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School gets its first deaf woman leader in its 136 years

Jennifer Herbold is the new superintendent for the New Mexico School for the Deaf.

image from New Mexico School for the Deaf website


Herbold grew up in Washington, D.C. and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in language, literacy and culture. Two of her three children are students at the school and all three are deaf. She tells the Santa Fe New Mexican:

“I’m dedicated. I love this school. I believe in this school, and I think this school does amazing, outstanding work. And I’ll do whatever I can, anything within my power to make sure this school sustains itself and keeps doing the wonderful work that we do.”

Read the fill article here.

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