Amy Hardy was raised in and by the deaf community. She has deaf parents, but also deaf family members from her extended and blended family. She grew up in California near CSDR and CSDF. She has been interpreting for 30 years as a RID, NAD, and Utah certified interpreter. She has her masters degree in business communication and she is currently the director of change management at Sorenson Communications. Amy also owns a Human Resources consulting business. Amy has four children. She spends her free time adventuring the world. Amy believes that everything good in her life stems from her deaf heritage.