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Professional Overview

State-qualified interpreter (WVRI – State, WVRI – K12) working in education and private practice, with 20+ years experience in the interpreting field.
Began career as a freelance interpreter employed with various agencies, gaining experience in community, medical, mental health, K-12 and post-secondary educational interpreting.
Started an interpreting business, ViaTerp Interpreting Services, in 2014.
Motivated by a professional code of conduct and focused on the advancement of the interpreting profession as well as the professional development needs of educational interpreters.
Regularly attends workshops and trainings to maintain professional edge and acts as a resource to other interpreters in the state.
Successfully passed the NIC-Knowledge Exam in September 2015.
Previous clients: West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, West Virginia University, Fairmont State University, West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services, and West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Administers the Greater Morgantown Deaf Alliance, a public group centered around ASL and Deaf Culture in the Morgantown area.

Relevant Skills

Maintains professionalism by following the tenets of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, as well as the EIPA Guidelines for Professional Conduct.
Skilled in the process of interpreting (ASL-English) as well as transliterating (CASE-English).
Knowledge of ASL Lexicon, including fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers/SASS, non-manual markers (NMM), negation, emphasis, modulation, and temporal aspects.
Knowledge of ASL Discourse, including facial markers, referencing, spatial relationships, utterance boundaries, and scaffolding.
Knowledge of Discourse Mapping, including message intent, prosody, affect, and cohesion.
Knowledge of Register (Formal, Frozen, Consultative, Casual, and Intimate) and its impact on the interpreted message.
Sensitive to the cultural differences that occur between the Deaf and hearing communities, and works towards mitigating these differences.
Familiarity with the Demand-Control Schema and Interpreter Role-Space.
Familiarity with Constructed Action – Constructed Dialogue.
Knowledge of Individualized Education Plans and working with an IEP team to implement the goals set forth therein.
Flexibility to adapt to any situation.