About me
Olivia Yancey has been working at SESA since 2014 as an Education Specialist of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and now serves as the Program Administrator for the Low Incidence Program. She earned her B.S. in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12) from Barton College, North Carolina. Upon graduating, Olivia worked as an Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-6) and Deaf Education consultant (K-12) in Wyoming. She earned her Masters in Education of the Deaf (MDE) at Vanderbilt University. Before moving to Alaska, Olivia taught middle school mathematics to students with hearing loss who had a variety of communication modes. In Olivia’s spare time she likes to go on adventures with her dog. As an administrator her primary goal is to support SESA specialists as they offer technical assistance to school teams and community members in rural and rural remote locations of Alaska.
