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Iryna Iudina grew up in a small mining town in Eastern Ukraine with dreams to one day move out. One day on a bus tour to France,  which she describes as a flight to the moon, she encounters her first culture-shock experience: kind, polite, and smiling people, saying "bonjour" for no reason other than to say hello, confirming her beliefs that somewhere in the world existed a better quality of life, with different people and different experiences.

She studied English and French majoring in linguistics, translation and interpreting, with the hopes of one day becoming a language interpreter.

Now a Certified Court and a Medical Interpreter, in addition to working in other fields such as Immigration and Refugees, Police, Bank & Finance, Government, Education & Training, Social Services, and Housing, Iryna  lives in Canada and enjoys see the world in multicolor.
 
In this episode, Iryna shares her interpreter journey and experiences. She shares with us the  lack of interpreter training opportunities she experienced but through endurance, a burning desire for being an interpreter, and self training, she persevered.

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The Orange County Department of Education's Language Services Division  is delighted to welcome you to the 6th Annual Interpreters and Translators Hybrid Conference,
Language Access for ALL!

Education Leaders, Interpreters, Translators: We are Stronger Together.

Interpreters and translators working in the K-12 system are more visible than ever becoming a substantial part of every educational encounter. Ensuring language access in our community is our priority.

Join us September 22, 2022 through September 24, 2022, to continue your professional learning!

Breakout Sessions on September 22-24

All In-Person Event Activities at OCDE on September 24, 2022
Access to all session recordings on-demand until December 31, 2022

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!

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This week we have the pleasure of sharing with you a conversation with the Policy, Education and Research Committee (PERC) of the NCIHC. Don’t miss this unique conversation with Linda Golley, a training and assessment specialist who as a community activist, has been honored to mentor many individuals from very diverse backgrounds.  Marina Waters,  who has served on several boards of regional hospital networks and organizations serving refugees and immigrants. Eva P. Stitt, who has presented workshops and research papers in national and international conferences, developed several psychological assessments and curriculum materials to support literacy. Tatiana Cestari, who has mentored, developed training, presented at national and international events, published peer-reviewed and non peer-reviewed articles, and lectured at various universities.

The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote and enhance language access in health care in the United States

Join the conversation as the team shares with us a bit about PERC and the NCIHC.

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Resources:
NCIHC: https://www.ncihc.org/
Issue #1 of Access, The NCIHC Journal: https://www.ncihc.org/vol-1-issue-1-jan-2022
Description of each committee and some workgroups: https://www.ncihc.org/committees
Application to participate as a volunteer: https://www.ncihc.org/participate-in-ncihc
Home for Trainers: https://www.ncihc.org/home-for-trainers
National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care

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John Arroyave is a first generation Colombian-American, he is keenly aware of how communication impacts access to community services, he is a passionate advocate for ensuring that interpreters are screened, trained and qualified. John is a graduate of the University of Florida, with an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, He has previously advised executives on organizational structure, change management, and process improvement projects.  

He says that “Sometimes a person chooses a profession. Sometimes the profession chooses the person. He believes language can open up the world; It is empowering. This perspective fuels his love for interpreting, especially community and medical interpreting. It allows him, he says,  in his own personal way, to provide a channel through which others can find autonomy and empowerment all through language.

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From the T&I Ethics and Standards of Practice course at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, two students and a professor share an ethical dilemma encountered during their final course project. 

Don’t miss the chance to hear the discussion with Dr. Ibrahim Aibo who designs translation and interpreting curricula for international organizations and currently teaches in the online Certificate in Professional T&I program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and in the online MS in T&I at NYU.  Alvaro Cepeda, an online student pursuing a degree in Localization, and LaRon Esau, a CCHI and CMI Certified Spanish Medical Interpreter. Who is pursuing Federal Court and ATA Translator certification.

Join the conversation as the team shares their opinions about this extraordinary circumstance. 

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Join today's conversation with Esther Bonin, an international language industry expert with over 20 years of experience.

Esther holds a degree in Translation & Interpreting Skills from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) and an MA in International Relations from Durham University (Durham, England). She has worked on both sides of the Atlantic as a certified translator & interpreter, university professor, and language access consultant. Experienced in leading multicultural and diverse teams, she led a team of over 75 interpreters and translators for a large Massachusetts hospital system. Currently, she directs Interpretation Programs for Piedmont Global Language Solutions (PGLS), headquartered in Arlington, VA. where she is responsible for all commercial and government interpreting programs. She is passionate about elevating the quality of the interpreting profession and has won an Innovation Award for her work around team building in healthcare.

