Born in Loma Linda, California, Rosa Lee spent her childhood years living in Dallas, Oregon with her two brothers. There, she was home schooled by her mother until her family moved to Nebraska. She was enrolled in a private mainstream school in Lincoln for a few years before entering Indiana Deaf school. After graduating, she began her artistic pursuit at National Technical Institute for the Deaf where she founded a performance group called, “Dangerous Signs” as an artistic director. After receiving BA in Social Work, she moved to Oregon to pursue her Masters degree. Currently, she works as a Rehab Counselor and an executive director of Liberty Road Productions.