University of Washington
American Sign Language Club
Meet The Officers
Want to be an officer?
We're always looking for new officers! Check here to see which positions are open or contact us at aslc@uw.edu.
Fiona Yu,
Treasurer
My name is Fiona and I'm a rising junior. I'm majoring in Chemical Engineering and minoring in ASL. I got involved in ASL because I saw a friend practicing for their ASL class, and I thought it was a really cool language! Since then, I've become really interested in the language and also in Deaf culture and I want to challenge myself to learn more about it and become more involved in the Deaf community. In my free time, I like to play guitar and sing. I also enjoy playing some video games.
Jentzen Mooney,
Outreach Coordinator
Jentzen Mooney is a WSAD volunteer and associated hearing member since 2018. Jentzen started learning ASL at South Puget Sound Community College(SPSCC) in 2017 with Claudia Foy and continued on 2019 with Ray Bateh. Jentzen recently was accepted to the University of Washington and will study Fine Art and Linguistics, Anthropology and ASL. Jentzen is a Para-Educator in the North Thurston School District and works in Life skills and Medically fragile classrooms.
Previously Jentzen has worked as Web application programmer and tester. Jentzen also worked in Los Angeles in Film VFX, Video Games, and Animation. Some films and Projects are listed here and here. Before that worked for King County Access Bus program as Transportation Supervisor for 4 years. In Jentzen’s free time he likes learning languages, and growing his understanding of Deaf Culture, sewing and volunteering for Native Plants Salvage Project, NW trails and National Parks Marmot Monitoring Project with his wife. He also claims to be an avid popcorn maker!
Tsedenya Hasenbalg,
Social Media Coordinator
Christine Lew,
President
Hey! I'm currently a senior majoring in Psychology and Disability Studies, and minoring in ASL. I'm a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), and I hope to conduct research on the connection between language deprivation in Deaf children and negative mental health outcomes on Deaf adults. I'd be happy to chat with you if you're interested in those things too! Email me at lew32@uw.edu!
Bailie Badger,
Vice President
My name is Bailie and I am a 3D4M student at UW. I got into ASL back in high school when we needed to learn a language, I ended up choosing ASL and liked it a lot so I finished my second year and stopped for a bit then I realized that I needed a third year to graduate so I began taking ASL again at UW but fell in love with it even more all over again! Now I am going to minor in ASL and am super passionate about learning as much as I can about ASL and deaf culture as it truly inspires me. Other than ASL I enjoy making resin art, sculpting, and listening to music!