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Ohio State Instructor gains fame during COVID briefings

August 4, 2022

Ohio State Instructor gains fame during COVID briefings

Marla Berkowitz

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.