COMMISSIONERS
Elisa M. Maroney - President
Academic Credentials
B.S. Speech/Language Pathology, University of New Mexico
M.A. Linguistics, Gallaudet University
Ph.D. Linguistics, University of New Mexico
Professional Credentials
CI&CT, NIC, Ed: K-12, ASLTA Qualified
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Chair, Division of Special Education, Western Oregon University
Coordinator and Associate Professor, ASL/English Interpreting, Western Oregon University
Coordinator, Summer Interpreter Education Program, Western Oregon University
Professional Memberships
RID, CIT, ASLTA
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, Higher Education Administrator
Phyllis Perrin Wilcox - Vice President
Academic Credentials
BA - Sociology, Southeastern Louisiana University
MS - Special Ed/Emphasis in Deaf Ed., Eastern New Mexico University
Ph.D - Educational Foundations/Linguistics, University of New Mexico
Professional Credentials
RSC, CDI
Licensed Interpreter by NM Signed Language Interpreting
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Founder, tenured and full Professor, Signed Language Interpreting Program,
Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Coordinator for 20+ years
New Mexico Licensure Board member
RID Professional StandardsCommittee
Adjudicator
International lecturer on cross-linguistic issues in metaphor in signed languages
Founding member of NMRID and NMAD
Professional Memberships
RID, NAD, Cognitive Linguistics
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, Consumer
Ben Hall - Secretary
Professional Credentials
SC:L, NIC, CSC
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Partner with Hallenross & Associates, LLC (2006-Present)
National Director of Interpreter Resources with CSD (2004-2006)
President of the Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf (1999-2003)
Coordinator of Interpreter Services for the Ohio Rehabilitation
Services Commission (1987-2004)
CCIE Categories
Interpreter, Employer of Interpreters
Jeffrey S. Harmon - Treasurer
Academic Credentials
BS – Business Administration, Rider University
CFP-Certificate Financial Planning – Boston University
MBA – University of Phoenix
Professional Employment, Service, and Experience
Previous Director of Accreditation – COAMFTE – Commission
on Accreditation for Marriage & Family Therapy
Author/Director – AAMFT SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program Grant
Adjunct Faculty – Amridge University
Professional Memberships
DC Area Accreditors Group
American Society of Association Executives
American Institute of Parliamentarians
CCIE Categories
Accreditation Expert, Public Member
Lindsey Antle
Academic Credentials
BA - English/Secondary Education, University of Southern Colorado
MA - Management/Human Relations, Webster University
Professional Credentials
CSC, OIC:C, SCPI Superior
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Developed, directed and taught in two Interpreter Education Programs:
Front Range Community College, Denver, Colorado and
Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
RID LTA
RID Oral Transliteration Task Force Chair
Colorado RID State Board member
Professional Memberships
RID, CRID, NAD,
Colorado Association of the Deaf
American Institute of Parliamentarians
CCIE Categories
Higher Education Administration, Interpreter
Anthony J. Aramburo
Academic Credentials
AA – Manual Communication, Delgado Community College
BA – Mass Communications, University of New Orleans
MA – Linguistics of ASL, Gallaudet University
Ph.D. – Special Education Deafness, University of New Orleans
Professional Credentials
RID IC/TC and NAD IV
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Associate Professor, Dillard University
Adjunct instructor of American Sign Language classes
Coordinator for the New Orleans Deaf Olympics (1987 – Present)
Workshop presenter and facilitator on topics related to American
Sign Language and Deafness
RID LTA
RID Member at Large (RID) (2007 – 2009)
Editor RID Journal of Interpretation
Professional Memberships
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
National Association of the Deaf
National Black Deaf Advocates
National Alliance of Black Interpreters
Conference of Interpreter Trainers
New Orleans Black Deaf Advocates
NAOBI – New Orleans Chapter
Louisiana Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, ASL instructor, Interpreter
Janice A. Nishimura
Academic Credentials
BS – Psychology, University of Illinois
Professional Credentials
CSC, SC:L, OIC:V/S, OIC:S/V, CI and CT
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Co-founder and Vice-President of Sign Language Associates, Inc.
