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Angie Atwood
Angie Atwood
Early Childhood Specialist for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Angie was born and raised in Providence, in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah. She graduated with a Bachelor’s from Utah State University in 2008 in Family Consumer and Human Development with an emphasis in Deaf Education. She then graduated with a Master’s in 2010, also from Utah State in the Sensory Early Impaired program: deaf track, AKA Deaf Education, birth to three.
While going to school, she worked at a child development center as an infant teacher. After she graduated, Angie worked for Up to Three Early Intervention as a service coordinator and developmental specialist for two and half years.
In January of 2013, she began working as a parent advisor for the School for the Deaf and worked with families in Davis and Box Elder Counties. She has a great love and passion for working with families who have children with hearing loss.
She also just graduated from the University of Utah with an endorsement in deaf and special education from age 3-5 and now also has a teaching license for preschool.
During her spare time, she loves to swim, ice skate, read, watch good movies and research family history. She also has a great love for traveling and her goals are to visit every state in the US and to experience Ireland in depth. She also has a great love for anything and everything Disney.
Bryanne Gleed
Bryanne Gleed
Early Childhood Specialist for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Bryanne was born and raised in Southern California. When she graduated from high school, she attended Utah State University where she received her B.S. in Elementary Education/Deaf Education and MEd. in Deaf Education. She has since earned her ESL Endorsement and Special Education Early Childhood Endorsement.
In her teaching career, she has had the opportunity to teach a couple of years in California and the majority of her teaching career has been here in Utah at Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB). She has taught deaf students ranging from preschool to post high school- students with various levels of hearing, methods of communication, learning and academic levels.
She is happily married with two boys which account for most of her spare time. In the rare times she is not busy being a wife and a mother she really enjoys watching movies, spending time with family and friends and enjoying the summer at the lake.
Danielle Kinner
Danielle Kinner
Deaf Mentor
Danielle was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she attended Jean Massieu School for the Deaf and learned a lot about ASL and Deaf culture. She grew up in a third-generation Deaf family, which helped her develop her Deaf identity. In high school, she transferred to the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, where she continued to grow academically and personally. Danielle is now a Deaf Studies major at Gallaudet University and will graduate in May 2026.
Last summer, she had the opportunity to intern with the Parent Infant Program, which was an incredibly meaningful experience. She loved supporting families and witnessing children make connections with their parents through communication. Moments like these always touch her heart and remind her why she chose to work as a Deaf mentor. Danielle is passionate about raising awareness about Deaf culture, providing families with resources, and inspiring confidence, connection, and pride in Deaf children. She hopes to continue making a positive impact in the Deaf community and empowering the next generation to embrace their Deaf identity fully.
Maryan Tanner
Maryan Tanner
Deaf Mentor
Maryan was born in Kenya and moved here when she was four years old. She was raised in Utah her whole life and was born Deaf. When she was in 2nd grade, is when she first entered the school for the Deaf and attended a school called Jean Massieu School for the deaf in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated in 2018. Her first job was working as a teacher assistant at KBS in Ogden, transferred to JMS in SLC and then EDS in Springville. 6 months later, she started her job as a Deaf Mentor. It was a very fun and good experience and even though the work was awesome, yes it was a lot of hard work and it taught her a lot of new things, but most importantly to her it brings her real joy is the experience when she see families with deaf children fully engaged to learn sign language and grow their relationships.
When she has free time, she loves to spend time with her family, close friends, and her fiance. She also enjoys learning new dance moves, trying new restaurants, reading books, and loves to take naps anywhere!
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