Deaka McClain

Deaka has a B.S in journalism from Cal State Long Beach and received her Master's Degree in Public Administration and two graduate certificates in urban Executive Management and Employer-Employee Relations and Personnel Management.

Deaka has been active with several organizations and boards, including the Citizens Advisory Commission on Disabilities, Harbor Regional Center Client Advisory, and LA Care Health Plan.

She was born with cerebral palsy and weighed just a pound and a half. Doctors were not sure if she would live. Because of her background, Deaka has made it her mission to tell her story, including her advocacy work that began in college when she advocated for reasonable accommodations.