Undergraduate Students and Volunteers

Brooke Breakey is in her senior year at SDSU, majoring in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. She is originally from the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (no fresh prince jokes please). Brooke served in the Navy from 2014-2019, where she met her husband and love of her life, Bentley. They have a dog named Mohave (AKA Javi), and a cat named Beau (AKA Mouse)- who they love dearly and constantly think about. Brooke is hearing, but loves ASL and is the secretary of the SDSU ASL Club.

Ayden Kpormegbey is a junior majoring in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies at San Diego State University. Her area of interest involves the study of language deprivation and early intervention, specifically regarding the acquisition of American Sign Language. She was introduced to this topic through ASL classes, where she also developed a desire to pursue Speech Language Pathology as a career, while addressing existing disparities within the field. Ayden is also the Assistant Director of the A.M.A.N.I. Project, which is an after-school mentorship program designed to provide academic and creative support to Black students attending predominantly white/minority Black elementary schools in San Diego.

Jenna Snyder is a junior majoring in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences while pursuing a Communications minor at San Diego State University. Her passion for language acquisition and speech therapy was introduced while learning American Sign Language for five years. Beyond the classroom, Jenna is an SDSU Ambassador and Peer Leadership Consultant. She strives to spread positivity and her motto is “celebrate individuality.”