The Deaf Empowerment Abroad Foundation Team
We are a volunteer driven nonprofit, collaborating with Jamaica's Deaf schools and Deaf community leaders. We are comprised of Certified Sign Language Interpreters, Deaf professionals, Deaf Educators, ASL Professors, and SIgn Language Linguist. Together we strive to eliminate societies stigma of “Deaf Can’t” by showing “Deaf Can!”
Diane Black - Founder “Give Love, Be Kind, Do Good, Help Others”
Rachel Elliott - Vice President “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” - Dr. Seuss
Jessica Bacile Hoffman - Member at Large “Take chances and follow your heart.”
Tasha Aubry “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Robert Zambrana “Only you, and you alone can hold yourself back.”
Jeffrey Mendez “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:13
Moises Mendieta “Don’t worry, be happy.” - Bob Marley
Kazeem Babatunde "If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
David-Lee Raymond “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”