Dr. Regina Daniels works full-time at North Central University (NCU) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the Program Director/Associate Professor she regularly determines the course and direction of the Carlstrom Interpreter Training Program. Daniels thrives by developing creative, challenging, and fun methods of language instruction. As a Deaf woman, she enjoys teaching students about working as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter from the Deaf perspective, as a consumer of interpreting services as well as a provider. Daniels loves the theater, providing interpreting services and instruction in language competency as a Director of ASL (DASL). Prior to working at North Central, Regina taught American Sign Language at Columbia College Chicago, where she also began working in the ASL/English Interpretation Department. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in dance, Master of Arts in Performance Arts Management, and she completed her doctorate degree as Ed.D. in Leadership in Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She’s now an author for Silent strength: A Black Deaf Woman Quest for Knowledge.

Dr. Regan Thibodeau is a Deaf linguist, Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI), educator, and nationally recognized leader in Deaf–hearing team development. She has interpreted professionally since 1999. Regan has extensive experience in high-stakes and broadcast settings, including livestreamed events and emergency briefings. Her work centers Deaf leadership, visual standards, and collective accountability in interpreting practice. She presents nationally on team coordination, interpreter education, and strengthening Deaf Interpreter visibility in evolving digital spaces.