angeet@usdb.org 

Angee Thompson is a parent advisor with the Utah Schools for the Deaf Parent Infant Program. She has dedicated her career to early childhood special education and supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, with a strong focus on early language development and family-centered early intervention.

Angee’s passion for this work began in Eastern Oregon, where she worked as a hearing technician assisting an ear, nose, and throat physician and conducting hearing testing. These early experiences inspired her to pursue a career in communication disorders, deaf education, and early intervention.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Utah and a Master of Education in Special Education, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, with an emphasis in Listening and Spoken Language (K–12). Angee also holds Utah State Licensure with an Early Childhood Special Education endorsement, qualifying her to work in early intervention with children from birth to five.

With nearly two decades of experience working with preschool-aged children, including children with hearing loss and multiple disabilities, Angee values partnering with families during their child’s earliest years. She strives to build strong, trusting relationships rooted in respect for each family’s unique background, goals, and learning style. She enjoys coaching families to use their natural environments and daily routines to build language-rich interactions that support communication and long-term success.

alissac@usdb.org 

Born in St. George, but raised in Southern California, Alissa was identified with nerve damage in her ears at 18 months, and has worn hearing aids since she was 2. She is the only member of her family to have hearing loss, and grew up going to mainstream school up to 3rd grade, and then was homeschooled from 4th grade through high school. She was first introduced to ASL at 13 yrs old when her mom found a deaf woman in the area. But Alissa didn’t care to learn as she felt comfortable speaking and didn’t see any point in learning ASL. As the years went by, she met another deaf mom in her homeschool group and picked up some signs, but was still disinterested in the language. Finally, at 20 yrs old, she watched a friend and the same deaf mother signing and conversing with each other and felt that spark that ignited her interest in ASL. From there, she picked up ASL online, teaching herself, until she went to community college and took ASL classes there. It was there she found her passion and love for ASL, moved to Provo Fall of 2020 and attended UVU majoring in Deaf Education for 2 years. She then worked at a Deaf school in Springville fall of 2022, first as a sub, then as an aide a year later. Aug of 2026, she accepted a position as a Deaf Mentor. She loves to read, cross stitch, and play games with friends and family.