TRUDY SUGGS Trudy Suggs, born Deaf to Deaf parents in Illinois, earned her B.A. in communication arts and government from Gallaudet University, and her M.P.A. in public administration from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Upon graduation, she went to work as director of programs for a non-profit agency in Minnesota. She also maintained a freelance writing career, which included breaking a well-publicized story that exposed an ad campaign led by the Saturn car company where a hearing woman faked her deafness in a Saturn television commercial.  After taking a year off to travel, Trudy came back to be the editor in chief of Silent News, a newspaper for deaf and hard of hearing people. She also has been very involved with community organizations. Some of her past involvement includes serving as the chair of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf's Certified Deaf Interpreter national task force and chairing the Illinois State Police's Communication Issues committee. Trudy has authored a book and is currently working on two other books, in addition to teaching nonfiction writing courses. She also works full-time as a writer and editor through T.S. Writing Services, and makes her home in Minnesota.