Shavonda McCaleb joined the Foundation in January 2019 as Office Coordinator for the Foundation’s Los Angeles office. Prior to joining Irvine, Shavonda served as a board member of Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (formerly GACHI), and of Great Day Family Connections in Atlanta, Georgia. She also served on the Vocational Rehabilitation E-3 Advisory Panel.

In 2016, Shavonda was selected to join the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) for her outstanding leadership and commitment to her non-profit organization, Positively Impacting Communities Foundation.

Shavonda’s passion for positive impact and the deaf and hard of hearing community shines through her past service on Atlanta Area School for the Deaf’s school council and Parent Involvement Program. Shavonda is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL).

Shavonda earned an associate degree in Administration with a specialty in organization and leadership from the University of Phoenix. She is currently in the process of publishing her sixth book.