Women Empowering Women

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Happy Women’s History Month! Join us on Wednesday, March 20th at 1pm EST to celebrate women and learn how we can build one another up in the Deaf and interpreting worlds. This engaging webinar will discuss iconic figures in women’s history, touch on the experiences of women developing Alopecia and PCOS, address challenges Deaf women may face, allow for discussion of various approaches to removing barriers black Deaf women can encounter with non-BIPOC interpreters.

This activity is approved for 0.2 RID Professional Studies PPO CEUs.

Tempest Cooper

Tempest Cooper, MSW, ASW

Hello beautiful people! My name is Tempest Cooper, a proud Black deaf mom to a one-year-old son and happily married to my amazing husband, who's a fantastic father. Motherhood is my joy. As the CEO of Oya Reigns LLC, I craft organic soaps, bath bombs, and scrubs from scratch. Balancing entrepreneurship, I also serve as a Clinical Case Manager/ASL Deaf Therapist at Deaf Community Counseling Services at Felton in California, empowering deaf individuals with their mental health. I am a Deaf artist, Member of Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated, Motivational Speaker, and after-school teacher for Black American Sign Language. I had the honor of being Miss Deaf US 2018-2019 on an international level, went to Russia and won third place. Culture Attired and currently serve as Vice President of Bay Area Black Deaf Advocates (BABDA) 2023-2025. I was accepted into Tulane University as a PhD candidate as a Social worker. Graceful of this journey!