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2023 Distinguished Alumni Award

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Rosa Lee Timm

BS '00

Division President at CSD Social Venture Fund


Rosa Lee BS ’00 is a biracial Deaf woman, known for her versatility as an executive leader, entrepreneur, and a performance artist. Her achievements include the creation of American Sign Language music videos, the establishment of a Deaf music camp, her starring role in the feature film Versa Effect, and captivating audiences with her one-woman show for nearly two decades. Rosa Lee earned her BS in Social Work from RIT and a MS in Rehabilitation Counseling on Deafness from Western Oregon University.

Her unwavering dedication to marketing, creativity, and entrepreneurship paved the way for her current role as division president at CSD Social Venture Fund, a division of Communication Service for the Deaf, one of the nation’s largest Deaf-run nonprofit organizations.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Rosa Lee is a loving partner and a devoted mother to two children.

2023 Distinguished Alumni Award

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Rosa Lee Timm

BS '00

Division President at CSD Social Venture Fund


Rosa Lee BS ’00 is a biracial Deaf woman, known for her versatility as an executive leader, entrepreneur, and a performance artist. Her achievements include the creation of American Sign Language music videos, the establishment of a Deaf music camp, her starring role in the feature film Versa Effect, and captivating audiences with her one-woman show for nearly two decades. Rosa Lee earned her BS in Social Work from RIT and a MS in Rehabilitation Counseling on Deafness from Western Oregon University.

Her unwavering dedication to marketing, creativity, and entrepreneurship paved the way for her current role as division president at CSD Social Venture Fund, a division of Communication Service for the Deaf, one of the nation’s largest Deaf-run nonprofit organizations.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Rosa Lee is a loving partner and a devoted mother to two children.