Throughout my 3 practicum sites I met some wonderfully amazing people. They are experienced, talented, and wise interpreters who approach their work in a professional manner. I am honoured to have these people support me and be willing to act as a reference for me.
Cindy Nevins is someone who I worked with in a K-12 capacity. Cindy is a talented interpreter who has an incredible unserstanding of the school system and the systemic issues related to working in a K-12 setting. She was also kind enough to write me a letter of reference – found below
Cindy Nevins
Ottawa, ON
Phone: (613) 721-1346
Email: cindy.nevins@ocsb.ca
Tammy Pyper was my mentor in Moncton, NB in January of 2019. Tammy is a graduate of Douglas College and guided me through my first real experience interpreting. To this day I still talk to Tammy on occasion and I consider her an important part of my interpreting journey. She is also very experienced working with Douglas College students and was very helpful in mentoring me not only with interpreting but the practicum process.
Tammy Pyper
Fredericton, NB
Phone: (506) 999-1910
Email: eschner@shaw.ca
Jocelyn Mark was my mentor in Ottawa while I was working with the Sign Language Interpreting Associates Ottawa (SLIAO). Jocelyn, and the whole team at SLIAO were extremely easy to work with and gave me the opportunity to work in a myriad of assignments and provided me with lots of support and feedback. It was while working with Jocelyn that I really was able to hone in on some of my business skills and am extremely grateful for that.
Jocelyn Mark
Ottawa, ON
Phone: (613) 262-4746
Email: jocelyn.mark@sliao.ca
All three people mentioned here are tremendous mentors and I know they will have meaningful input on my abilities as a sign language interpreter. Through discussion and practice I feel like I learned so much from the start of my practicum with each individual until the end of each block.
Chris Chiarelli - An INTR Journey 