Angela Jean Petrone Stratiy

Holding degrees from both Gallaudet University (English) and Western Maryland College (Education), Angela went on to teach at both the North Dakota School for the Deaf and Manitoba School for the Deaf (Canada). She later became the first program chair of both the ASL/English Interpreter Training Program and the Sign Language Studies Program at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton.

Angela was a founding member of the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, She was involved in the development of the "American Sign Language in Canada Dictionary" and "Aslphabet," the Sign Language Dictionary for Kids. In 2002, she co-authored the book "Deaf Women of Canada”. She has produced multiple videos, among them two videos on Pursuit of ASL: Interesting Facts Using Classifiers in 1998 and Pursuit of ASL: Interesting Facts Using Numbers in 2011. In December 1999, she premiered "You Think Deaf People Have Problems?", her acclaimed one-woman comedy show, which she performed continuously for 25 years, from 1999 until 2024, entertaining audiences across Canada and the United States and earning widespread recognition.

Angela is one of 50 Deaf Canadians who received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. She is currently the owner of her own company, Deaf Utopia - www.deafutopia.com, and has authored the book "101 Activities for Teaching ASL," published in 2015, and her latest book, "Fun ASL Activities," in December 2023.