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Listed below are summaries of the backgrounds of each officer of CCTRID. If you would like to contact one of them, just click on that officer's name. |
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Cindy Gillespie, President of CCTRID, has been involved with RID for many years. Certified by NAD, Cindy is an Ohio native who has served as District Director for the Ohio Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (OCRID). She has an Associate of Arts degree in Manual Communication (ASL) from Sinclair College, with an additional certification in Deaf Studies. Her Bachelor of Science degree is in Organizational Management from Bethel College. Cindy taught in the Interpreter Training Program (ITP) at Sinclair, and was Sinclair's liaison for NAD and RID evaluations held at their site. She has served on various task forces involving Deaf Awareness, and aided in instituting additional Deaf Community Services in Ohio's Tri-County area. Cindy is presently applying to Lee University to obtain a Masters in Education. Her freelancing business, "Interpreting with Integrity" has led her into a variety of interpreting situations, as well as a wealth of experience. Her workshop by the same name (Interpreting with Integrity) was rated a huge success in the Ohio interpreting community. Cindy and her husband are the directors of the Deaf Disciples Ministry at Shenandoah Baptist Church in Cleveland, TN. When asked for highlights of her 30+ interpreting career, Cindy is thankful for the opportunity to interpret (expressively or receptively) for such famous speakers as: Evangelists Ronnie Rice and Allen Snare, Rev. Billy Graham, Ohio Governor Robert Taft, and TV personality - Art Linkletter. |
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Leslie Harms, Vice President of CCTRID, studied Sign Language Interpreting at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She has been interpreting since 2002 and is a candidate for certification. Currently, she works with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Office for Students with Disabilities. She coordinates interpreting and speech-to-text services for university classes and events. Prior to this position, she worked with the Office of Disability Services at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville as a Sign Language Interpreter/Transcriptionist for two years. She has co-coordinated interpreting services for the SERID 2004 conference and worked with the Center on Deafness for PEPNet 2003 conference. |
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Daniel Eimers, Secretary and Treasurer of CCTRID, has a degree in Deaf Studies (AA) and Sign Language Interpreting (BS) from Tennessee Temple University and also holds the Certificate of Interpretation (CI) and the Certificate of Transliteration (CT) from RID. He currently works as a staff interpreter with the Walker County School System. As a former employee of the Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults with the division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, he has interpreted in many areas. He also serves as the music director of a local Deaf church in the Chattanooga area. In addition, he has been involved in the preparation of several workshops. He also co-directed a service for mentally and physically challenged adults. Daniel also serves as Region II Secretary and the web manager for CCTRID and TRID. |
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