Who We Are

Meet theTeam

We believe that Deaf children deserve culturally competent,

trauma-informed, community-rooted support… and so do you!

  • Tiffany Wilson

    (she/they)

    FOUNDER

  • Kyla Krontz

    (she/her)

    PROJECT PULSE COORDINATOR

  • Alexis Bravo-Calvillo

    (he/him)

    DEAF MENTOR / STUDENT INTERN

  • Carson Law

    (they/him)

    STUDENT INTERN
    DEAF EDUCATION ADVOCATE

  • Benjamin

    (he/him)

    MVP (Most Valuable Pup)

  • Ivory Gonzales

    (she/they)

    STUDENT INTERN
    MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE

The Whole Child Collective is a growing circle of brilliant professionals—educators, mental health providers, parent coaches, researchers, language access advocates, and system disruptors—who have transformed how we show up in this work.

Their collective wisdom, rooted in lived experience and professional expertise, has made our work more grounded, more sustainable, and more just.

Available to consult with your district, this group brings cultural competence and models community cultural wealth to help your systems not just function—but flourish.

The experience of mutual aid, reciprocity, and rooted community support has shifted something in us.


It’s no longer just part of the work.
It is the work.

  • Gloshanda Lawyer

    (she/ella/ela or they/elle)
    RESEARCHER + CONSULTANT

    Specialties: multilingual/multicultural Deaf education, family and caregiver supports, inclusive interpreting, intersectionality, ASL-English bilingual literacy, language play, school assessments, and decision-making tools.

  • Marissa Musso

    (she/they)
    LMFT + LIFE COACH

    Specialties: multilingual/multicultural Deaf education, clinical expertise, behavior interventions, family and caregiver support, whole-child and anti-bias approaches, school-based assessments, and LGBTQIA inclusion.

  • Wyatte Hall

    (he/him)
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER

    Specialties: language deprivation, interpreters in mainstream Deaf education, systemic improvement in Deaf Education, whole child approach, creating deaf-friendly spaces

  • Xgamil Campos-Espinosa

    (he/him/his)
    INTERPRETER + ADVOCATE

    Specialties: multi-lingual, multi-cultural practices in the classroom, language deprivation, interpreters in mainstream settings, family supports, IEP best practices, intersectionality + school-based assessments

  • Mallorie Evans

    (she/her)
    BIMODAL BILINGUAL SPECIALIST + EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGIST

    Specialties: clinical expertise, systemic improvement in Deaf Ed as a whole, anti-bias education, intersectionality

  • Rosemary Wanis

    (she/her)
    RESEARCHER + CONSULTANT

    Specialties: special ed administration in Deaf education, Deaf and Deaf-hearing interpreter teams, mainstream interpreting, systemic improvement in Deaf Ed, whole child approach.

  • Caitlin Stueve

    (she/her)
    SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Specialties: multi-lingual, multi-cultural practices in the classroom, language deprivation, clinical expertise, decision-making tools (i.e. matrix or flowchart), IEP best practices, intersectionality, bilingual literacy (ASL and English) + language play, school-based assessments

  • Rory Osbrink

    (he/him)
    DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION

    Specialties: multi-lingual, multi-cultural practices in the classroom, language deprivation, systemic improvement in Deaf Ed as a whole, whole child approach, anti-bias education, creating deaf-friendly spaces, IEP best practices, intersectionality, bilingual literacy (ASL and English) + language play, school-based assessments.

  • Shira Leitson-Grabelsky

    (she/her/hers)
    DEAF EDUCATOR & STRATEGIC ORGANIZER

    Specialties: multi-lingual, multi-cultural practices in the classroom,systemic improvement, whole child approach, anti-bias education, decision-making tools (i.e. matrix or flowchart), intersectionality, bilingual literacy (ASL and English) + language play, school-based assessments

  • Dr. Leala Holcomb

    (gender neutral)
    DEAF RESEARCHER OF DEAF EDUCATION, FORMER TEACHER OF THE DEAF, DEAF STEPPARENT OF DEAF AND CODA CHILDREN

    Specialties: Strategies for early language development, approaches to shared reading, ASL rhyme, rhythm, and language play, ASL/English literacy instruction, inclusion in deaf-hearing interactions, professional development for teachers, workshops for families, and anti-bias education