SARAH D.

MILLER

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters In Sign Language Education, Gallaudet University, 2020-2021.
Bachelor of Arts in Deaf Studies, Columbia College, Chicago, 2017-2019.
High School Diploma, Hinsdale South High School, Darien, IL May 2007.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Support Service Provider
• Worked with Deaf Blind individual from December 2019 to February 2020.
• Assisted with transportation by driving the individual to destinations in Chicagoland area.
• Provided background information via ProTacticle ASL.

ASL Tutor Columbia College Chicago

• Worked in Columbia ASL Department as ASL Tutor January 2018 to May 2019.
• Supported interactive learning by facilitating individual and group sessions to review
class content.
• Served as a liaison between the Deaf and hearing worlds by answering questions about
Deaf culture and ASL linguistics.

Teacher Aide Center on Deafness

• Employed as teacher aide from November 2015 to December 2016 at an alternative
program for Deaf-plus students ranging from elementary to high school age.
• Supervised lessons, graded homework, designed recreational activities, and assisted with
transporting students to and from various locations.
• Participated in weekly staff meetings and wrote daily reports summarizing the day’s
events for next shift of staffers.

AmeriCorps Sign Language Teacher NMSD

• Taught ASL from September 2014 to August 2015 in southeastern part of New Mexico
as a representative of collaboration between New Mexico School for the Deaf and
AmeriCorps.
• Fostered outreach by hosting events, developing specialized curriculum, and making
home visits.
• Employed strong communication skills by filling out monthly paperwork, maintaining
ties with the community, and cultivating connections.

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Aide at Swartz School SASED
• Worked as an aide in a Deaf/Hard of Hearing summer school program from June to July
2009. I was assigned to a classroom composed of third graders.
• Helped with homework assignments, supervised lunch and recreational activities.
• Provided the students with an appropriate ASL language model by making myself
available for dialogue.

Aide at Fairwood Preschool SASED

• Employed as a special needs aide from March to December 2008 at Fairwood Preschool
in Lombard, Illinois.
• Assigned as a 1:1 aide for DeafPlus student with CHARGE’S Syndrome and had vision
limitations.
• Assisted with eating/bathroom tasks and supervised recreational activities.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
State of Illinois Deaf Interpreter License 2020
Completion of FERPA Certification 2020
Completion of Gallaudet Deaf Interpreter Workshop Certification 2019
Completion of Deafhood 101 & 201 Workshop Certification 2018
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Illinois Deaf Youth Program Coordinator, IAD
• Volunteered my time, energy and passion to helping Illinois Association of the Deaf in
various activities geared towards middle and high school Deaf kids.
• Assisted with developing agenda for Deaf high schoolers at IAD biannual conference
summer of 2019.
• Took part of a holiday themed ASL book reading that made popular books accessible for
Deaf kids winter 2018.

AWARDS
Commencement Speaker/Summa Cum Laude Graduate 2019.
• Filled out an application and underwent two rounds of interviews to be selected by a
panel of Columbia faculty to represent my fellow graduating students at Commencement.
• Made history as first Deaf commencement speaker at Columbia College.
• Graduated with the highest distinction at the top of my class.

Dean’s List at Columbia College 2017-2019.

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 • Maintained an above 3.5 GPA four consecutive semesters.
• Spans two years starting from winter of 2017 to spring of 2019.
• Recognized by the college and the President.
ASL Honor Society Laurent Clerc Medal Recipient 2019.
• Attained an above 3.5 grade point average.
• Satisfied the required 50 mandated volunteer hours dedicated to the Deaf community.
• Qualified for this prestigious ASL Department distinction awarded by Columbia ASL
Department.

Gilman Scholar 2018.

• Applied for the Benjamin Gilman scholarship, a federal program that provides financial
assistance for studying abroad.
• Wrote an essay explaining why I qualified and was chosen by the program’s
administrative heads to be one of the recipients that year.
• Created a video in American Sign Language detailing the educational, cultural, and
linguistic content I absorbed about the Italian Deaf community during my time in Siena.

Miss Deaf Illinois 2007-2009.

• Voted Miss Deaf Illinois by a panel consisting of four judges.
• Made appearances at Deaf events, such as the Deaf Nation event at Harper College. Gave
presentations, and acted as goodwill ambassador for the Deaf community in Illinois.
• Represented Illinois at National Association of the Deaf conference in New Orleans,
Louisiana in 2008.

Homecoming Queen 2006.

• Voted Homecoming Queen out of nine girls by my peers and educational staff at
Hinsdale South High School.
• Nominated by my grade and then was elected Homecoming Queen by entire student body
at South.
• Returned the next year to crown the new Queen.

GRADUATE COURSES TAKEN

Sign Language Practicum, Gallaudet University, Fall 2020
Seminar in Sign Language Education, Gallaudet University, Fall 2020
Introduction to First and Second Language Acquistion, Gallaudet University, Fall 2020
Sign Language Media Production, Gallaudet University, Summer 2020
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Sign Language for Sign Language Professionals, Gallaudet University, Summer 2020
Methods of Sign Language Teaching, Gallaudet University, Summer 2020
Primary Language Learners, Gallaudet University, Summer 2020
World Language Learners, Gallaudet University, Summer 2020
Working as a Deaf Interpreter, Gallaudet University, Summer 2019

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAKEN

Deaf Culture, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2019
Deaf Representation in the Media, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2019
American Sign Language Literature, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2019
De’Via, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2019
Interpreting Techniques, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2019
Visual Methodologies, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2018
Linguistics of American Sign Language, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2018
Advanced American Sign Language, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2018
History of Deaf Education, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2018
Deaf Theater, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2017
Music Interpreting, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2017
Storytelling in American Sign Language, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2017

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