Corey Burton discovered his identity as a Black Deaf person through the Collegiate Black Deaf Student Leadership Institute (CBDSLI) Program at the National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) 2009 Conference. This experience inspired him to become a role at NBDA, where he has been the Director of the Youth Empowerment Summit since 2011. Corey holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, with concentrations in Organization Leadership and Change, Quality Management, and Communication. He has over ten years of experience in his professional Customer Experience career.