and Accessibility within Deaf-World, Domestic & Sexual Violence and Stalking Partnership Conference, Partners For Change, Oklahoma State Domestic Violence Conference, Renaissance-OKC Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cooper, G (2004, October) Deaf-World and its Culture, Oklahoma Rehabilitation Counselor Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cooper, G. (2001-2003), Sprint/CSD Video Relay Service/interpreter Quality. Sprint/CSD, fifteen (15) workshops, Oklahoma. Cooper, G. (1998, October) Women s Movement and its History, Oklahoma Deaf Women Conference, Hilton, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cooper, G. (1996) Deaf-World, Culture and Its History, Ameritech, Executive Senior Management In- Service Training, Ameritech-Ohio Headquarter, Cleveland, Ohio. Cooper, G., Ellis, M., Nelson, J., Lange, A. (1996, June) Relay Service Product/Service Panel, Ameritech Representative, Telecommunication for the Deaf and Hard of hearing, Boston, Massachusetts. Cooper, G. (1995-1998), Deaf Culture and the Community, Ameritech Bell, 20 trainings in 20 cities, Ohio Cooper, G. (1995-1996), Ohio Relay Service. Ameritech, thirty (30) workshops, Statewide, Oklahoma. Cooper, G. (1994), Relay Oklahoma/Sprint, Sprint, 60 workshops, statewide, Oklahoma Cooper, G. (1993, Fall), Deaf Culture/Deaf s view on Interpreters. St. Louis Community College, ASL Series, Ozark, Missouri Cooper, G. (1993, Spring) Deaf Culture and its History,Tulsa University s Lecture Series, Tulsa Oklahoma.
Cooper, G. (1992, Fall), Needs of Early Independent Living Training for Deaf Children. Parents of Deaf Children Support Group, TSHA, Tulsa Oklahoma Cooper, G. (1991) AIDS in Deaf Community. 3 workshops, Oklahoma Deaf Community, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Sulphur, Oklahoma. Teaching and Curricular Work TSHA: Community: non-credit - Signing with Your Hands ASL I TSHA: Community: non credit - Signing with Your Hands ASL II Tulsa Technology Center: Community non-credit ASL I Tulsa Technology Center: Community non-credit ASL I Okla. Department of Rehab Service: American Sign Language at Work University of Tulsa: CDDE 1003 American Sign Language I (3) University of Tulsa: CDDE 1013 American Sign Language II (3) University of Tulsa: CDDE 2003 American Sign Language III (3) Tulsa Community College: INED 1363 American Sign Language I (4) Tulsa Community College: INED 1373 American Sign Language II (4) Tulsa Community College: INED 2414 American Sign Language III (6) Tulsa Community College: INED 1413 Deaf Culture and History (3) Graduate Courses Taken Sign Language Media Production (3) Curriculum Development for Sign Language Instruction (3) Assessing Sign Language Skills (3) Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Instruction (3) Methods of Sign Language Teaching (3) Introduction to First and Second Language Acquisition (3) Sign Language Practicum (3) Seminar in Sign Language (3) Sign and the Philosophy of Language (3) Summer 2013 Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community (3) Summer 2013 Critical Pedagogy (3) Summer 2013 Sign Language Planning and Advocacy (3) Summer 2013 Awards and Recognition Advocate Appreciation Award, Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, 2010 National TDI Appreciation Award, CEPIN work, TDI, Washington, D.C., 2009 National Circle of Excellence Award- Outstanding Top 15 Employee, CSD (3,000 employees), Chicago, 2005 Golden Hands Award, National Association of the Deaf/Okla. Association of the Deaf, 2006 Southwest Athletic Association of the Deaf (SWAAD) Hall of Fame Leadership and Player, Austin, 2000 Ohio Outstanding Leadership Award, Network Services, Ameritech (25,000 employees), Chicago, 1996 Tulsa Quota Woman of the Year, 1994 District 16 Quota Woman of the Year, 1994
National Quota Woman of the Year nomination, 1994 Certificate of Appreciation, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, 1992 Employee of the Month, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, 1987 Outstanding Hearing-Impaired Student, RCDHH, Tulsa Community College, 1983 Outstanding Intramural Activities Leader, Student Union, Tulsa Community College, 1983 Trainings and Conferences Attended 7 Principles of Universal Learning Design Training, November 16, 2012, Tulsa Community College Deaf Education Mid-Winter conference, February 3-4, 2012, University of Tulsa Developing Literacy skills in Deaf students, Dr. Kristin DiPerri National Trends on Substance Abuse and Tobacco Use among Deaf people, Dr. Debra Guthman Oklahoma Association of the Deaf statewide conference, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001 National Association of the Deaf conference, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994 Oklahoma Registry Interpreter for the Deaf conference, 2011, 20010, 2009 TDI Biennial International Conference, 1995, Boston, Mass, Community Service OKRID Interpreter State License Task Force, 2005 to present Dept. of Rehabilitation Service, Deaf Unit Advisory Committee, 2000-present Dept. of Rehabilitation, QAST (Interpreting Quality Screening) Advisory Committee, 2000-present Oklahoma State Independent Living Council, Governor s appointee, 1991-1994, 2008-present Executive Board Secretary, 2008-2010 Tulsa Partner s Language and Culture Bank Board, 2003 to present City of Tulsa, ADA Transition Plan Team member, 2010 to 2011 Tulsa Mayor s Commission on Tulsans with Disabilities Board, 2003-2010 Tulsa Community College Interpreter Advisory Committee, 2000-2001, 2005 present National Association of the Deaf- National Deaf Equality, Chair, 2010 present Membership committee, 2004-2006 Technology Network Committee, 2001 to present National Symposium Team, 1998 Oklahoma Association of the Deaf President, 2009-2011, Vice President, 2000-2009, Board member 1993-1994, Auditor 1990-1993 State conference, chair, 2007; co-chair, 1993 and 2011 State Delegate, NAD, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2010 Miss Deaf Oklahoma Pageant Board Member, 1993-1995 OKRID Legal Interpreter State Certification Task Force, 2005 to 2007 American Red Cross, Tulsa Chapter Minority Board, 1993 Oklahoma Dept. of Human Service Consumer Advisory Board, Governor s appointee, 1993 Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for the Deaf Board member, 1990-1994