Second Annual Virtual Conference
United for Quality Language Access in Early Childhood and K-12 Education
June 16-18, 2022
1 pm - 8:30 pm ET (16th and 17th) and 1 pm - 4 pm ET (18th)
Meet our internationally and nationally renowned speakers joining us from Mexico, France, Spain, Peru and the United States during our three-day virtual event. Our panel of bilingual/multilingual parents and caregivers will share their experiences with interpreters and translators in education and we will continue our tradition of celebrating our language access and language justice champions (Nomination Form). Network with interpreters and translators in early childhood and K-12 settings while practicing your sight translation, translation, and consecutive/simultaneous interpretation skills. Click here for sponsorship opportunities! Registration closes on June 6, 2022.
THANK YOU to our Sponsors!
Angela Rush
Day One - Keynote Speaker
Director
Office of Translation & Interpretation Services, Charleston County School District, SC
Achieving Equity in Communication: Key Drivers of Change
Marifer Sager
Day Two - Keynote Speaker
Sr. Manager, Language Access Services Department and Multicultural Affairs, Portland Public Schools
Language Access and Equity
Leigh Ann Feily and
Nancy A. Thul
School Psychologist and Speech Language Pathologist
Interpreter Collaboration in Special Education Settings
Mamen Delgado
Voice and Public Communication Mentor, Madrid, Spain
Healthy Habits for Your Voice
Eliana Lobo
Director, Lobo Language Access
What You Need to Succeed as a Remote Interpreter
Guipsy Katherine Alata Ramos
Quechua Interpreter/Translator and Attorney, Lima, Peru
The Importance of Emotional Support in Indigenous Language Interpretation to Ensure the Protection of Linguistic Rights (Presentation will be in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation provided in English)
Jeannette Houchens
Founder and President of HIT Services
One Size DOES NOT Fit All - The Decision-Making Process in Educational Interpretation from the Perspective of a Practice Profession
Iman Ali
Multilingual Family Panel Speaker
Professional freelance Somali and Arabic Medical Interpreter CoreCHI Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters Board member of ATI (Arizona Translators and Interpreters)
Carol G. Velandia P.
CEO of Equal Access Language Services
Culturally Competent Interpretation to Provide Meaningful and Compassionate Access
Gail Price-Wise
President, Florida Center for Cultural Competence
Managing Your Biases
Darinka Mangino
Conference & Court Interpreter (Spanish, English and French) and Trainer, France
Get a Straight A in Your Simultaneous Interpreting Assignments
Ángel Rull
Psychologist, Madrid, Spain
Emotions and the Daily Work of the Interpreter
Flor Montero
Conference Interpreter and Psychotherapist, Mexico
The Window of Tolerance for Interpreters and Translators
Marina Rodriguez, MA. IMH-E
Early Childhood and Leadership Mentor Coach
Early Childhood Common language
Julio Dominguez
California Judicial Council Court Interpreter
Multilingual Family Panel Speaker: Growing Up Trilingual in Colonial Environments: Spanish, Zapotec, English.
Kanessa Fain and Dr. Scott McManus
District coordinators for MTSS in Dekalb Co. School District
MTSS: Supporting all Learners through a Whole Child Support