James “Jim” (McCann, Ed.D.), Wanda Riddle (Ph.D.), Laurene Simms (Ph.D.), and Pamela Wright Decker (M.Ed.)

Presenters

Image description: Blue promotional flyer for the 20th American Sign Language Roundtable Conference at the Delaware School for the Deaf, November 4–8, 2026.

The conference theme is “Visualize, Vibrant, Value,” illustrated with ASL signs.

Featuring four presenter portraits arranged in a two-by-two grid.

James “Jim” McCann, Ed.D., is pictured at the top left, with short brown hair and wearing a dark blue collared shirt.

Wanda Riddle, Ph.D., is pictured at the top right, smiling with long curly gray hair and wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a purple cardigan.

Laurene Simms, Ph.D., is pictured at the bottom left, smiling with a shaved head and wearing a red sweater.

Pamela Wright Decker, M.Ed., is pictured at the bottom right, smiling with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair and wearing black.

Their presentation is titled “Preparing ASL Specialists for Deaf Education: A New Program.”