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PCRID Wishes You...

A Very Happy New Year!

 

Greetings, PCRID!

I hope this finds you all in the happiest of holiday spirits. I wanted to take a brief moment to introduce myself and discuss my vision for my upcoming term as President of PCRID.
 
My passion for our field began back home in Missouri while I was working toward my Bachelor's degree. After graduation, I decided to continue my studies in the nation's capital and make DC my home. What an exciting trip it's been! On almost a daily basis, I am amazed and humbled at the uniquely challenging opportunities we find ourselves in as interpreters in this region. While anything in life can become routine, I feel it is imperative to maintain this perspective about our field as we continue to move onward and upward. Every experience presents an opportunity to learn something new: and I am anticipating taking away a multitude of lessons from my time on the PCRID Board. I have each of you to thank for this exciting venture.
 
My first priority in this role will be to serve the community and support the needs of the PCRID Board to the best of my abilities. As an undergraduate, I proudly served as president of my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, and was chair for various other campus programs. The leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills I developed during that time will benefit me greatly in this new role as president of PCRID.
 
For the past month, I have been brainstorming about how PCRID can strengthen the ties we have with the communities we serve. Our field is rife with not-for-profit organizations with goals that clearly align with ours; NAOBI-DC, DCAD, MDAD, DHHIG and AADB to name a few. We are fortunate that many of these wonderful organizations are headquartered in our region. It is my sincere hope that we will be able to join our efforts for the betterment of our communities. Of course, I am always open to any thoughts PCRID members have regarding any potential collaborations.
 
Again, I would like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve in this capacity. I am honored to represent such a dynamic and talented group of professionals. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any ideas or thoughts about how the Board and I can better meet your needs. 
 
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
 
Best,
Jessica
 
Jessica Gabrian
2012 PCRID President
president@pcrid.net


http://pcridpresident.blogspot.com/

PCRID Calendar

  • Written EIPA Test
    3 February, 2012(all day)

  • "Jitney" Signed Performance and Deaf Panel Discussion
    11 February, 2012(7:00pm)

  • Performance EIPA Test
    19 February, 2012(all day)

  • Performance EIPA Test
    24 February, 2012(all day)

  • Foundations of Interpreting IV
    2 March, 2012(all day)

See The Full Calendar

News & Announcements

  • Welcoming Incoming PCRID Board Members

    As the new year begins, we want to thank our outgoing PCRID Board Members for their dedication and service to the organization and the profession. Thank you Michael Labadie, Heather Mewshaw, Andrea K. Smith and Chante Frazier! Also, please join us in welcoming the newest PCRID Board Members: President, Jessica Gabrian; First Vice President, Marc Holmes; Treasurer, Sherry Atkinson; Member At Large for Maryland, Natalie Collins. Welcome and best wishes for a successful new year in 2012!  

  • Keynote Presenter Announced!

    Dr. Ted Supalla opens the 2011 PCRID Annual Conference with his keynote address entitled “Reframing ASL as a Heritage Language" on Saturday, November 5, 2011. This 1.5 hour event qualifies for RID CEU credits. Imagine the experience of a flourishing ASL community more than a century ago. Written languages have thousands of years of written prose; we are now in a time of new ways of engaging with visual/tactile languages. Ted Supalla will share a database repository for historical corpus research online at the Sign Language Research Center at the University of Rochester. Check out the Annual Conference Page for more information and to register! 

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