ASL interpreter who gained fame during COVID briefings raising profile of deaf community

(WSYX) — Things have changed since Marla Berkowitz became a daily fixture in the lives of Ohioans during Governor Mike DeWine's COVID-19 briefings. It made her a bit of a household name and face

She now has big plans of becoming Ohio’s first full-time deaf interpreter. Berkowitz also serves as a Senior Lecturer for The Ohio State University.