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Amina

Pronouns
Position
Prison Correspondent
Image of Amina, a light-skinned Black person with shoulder-length brown locs and a gold septum piercing, smiling while sitting outside in front of a transparent igloo tent. Amina is wearing a black coat with a white t-shirt underneath and is holding a cup of hot chocolate.
Image of Amina, a light-skinned Black person with shoulder-length brown locs and a gold septum piercing, smiling while sitting outside in front of a transparent igloo tent. Amina is wearing a black coat with a white t-shirt underneath and is holding a cup of hot chocolate.

Amina is an advocate, researcher, and organizer from Maryland. As Prison Correspondent for HEARD, Amina supports currently incarcerated deaf/disabled community members by sharing resources and tools for self-advocacy.

Amina has a graduate degree in social work from Gallaudet University and undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and African & African American Studies from the University of Rochester. Outside of school and work, Amina is a cat parent, avid reader, and aspiring green thumb!

Bobbi

Pronouns
they/she
Position
Advocacy Assistant
Bobbi, a Black nonbinary person has shoulder length locs. they are smiling as they wear a brown shirt that reads: "And still I rise", with a brown and orange flannel.

Bobbi (they/she) is a Black nonbinary woman who is hard of hearing. They grew up oral and attended the University of Virginia for Undergrad where they minored in ASL. They then attended Gallaudet University to obtain a Master’s of Social Work. Bobbi is a Deaf Doula, a herbalist, an artist, and a community worker. Bobbi loves nature, lazer tag, and promoting accessibility on all levels.

Esperanza

Pronouns
she/her
Position
Reentry Program Director
An image of Esperanza standing in front of a tan wall. She has tanned white skin, long brown hair pulled over her shoulder, and wears a grey t-shirt.
An image of Esperanza standing in front of a tan wall. She has tanned white skin, long brown hair pulled over her shoulder, and wears a grey t-shirt.

Esperanza (she/her), is a Latinx deaf social worker and abolitionist mama.

I live in the Bay Area, California on the original homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. I work as the Reentry Program Director at HEARD. I specialize in supporting currently and formerly incarcerated deaf/disabled people and their loved ones. I am dedicated to confronting and challenging issues in legal and prison systems that impact deaf/disabled folks and support them to navigate those systems. My approach is guided by the transformative justice, disability justice, healing, abolition, and harm reduction principles with the goal of supporting people to live their lives free from all forms of policing and incarceration.

Outside of HEARD work, I enjoy doing crafts, outdoor activities, reading books and spending time with my precious little ones.

Kah

Pronouns
he/they
Position
Communications Coordinator
A black and white outdoor portrait of Kah smiling and sitting against a large tree, wearing an all black outfit, sneakers, and a chain necklace.

Kah is a filmmaker, media specialist, and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. His work is rooted in a commitment to humanity, cultures, and lived experiences through storytelling, art, and advocacy. Kah sees art as a tool and a force for change, something that can heal, challenge, and unite.

Outside of work, Kah enjoys exploring new places, photography, and swimming.

Kaj

Pronouns
he/him
Position
Operations Director
Kaj, a white man with a beard, smiles while standing in front of a tan wall. He has short dark red hair and is wearing a black crew neck.

Kaj is a deaf linguist, researcher, educator, and advocate. As staff he supports HEARD’s operations, development, and research efforts. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Gallaudet University. Outside of work, you can find Kaj biking, reading, and spending time with his greyhound.

Roxanne

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Position
Consultant
White genderqueer person with brown hair wearing gold earrings and brown tortoise shell sunglasses against a background of bright pink bougainvillea flowers.

Roxanne Zech is an organizer, facilitator, and community lawyer based in upstate New York, with roots in the Gulf Coast. For the past decade, Roxanne has lived, worked, and organized within cooperative, disability justice, and abolitionist movements.

Roxanne has supported HEARD’s work since 2019, during which they’ve fought for the release of deafdisabled incarcerated elders, advocated to improve conditions for deaf/disabled communities inside, educated and trained attorneys, and coordinated HEARD’s commissary program. As a consultant, they now focus on supporting HEARD’s advocacy team and consulting attorneys with deaf/disabled clients.

Outside of work, you can find Roxanne chasing their kiddo at a local playground, tending to their community garden plot, and cooking for others.

Trinity

Pronouns
she/her
Position
Prison Correspondent Assistant
Trinity, a dark-skinned Black woman, has a closed, slight smile, standing in front of flowers and trees in the forest. She is wearing a tan headscarf, black short-sleeved shirt, with dark blue and green plaid patterned dress pants. She is posing with the book, Americanah by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie.
Trinity, a dark-skinned Black woman, has a closed, slight smile, standing in front of flowers and trees in the forest. She is wearing a tan headscarf, black short-sleeved shirt, with dark blue and green plaid patterned dress pants. She is posing with the book, Americanah by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie.

Trinity McFadden (she/her) is a Black-Indigenous deafdisabled thinker, abolitionist, disability justice advocate, and digital organizer, with a passion for learning and community building. At HEARD, she is responsible for supporting mail efforts with our people inside prison walls.

Outside of HEARD, Trinity focuses on supporting public health efforts, enjoys dancing, and spending time with her dog and fiancé.