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Board of DirectorsExecutive Committee (Board)
Non-Executive Directors (Board)
PCRID Committee Members |
Meet the board
Pronouns: She, her Image Description: Shannon is a black woman standing in front of greenery holding her daughter. Shannon wears square earrings, a wavy fro, green sleeveless turtleneck, glasses, and jeans. Her daugher wears a pastel striped romper. About Me: Hi, my name is Shannon and I'm a local certified ASL-English interpreter, mother and wife. I began interpreting professionally in DC but I have relocated to neighboring Baltimore where I do on-site and virtual work. I love connecting with people, learning new things, and supporting my friends and family any way I can! What I hope to bring to PCRID is: Gentleness, grace, and transparency. I hope through my leadership I am able to model a kindness and honesty that stays with people as they navigate not only the field of interpreting but in their own lives too. |
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Pronouns: She, her Image Description: White woman wearing black glasses, black turtleneck, and shoulder length brown hair smiles into the camera. Identities & Background: Interpreting Background: What I hope to bring to PCRID is: |
Pronouns: She, her, hers Image Description: Emily is a white woman with a shaved head. She is smiling at the camera while sitting on a log at the beach. She is wearing a gray sweater, jeans, gray sneakers and sunglasses on her head. The sky is a bright blue behind her. About Me: Hello, PCRID members! My name is Emily Dittmer. Since 2019, I've had the privilege of working as a freelance interpreter in Washington, D.C. My favorite thing about my job is the novelty of each day! The people I have the pleasure of working with challenge me to be both a better human and better interpreter. Through my position as secretary, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to give back to the interpreting and Deaf communities in a tangible way. What I hope to bring to PCRID is: I hope to bring eagerness and creativity in supporting the PCRID vision and board for the next two years. In my time here, I commit to prioritizing connection and inclusion in the spaces we create with our community. I hope I leave PCRID having shown a willingness to listen, an ability to take responsibility for my mistakes, and a courage to show up and act in my position as secretary. |
Pronouns: She, her Image Description: Ciara is in front of a blue background. She has tan skin, long curly hair and glasses looking and smiling at the camera. About Me: I am a Latina, queer, hearing, professional interpreter and dancer. I have been interpreting for a little over 6 years in the domains of business, government, medical, community and higher ed. What I hope to bring to PCRID: In my role as Treasurer, I hope to bring organization and transparency to the team. I also hope to bring lots of laughter and connection! |
Pronouns: she/her Image Description: History is a brown-skinned, black woman with brown eyes and mid-length curly hair. She is smiling and wearing a black and red scarf and a black shirt. Interpreting Background: Hi Everyone! I'm History Estill-Varner and I've been working as a part-time Freelance interpreter since 2015. In 2017, I moved to DC and love it! I appreciate the diversity of work and people you can find here - I get to dabble in a bit of everything! In addition to my interpreting work, I've worked as a Director of a non-profit and recently transitioned to a Program Manager in the for-profit tech space. I love the ability to bring my professional background to my interpreting work and believe it makes me a well-rounded interpreter. What I hope to bring to PCRID is: As community liaison, I look forward to creating connections and collaborative partnerships. I also believe that my non-profit background will be an asset to this already stellar team! |
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Meet the Committees
 | Pronouns: She, her, hers Image Description: White woman with glasses looks toward camera smiling. She sits in front of blue background and wears a black top. Identities & Background: White, hearing, professional interpreter. Interpreting Background: Interprets in the domains of scientific, medical, government and higher education. What I hope to bring to PCRID is: One thing I appreciate about PCRID is that it creates a community of interpreters from all over the region and gives interpreters a space to talk about how to make our work and community better. As liaison, I would like to bring MDAD and PCRID members together to create opportunities to learn from each other and collaborate on common goals. |
Role: PCRID-MDAD Liaison
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