Marilyn L. Weber is President/CEO of Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc. (DIS) headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. DIS provides professional, state/nationally Certified Sign Language Interpreters 24 hrs/day, 365days/year - Nationwide. Their clients include major retail chains, businesses, government agencies, medical service providers and facilities, courts and legal entities, educational institutions and various entertainment venues.

As a Certified Sign Language Interpreter and the mother of an adult daughter who is deaf, Marilyn has been working for more than 20 years promoting accessible communication and advocating for the rights of the Deaf Community. She has over 1000 hours of related professional training, and has worked with autistic children, individuals with Downs Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. She has received several awards from various organizations recognizing her work and dedication to the Deaf Community. Most recently she went to New York City to accept the ‘National Innovation Award’ given by the Women President’s Organization (WPO), and was a finalist for the ‘2008 Business Ethics Award’ given by the UTSA School of Business along with the Ecumenical Center and the San Antonio Business Journal. Marilyn attended UC Riverside where she was accepted into the Bio Medical program. After the birth of her daughter, she left UCR to focus on her daughter’s needs. Upon returning to college, Marilyn studied pharmacy and graduated from California Paramedical and Technical College as Salutatorian where her thesis paper was on “Testing and Treating Hearing Loss in Children”.