Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 135 No. 3 Spring 2014 | Page 26
Mr. Truelove is a new face in the WSD Middle School
Department. He comes to us from Indiana where he
was born and raised in the small town of Washington,
two and a half hours south of Indianapolis. He is a
graduate of the Indiana School for the Deaf. He grew
up with fellow WSD staff member, Darrick Dubois.
Mr. Truelove has a bachelor’s degree in history from
Gallaudet University. He has ten years of experience
coaching the JV basketball team from ISD and four
years as the head coach of their baseball team. In
addition, Mr. Truelove has six years experience
coaching a neighborhood Little League team. He is a
Colts fan, a Bears fan, and a huge Indiana University
basketball fan.
Besides classroom experience, Mr. Truelove brings
years of experience working in adult group home
settings. He recently settled in nearby Elkhorn,
Wisconsin.
Asked about his first weeks here at WSD, Mr.
Truelove states that “everyone has been helpful and
friendly and I can ask anything.”
Welcome to Wisconsin and to WSD.
Laura Barker
Office Assistant
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Troy Truelove
Teacher
Brand new to WSD is Office Assistant, Mrs. Laura Barker.
Mrs. Barker commutes daily from Milwaukee where she lives
with her husband and two daughters. Mrs. Barker graduated
from the Interpreter Training Program at the University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee. She traveled with a Deaf Mission
to Kanyakumari, India upon graduation. She has worked in
Tennessee and Reno, Nevada (ask her about her job there!)
before returning to Milwaukee. She married and was a stay at
home mom for years.
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