Biography

While teaching math and history to deaf and hard of hearing students in an East Los Angeles high school, she founded and personally funded, a reading club to benefit deaf and hard of hearing students. The success of the "Little Bookworm Club" earned her a grant from the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program - a program recognizing outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in public secondary schools serving economically disadvantaged students.

She and her colleague wrote a book in 60 days. "Grow with Your Child" for hearing parents with Deaf children filled with games and activities to learn sign languages with specific grammatical features. Sign Language Curriculum for families.

She encourages the cast and crew of Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002) to learn American Sign Language, and partners with writing staff on plot-lines and scripts - her suggestions are largely based on many different deaf individuals. In addition, several deaf and hard-of-hearing people have been hired as extras, editors, and ASL Masters on the show. Often because there is a different director each week, Bray works closely with him or her to block scenes, ensuring her character is able to see what other characters are saying.

She was a science and math teacher for deaf high school students, and is pursuing a master's degree in education (probably on hold while she performs on Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002)).

She received her masters in Sign Language Education (Linguistics) from Gallaudet University. She has a California Teaching Credential which she is qualified to teach 9-12th grade students. She also teaches at University level. This is how she contribute in preserving and celebrating ASL.