Ella Mae Lentz is a deaf American poet, teacher and author. She was born May 5 1954 In Berkeley, California to two deaf parents and also had a deaf brother. She also went The California School for the Deaf and graduated in 1971. She graduates from Gallaudet University in 1975 getting her bachelor degree in drama and English. She has been teaching all this for 30-plus years which she loves doing and then retired in 2007 from teaching. She is also a board member of Deafhood Foundation as well. She started her own company in 2007, which is called ASL, presents, which focus on how to coach, consult, present and teach ASL. She has written many productions and much poetry as well. She has 5 children that her and her partner, Judy D. Gough raised
