CHAIR
ASHLEY THOMPSON
Ashley Thompson has been a teacher at the Marie Philip School at the Learning Center for the Deaf for many years. The very school in which she started at herself when she was 11 months old. Not only an educator, she is also an advocate of the Deaf. She has volunteered numerous hours as an Education Advocate for the Nat’l Association of the Deaf as well as the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf assisting family members at Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings, meeting with students, and working on legislative policy changes. Ashley graduated from Gallaudet University with her Masters in American Sign Language/English Bilingual Deaf Education in 2011. She is recognized as an education advocate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in the state of Massachusetts. She was part of a key legislative change movement that successfully waived discriminatory phonological portions of a statewide teacher licensing test for deaf and hard of hearing teachers. Ashley is always looking for ways to make a difference and takes time to study special education laws and strategies in order to serve our community. It is her dream to see all Deaf and Hard of Hearing children lead a bright, successful life. While she is passionate about education and language acquisition, she also enjoys to take a few minutes to relax and watch a little Netflix or get away to the mountains!