Established a professional interpreter mentorship program
Served as Team Leader for the National Multicultural Interpreter Project
Active on RID committees – Cultural Diversity in Leadership,
National Certification Council, and previous evaluation/testing activites
Former Secretary of CIT
Recipient of the RID Distinguished Service Award
Professional Memberships
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Conference of Interpreter Trainers
Virginia RID
Potomac RID
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
CCIE Categories
Interpreter, Employer of Interpreters
Damara Paris
Karen Petronio
Academic Credentials
BS- Sociology/Recreation, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
MS – Recreation Administration, Morgan State University, Baltimore MD
MA – Linguistics, Gallaudet University, Washington DC
PhD – Linguistics, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Professional Credentials
CI, CT, ASLTA Provisional
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Associate Professor and Material Development & Tech Liaison, Department of
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education, Eastern Kentucky University
Professional Memberships
RID, CIT, ASLTA,
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, Interpreter
Judy A. Shepard-Kegl
Academic Credentials
BA - Anthropology, Brown University, Providenc, RI
MA - Linguistics, Brown University, Providence, RI
Ph.D. - Linguistics, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, - Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Professional Credentials
CSC, CI, CT, NIC-Master, SC:L, OTC, ED: K-12, NAD-IV, Master Mentor
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Full Professor, Linguistics Department, University of Southern Maine,
Coordinator of the ASL/English Interpreting Concentration of the Linguistics Major
Director of the Signed Language Research Laboratory
RID LTA, Supersite Coordinator
National Certification Council, and previous evaluation/testing activites
Former Secretary of CIT
Former CIT Region I Representative
President, Maine Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Former Vice-President, Massachusetts Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Former By Laws Committee Chair, New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Former Member-at-Large, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Recipient of the Betsy Reifman Leadership Award, Maine RID
Recipient of Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Deaf Community, Maine RID
Recipient of Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Contribution to the
Deaf Community, Maine Deaf Community
Professional Memberships
RID, NAD, ASLTA, CIT,
National Alliance of Black Interpreters
Mano a Mano
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
International Medical Interpreters Association
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
American Association fo the Advancement of Science
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, Interpreter, Programn Administrator
Myra Taff-Watson
Academic Credentials
BA - Sociology, Queens College, NY
MA - Educational Psychology/Deafness Rehabilitation;
Minor Deaf Education - New York University
ABD - Deafness Rehabilitation - New York University
Professional Credentials
CSC, CED Provisional
Related Employment, Service, and Experience
Program Director / Tenured Faculty Member: Interpreter Education
Program (AA / BA in Interpretation) - University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR)
Graduate Faculty Member: Deaf Education and Deafness Rehabilitation
Programs - New York University
Project Director: $9.5+ million in federal grants in 5 cycles of RSA
grants and 6 cycles of OSEP grants
Certified Teacher of the Deaf - NYC Board of Education
Program Evaluator and Curriculum Specialist Deafblind Communication
Specialist – UALR and Helen Keller National Center
Founder/Owner: Communication Plus+ Interpreter Services, Inc.
Editorial Board: Journal of Interpretation
Editorial Board: Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
Editor: ARIDian News and Views
RID Approved Sponsor for CEUs
RID LTA
RID-NAD Task Force on New Test Development for the NCI
Arkansas RID Evaluator for the Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST)
Arkansas RID Professional Development Committee Chair and Editorial Committee Chair
Co-Editor of CIT News
President of Arkansas ADARA chapter
Arkansas RID President, Vice-President, Secretary, Publicity Committee Chair
Professional Memberships
RID, CIT, NAD, CED, ASLTA, ADARA, AAHIC, ASCD
Arkansas Association of the Deaf
CCIE Categories
Interpreter Educator, Program Administrator,Employer of Interpreters