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Join today's conversation with Nanyi Mateo, a Spanish Medical Interpreter from the Dominican Republic, certified by NBCMI, CCHI, and is currently in the process of obtaining her DPSI medical certification in the UK.  

Nanyi talks about how since 2018, she's been working as a VRI/OPI medical and educational interpreter.  She explains how she has created over 400 symbols for her interpretation algorithm which she has published in her online symbols glossary. 

In 2020, she created an online learning community called InterpreMed to make high-quality study materials available to professional and aspiring medical interpreters across the globe.

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UPDATE: As of May 1st, 2022, Ms. Roat's  term as Treasurer with NCIHC was fulfilled.

Today's episode of Brand the Interpreter brings us Cindy E. Roat,  a trainer of community interpreters, an international consultant on language access in health care, and certified as a medical and social-service English- Spanish interpreter. 

Over the past three decades, Ms. Roat has made significant contributions, both in the U.S. and abroad, in many areas of language access. She is the author of a wide array of key resources in the field and the primary developer of a number of basic courses for healthcare interpreters. Her most recent book, Healthcare Interpreting in Small Bites, is being adopted as an ancillary text in many training programs. 

Ms. Roat has also consulted for a variety of large medical centers and healthcare systems. Always concerned about building grassroots capacity, Ms. Roat has been a mentor to interpreters, trainers and Language Access Coordinators around the U.S. She is a founding member of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC),  a founding member of the Washington State Coalition on Language Access (WASCLA), and a former board member of the Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS) where she built a statewide network for providing high quality, low cost continuing education for community interpreters. 

She is known nationally as an engaging speaker, a knowledgeable resource, and an energetic advocate for language access in general and today she joins us to share her story.

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Marifer Sager leads the Language Access Services Department at Portland Public Schools. She believes that language access/justice are key components to racial equity and that the strategic use of language can reshape the narratives of traditionally marginalized groups and ultimately transform systems. 

Her expertise includes the implementation of multilingual communications, outreach and engagement practices aimed at developing trust and fostering dialogue/cooperation among linguistically diverse communities and institutions. Marifer holds a law degree and a post-graduate certificate in Public Administration from Mexico. 

She is the recipient of the 2021 Language Access Visionary Award, a national recognition to outstanding dedication, profound work, and impact in the area of language access in a school district issued by the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages. Marifer is a 2022 EdWeek's Leader to Learn From in K-12 recognized for her Leadership in Equity & Inclusion, and Language Access.

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EdWeek's article: Using the Power of Language to Serve Student's and Families
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Yuliya Speroff  is a Russian-English CoreCHI™- and WA DSHS-certified medical and social services interpreter. In her current role of a supervisor at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, Yuliya supports the work of a team of staff medical interpreters and manages translation projects. Yuliya was named 2021 Interpreter of The Year by the California Healthcare Interpreting Association.

Yuliya is certified as both an English and a Russian language instructor with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Yuliya's passion for teaching is realized through the work she does for a non-profit organization Americans Against Language Barriers, where she is engaged in curriculum development and training medical interpreters, as well as providing continuing education workshops for medical interpreters. Yuliya is the author of the Medical Interpreter Blog, which focuses on providing medical interpreters with resources and information for professional development.

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Today's episode of Brand the Interpreter brings us Lourdes L Cerna, a Medical Spanish interpreter, Translator and Trainer with over 35 years of healthcare interpreting experience that includes interpreting in private and county hospitals and clinics, over-the-phone and VRI, interpreting in workers compensation cases, school districts, conference interpreting for several entities and organizations. Ms. Cerna has taught a medical interpreting curriculum at several colleges and currently teaches a 40-hour healthcare interpreting training curriculum. She also developed an award winning curriculum for Indigenous Interpreters for an organization in Ventura County that serves the Mixteco community. She has received the Distinction of Education award from the International Medical Interpreters Association and the Trainer of the Year award from CHIA and has served on CHIA's Board of Directors.  Ms. Cerna is a native of Guatemala.

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