Meet the Team

Scott E. Foor, M.A.
Scott E. Foor, M.A., is a Certified Teacher of the Deaf. He has a passion for helping under-served Deaf and hard of hearing children worldwide realize their full potential and experience personal growth through special education, sign language, spoken language, and building life skills needed for success. Scott has 7 years of experience working at the California School for the Deaf, Riverside. He also has 4 years experience working in a mental healthcare setting with Deaf and hard of hearing students and a total of 13 years experience working with Deaf from birth to age 21. Scott has also taught American Sign Language at the University of Wyoming and currently supports schools and programs in Wyoming, Kansas, Georgia, and Zambia.
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Voice/Text/FaceTime: 805-704-0721
Email sfoor@wydeafis.org

Aileen Phelps
Aileen Phelps has 15+ years in the administrative and customer service fields. Aileen lives in Georgia with her husband and 2 boys. They enjoy spending their free time outside camping and fishing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Voice/Text: 541-556-0575
Email: aphelps@wydeafis.org

Chelsea Elertson, A.A.
Chelsea Elertson is a Deaf mentor and ASL tutor for all who desire to learn more about the Deaf Culture/sign language. She has been deaf since 6 months old and she had a cochlear implant for 2 years as a young adult. She attended Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) for 12 years to learn how to speak English. Chelsea learned American Sign Language when she was a freshman in high school through a sign language interpreter. She married a Deaf gentleman and they have 3 hearing children together. Chelsea has found her life's passion in connecting the Deaf/Hard of Hearing world and the hearing world by substitute teaching, tutoring, and mentoring.
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Voice/VP/VRS: 307-291-9660
Text/FaceTime: 307-258-6572
Email: celertson@wydeafis.org
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