Marina Gureva, teacher-defectologist (surdopedagogue) of the highest qualification (26 years of experience), supervisor of internship for students at the Herzen State Pedagogical University in the Children’s City Surdology Center, St. Petersburg, expert at the Lenhardt Academy.

In 1996, she graduated from Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. Correctional pedagogy faculty, specialty “elementary school teacher of the deaf and hearing impaired, pre-school teacher-defectologist”. Since November 1995 she has been working at the State Centre of Vocational Education and Training №1. She has experience working with children of different ages (from 2 to 18 years). In the rehabilitation department of SCVL Nr.1 she gives remedial and developmental classes to children with hearing loss of the senior preschool age, accompanies groups of schoolchildren with hearing loss, studying in mass and speech schools (1-3 classes), provides consultations and training for parents. She has extensive experience working with children after cochlear implantation (CI).