Rogelio Fernandez
Customer Relations Manager
CSD

Education
B.S. in Computer Information Systems,
  Gallaudet University, 1999

Rogelio Fernandez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He attended public schools until he was 16 years old in 1992, when he enrolled in the Texas School for the Deaf.  There, he learned about Deaf culture and ASL for the first time. He received numerous outstanding-achievement awards at TSD. Highlight awards included the Athlete and Scholar of the Year in both 1993 and 1994, as well as being a member of Who’s Who in American Schools and Programs for the Deaf in 1994.

Rogelio attended Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. and received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information System in 1999. He was on the Dean’s List several times, and served as the president of the Hispanic student organization in addition to being vice president of the Kappa Gamma Fraternity.

Rogelio currently serves as the Consumer Relations Manager at CSD of Texas in Austin. He is charged with promoting CSD’s National Services and Video Relay Service (VRS) in Southern region states. He received a Circle of Excellence award from CSD in 2003 in recognition of his outstanding achievements at the non-profit organization.

Rogelio has served on numerous committees and boards. Currently, he is the founder and president of the Texas Latino Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He is on the board of directors for the National Council Hispano of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and serves on the board of the Texas School of the Deaf Foundation.

Rogelio currently resides in Austin with his wife, Andrea Fernandez, and their son, Ethan Angelo Fernandez.