Gallery

Moments from Monica's NZSL classes, workshops and community mahi — and some of the recognition along the way.

Classes & community

NZSL 1A course
NZSL Level 1A course — 2026
Summer crash course
NZSL summer crash course — Rutherford College, Te Atatū, January 2025
Youth Board workshop
NZSL workshop for the Albert-Eden Youth Board
Research symposium
2025 Hearing & Balance Research Symposium
Pathways conference
Breakfast NZSL session — 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference, Auckland
Women’s Network Hui
DPA Disabled Women’s Network Hui — June 2025
Deaflympics talk
Pascal Pasou’s presentation on the 100th Deaflympics — November 2024
Lived-experience talk
Wendy Orellana on her lived experience as a Deaf mother — December 2024
Auckland Transport
Sharing Deaf lived experience with Auckland Transport — November 2024

Awards & recognition

A few of the awards, certificates and thank-you notes from the communities Monica works with.

Exceptional Adult Educator — ACE Awards
NZSLTA Values Award — June 2025
Whau Youth “Local Hero” Award — 2024
Nominated for the Local Hero Award by a hard-of-hearing student
Merge NZ “Extra Mile” Award
Community Service Award — Auckland Playcentre Association, 2012
Thank-you letter from Titirangi Playcentre
Volunteering at the USA National Black Deaf Advocates Conference — Oakland, August 2019

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