Meet our ELP alumni

Masfufah is a principal at SLB Matahati, the Matahati School for Multiple Disabilities and Visual Impairment/Deafblind.

Wilson A. Abugri is the Unit Head of Unit for the Blind in Cape Coast School for the Deaf/Blind.

Moatasem is licensed and registered occupational therapist.

Nina is a teacher at the Demonstration School for the Deaf (Centre for Deafblind Children) in Mampong, Ghana. She has been a teacher of the deafblind, blind and visually impaired for over sixteen years. She has a vast experience in working with children of varied age groups, and has written articles for the DbI Review Magazine. She is also a member of the Good Start early intervention team.

Ana Lilia is a special educator at the Ministry of Education in Costa Rica, where she has worked for fifteen years with students up to age thirteen. She is working hard to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families, bringing opportunities to develop skills and create environments full of respect, equality, and rights for all members of society in her country.

Retired but still active in the field, Isabel continues to provide teacher trainings and consultations related to her area of expertise. In 2011, Perkins awarded her the prestigious Anne Sullivan Macy Medal for outstanding service to the deafblind community.

Veronica works as the coordinator of the Asociacion Civil Identidades Para Personas con Discapacidad Multiple (ACIPDIM), a nongovernmental organization created by parents and professionals that offers educational services for students of all ages with multiple disabilities and deafblidness. She is also a professor and teacher trainer at the National University of Rio Cuarto.

Mirla is a community outreach coordinator at Universidad Central de Chile. She is a lecturer, now training other teacher and parents around her country.

Samir is an educator of children with deafblindness and multiple disabilities at Nida Society. As the assistant manager of the deafblind unit, part of his responsibilities include supervising and training teachers, assessing students and developing IEPs. 

Millicent is a teacher at the Akropong School for the Blind in Ghana. She has been a teacher of the deafblind, MDVI, blind and visually impaired for over six years. She is also a member of her the Good Start early intervention team.

Carolina is a Speech and Language Pathologist at Amapolas Special School in Chile. Her expertise is to work with student with severe disabilities and significant cognitive, physical and social needs. 

Cornelia is an associate professor at the State Pedagogical University, where she teaches future special educators and a speech therapist in Chisinau. She earned her doctorate degree in in special psychology in 2003 and is currently working toward a second PhD in special pedagogy. Cornelia has also published a textbook, worked as a researcher on inclusive education projects with colleagues from Spain, Belarus and Ukraine, and founded VITA – a nongovernmental organization that provides mental health consultations and services.

In addition to her responsibilities as the Educational Program Coordinator at Mali Dom, a center for MDVI children in Croatia, Martina is a PhD student in language and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Zagreb.

Rebecca is a training specialist and education program specialist at Research Triangle Institute International in Kenya.

Chrissie is a Lecturer at Montfort Special Needs Education College in Malawi. Her mission and role are to train educators so they can better teach children with deafblindness.

Maria teaches at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2011, Perkins awarded her the prestigious Anne Sullivan Macy Medal for outstanding service to the deafblind community.

Perla works as coordinator of Educational Inclusion at the Franciscan Institute for people with visual impairment.

Alburga is the assistant director and coordinator of the Deafblind Unit at the Jeevan Jyoti Institute for the Disabled.