Join us Tuesday, January 3 for a fun team building workshop, using wood, paint, and stain to create your choice of a welcome sign for your front porch or a tray to use in your home!
The goal of the workshop is to foster awareness of team spirit and reinforce the team's shared goals and objectives as Interpreters working within the Deaf Community, We want to develop a strong team who encourage shared commitment, core values, trust, and mutual respect.
The deadline to register is December 20, 2022. No refunds unless workshop is cancelled. Minimum of 10 and maximum of 24. If we do not have 10 registered by the deadline, the workshop will be cancelled and registration fees will be refunded.
Presenter Bios:
Lisa Gould
Lisa Gould has been nationally certified since 1996. She holds national certification from RID CI/CT, NAD IV and QMHI. She graduated from Georgia Perimeter College, Interpreter Training Program in 1995. As a student, she was selected as a Region II Student Representative at the RID National Conference. She is currently the Interpreter Coordinator at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Mobile Regional Center and has been there since 1999. She works in medical, legal, mental health and other settings in the community. She has previously served on the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators. She currently serves on ALRID (AL Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) as vice president. Lisa grew up signing with her Deaf brother and has a huge passion for equality of communication access for the Deaf community. Lisa is married to her husband, Randy and has two sons. Lisa believes strongly in continuing education as an Interpreter and attends numerous workshops and conferences.
Daniella Lesley
Daniella Lesley is a CODA with several other Deaf family members. She graduated in 2018 from Troy University with a Bachelor's degree in Interpreting and more recently graduated in 2021 with a Master's degree in Master of Science in Management with a focus in Leadership. She started working professionally as an interpreter in August of 2015. She went on to take the NIC and passed it in May of 2018. She currently works as a full-time staff interpreter at Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Mobile Regional Center. She also works for Sorenson Communications. She serves on the ALRID board as the Southwest Region Representative as well. Dani lives in Mobile with her husband, 3 wonderful children and 2 fur babies. She is excited to see what the next few years will bring for ALRID and cannot wait to see what workshops ALRID will have!
This is for Interpreters, Members of the Deaf Community, and ITP Students.
Interpreters will be provided. If other accommodations are needed, please contact Dani Lesley at southwest@alrid.org by December 20, 2022.
ALRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.2 CEUs at the "little/none" Content Knowledge Level.
This workshop is sponsored by the Southeastern Interpreter Guidance Network (SIGN) at AIDB
