Dr. Rhonda Jennings-Arey

Expertise: Fashion

Dr. Rhonda Jennings-Arey has twenty years of teaching experience at the K-12 level. She worked at the Maryland Schools for the Deaf in both Frederick and Columbia before returning home to her alma mater, the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton, Virginia. Rhonda has taught in elementary, middle, and high school, specializing in English and American Sign Language for Deaf students, hearing students as a second language, and hearing faculty and staff. At the post-secondary level, Rhonda is an adjunct at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Gallaudet University, and Tidewater Community College. She has also taught at Blue Ridge Community College, Towson University, Radford University, Piedmont Virginia Community College, University of Virginia, University of Louisville, and McDaniel College. Dr. Jennings-Arey has degrees in Deaf Education, Sign Language Education, Literacy Specialization, and Administration and Supervision in 2016 from Capella University. She obtained her doctorate degree in Post-Secondary and Adult Education. She was a National Board Certified teacher in adolescent and young adult language arts. She was the co-founder of VSDB’s ASL/English Bilingual Education Training program. She has an ASLTA certification at the Master level and endorsement in ASL instruction through the state of Virginia. She is currently certified by RID as a Certified Deaf Interpreter where she works as a freelance interpreter. She lives in Staunton, VA where she works full time as an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia.