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Jackie works primarily in the healthcare sector in private practice and was a staff interpreter at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2008 to 2015. Her work is guided by the belief that regardless of their age, all youth have the right to be fully informed about and participate in every aspect of their own care. Jackie was trained by some of the most talented interpreters the field has to offer and believes in paying it forward. As such, she has served as Massachusetts RID Secretary, National RID Interim Region I Representative, Northeastern University (NU) IEP instructor, student and novice interpreter mentor, and co-facilitator of the annual NU Interpreting Symposium. She is the humbled recipient of the 2015 Thomas H. Gallaudet Service Award from the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf.

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Roberto currently serves on the board of Council de Manos. He is the first deaf board member on the Mano a Mano Executive Board. Roberto’s participation on the Mano a Mano marks the beginning of much collaboration between Deaf and hearing interpreters who work in Spanish-influenced settings. He also involves NCIEC Trilingual Interpreting Task Force, and he is on the teaching team of the NCIEC Trilingual Interpreting Train the Trainer.

Carla M. Mathers, Esquire, SC: L

General Counsel, TCS Interpreting

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Jessica, a CODA, has been a professional interpreter since 2002. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at TCS Interpreting, a premier provider of sign language interpreting services nationwide. Monthly, TCS Interpreting coordinates and provides approximately 10,000 hours of interpreting services nationwide. Additionally, TCS Interpreting is proud to provide services nationwide to include the nation’s largest federal contracts for the provision of on-site and VRI services. Mrs. Moseley received her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Her undergraduate coursework was done at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she graduated with two Bachelor’s degrees, one in Communication Sciences and Disorders and the other in Human Resource Management. Mrs. Moseley served as the Conference Coordinator for the Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PCRID) for two consecutive terms before being appointed to serve as Secretary of the Board. Mrs. Moseley also served as the President of the Virginia Chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA), an affiliate of the National Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). Mrs. Moseley holds her SHRM-CP certification from the Society of Human Resource Management.

Carla has practiced law in Maryland and the District of Columbia since 1993.  She currently serves as General Counsel and Legal Interpreting Group Program Manager for TCS Interpreting.  Carla’s law degree is from Howard University School of Law. Carla’s interpreting degree is from the College of Southern Idaho.  Carla sat on the Advisory Group for Language Access to develop standards for language access in courts for the American Bar Association.  Carla also sat on the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts’ Advisory Committee on Interpreters Sub-committee on Ethics and Sub-committee on Testing and Training.  Carla formerly served as the Legal Program Coordinator for MARIE Center/DOIT Center at the University of Northern Colorado. She has served as an adjunct instructor for the Gallaudet University Department of Interpretation teaching legal interpreting, among other courses.  She served as Vice President for the Conference of Interpreter Trainers and sat on the Board of Directors for the Deaf Abused Women’s Network in Washington, D.C. Carla is the author of  Sign Language Interpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices, a text for interpreters, attorneys and courts to understand the principles underlying ASL court interpreting.

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Daniel teaches to improve the lives of interpreters and the consumers they work for. He helps interpreters focus on what they can do before, during, and after assignments, including preparation, interaction, and supervision. He guides his students toward understanding and mastery through critical thinking, experimentation, and reflection. He has been a college instructor, workshop presenter, and mentor since 2005, and an interpreter in a wide range of topics and settings since 1990. He received his MA in interpreting studies with an emphasis in teaching interpreting, and he holds an NAD-RID National Interpreter Certification, Master. See more at danielgreene.com/interpreting/workshops.

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Erica, Doctoral Candidate, NIC Advanced, is a faculty member in the American Sign Language and Interpreting Department at St. Catherine University where she currently serves as the Program Director for the newly developed Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity (MAISCE). Erica is pursuing her doctorate in Interpreting Research and Pedagogy from Gallaudet University. Her dissertation focuses on Professional Autonomy in Video Relay Service Interpreting: Perceptions of American Sign Language-English Interpreters. She has presented and published on her research in video relay service interpreting, trilingual interpretation (Spanish-American Sign Language-English), and video remote interpreting.

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Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Xavier University. He has trained and interpreted extensively with DeafBlind individuals, Alcohol/Drug Addiction Services, Theatrical/Performance (Juilliard School/Theatre Access Program/Theater Development Fund), cruise vacations, post-secondary settings, and conferences (state, regional, national, and international). He has been involved with multiple RID Member Sections since he joined RID in 1999, including ITOC (Region V Representative, 2011), BLeGIT (Region V Co-Representative, 2009), DeafBlind (Vice-Chair, 2015), IEIS, and Deaf Caucus. Bob is also the co-chair of the Membership Committee for SCRID, Southern CA RID Affiliate Chapter (2013). Intersectionality, Power/Privilege/Oppression, and minority studies has always been of interest to him, considering his non-traditional background (Irish mother and Italian father – thus the name!) and lack of cultural Asian upbringing, necessitating his personal journey in discovering his roots, values, and identity. Bob has taught at the university level since 2000 and has been an adjunct instructor in the ASL/ITP Department at El Camino since 2008 and the Faculty Adviser for the student-run ASL/ITP Club, Hands Of Friendship since 2011. Travel is a major goal—already visiting North/Central America, Europe, and Asia. Only four more Continents to go! He is also a crazy-cat owner (4!), and a zombie, sci-fi, and science/technology-phile.

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Wink enjoys researching and creating workshops that focus on deliberate practice (RID Views, 2012). He has presented workshops over the last seven years at national conferences (NAD, RID, Silent Weekend, TerpExpo), regional and state conferences, and local events. Wink works to continuously enhance the impact of his workshops, developing applicable tools for interpreters. Participants appreciate the comfortable atmosphere he creates, and the passion he exudes. Wink travels full time performing, presenting workshops, and managing Winkshop, Inc, through which he has developed a dozen training DVDs. Fun fact: in 2014, Wink’s professional travel covered enough miles to circle the earth over three times.

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Tracy oversees interpreters of over 30 languages. She worked as a freelance interpreter for over 20 years before becoming a court staff interpreter in 2006, and then Manager in 2011. Tracy has a Masters Degree in Linguistics from CSUN, where she taught courses in interpretation and linguistics for 11 years before returning full time to interpreting. She continues to teach workshops on court interpretation, and is one of the NCIEC’s Master Legal Trainers. For six years, Tracy served on the Court Interpreters’ Advisory Panel (CIAP) for California’s Judicial Council. She chaired the subcommittee, which developed the AOC’s Recommended Guidelines for Deaf Intermediary Interpreters, and the Guidelines for Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for ASL-Interpreted Events. Tracy is currently serving on California’s Language Access Plan Committee.

Ramona is a NAD/RID certified ASL interpreter with Legal Certification. She has 18 years of legal interpreting experience, the past eight years working as a court employee of the Superior Courts of California. Ramona is currently serving on the Judicial Council’s Court Interpreters’ Advisory Panel (CIAP). Prior to working for the court, Ramona worked in the VRS industry for seven years. For three years, she was an ASL Interpreter for California Department of Social Services’ Office of Deaf Access. Ramona worked as a community interpreter for twenty-five years. Ramona began the teaching portion of her career in 1998 at a relay center, teaching ASL and interpreting. She enjoyed teaching so much that she now teaches workshops, and is an ASL adjunct Instructor at Los Rios Community College. A native signer, Ramona comes from a multi-generational deaf family.

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Wink enjoys researching and creating workshops that focus on deliberate practice (RID Views, 2012). He has presented workshops over the last seven years at national conferences (NAD, RID, Silent Weekend, TerpExpo), regional and state conferences, and local events. Wink works to continuously enhance the impact of his workshops, developing applicable tools for interpreters. Participants appreciate the comfortable atmosphere he creates, and the passion he exudes. Wink travels full time performing, presenting workshops, and managing Winkshop, Inc, through which he has developed a dozen training DVDs. Fun fact: in 2014, Wink’s professional travel covered enough miles to circle the earth over three times.