Gallaudet University

Vanessa has had outstanding coaching throughout her high schooland college days, playing for Debbie Ayres at California School forthe Deaf-Fremont...played 4 years of basketball and volleyball, aswell as two years of softball in high school...favorite practicedrill is the Olympic Drill because it's fun, challenging, andinvolves a lot of sprints...favorite Gallaudet professor is Dr.Andrew Brinks because he taught her to think about how things applyto her daily life...best class she's ever taken is Linguisticsbecause it helps her think about rules and how they apply tolanguages..favorite thing about Gallaudet is there are so manyactivities and events for her to participate in andwatch...favorite thing about Washington DC is all therestaurants...says her grandmother, Maryem, had the biggest impacton her life because she encouraged her to finish her education andthinks highly of Vanessa and always supports her...favorite athleteis Diana Taurasi