Directory of Interpreters

I’m a Child of Deaf Adults, graduate of Douglas College Interpreting Program in 2008. I work in the community as a freelance interpreter, as well as in Post Secondary and Mental Health.

Graduated from the Program of Sign Language Interpretation at Douglas College in 2016.

Written Test of Knowledge (WTK) completed June 2016.

Experience in community, k-12, post-secondary, and Deaf-Blind interpreting.

Background in outdoor education, search and rescue, music industry, and pet/animal care.

Grant MacEwan (Edmonton) IEP 1996 graduate , AVLIC WTK, Post-Secondary Screen, and MIS Screen (General & Emergency).

Experience in k-12, post-secondary, medical, community, and video relay settings.

Fluent in French with some LSQ.

Douglas College IEP Graduate – 2011

AVLIC WTK

Experience in: Community, K-12, Deaf-Blind, VRS

Debra Russell, the face of DLR Consulting, is internationally recognized for her pioneering efforts in signed/spoken language interpreting and interpreter education. As an AVLIC Certified Interpreter (COI), she works in a variety of community based settings, with a specialization in legal and mental health interpreting.  She also provides interpretation in international settings across a range of conferences for consumers from several countries.  

As an interpreter educator, she has addressed national and global audiences at forums, postsecondary events and professional conferences; her well-honed communication, interpersonal, and team-building talents invariably infuse her presentations with new insights, often stimulating lively discussion and debates.

ITP Graduate, 10 years experience in community, K-12, post secondary, video relay and Deaf-Blind interpreting.

Douglas College IEP Graduate (2013). Living and Working in Victoria, BC. Experience interpreting in Post-Secondary, K-12 and Community Settings. Experience interpreting for people deaf-blind, and as a deaf-blind intervenor/ SSP.

I grew up in Langley, BC and after graduating high school I did a lot of travelling around Europe. I even lived in London, England for 1 year.

My decision to start my journey as a sign language interpreter was from my childhood experience with Deaf and hard of hearing children. I went to an elementary school where mainstreaming was popular, I had about 5 Deaf students in my class who I then became friends with. Twenty years later, I could still use the basic signs that I had learned as a child and loved being able to use them to communicate with people. To have that connection with someone really motivated me to continue to learn about the language and become skilled in this line of work.

I have now completed the Douglas College Program of Sign Langauage Interpretation and am excited to be a part of the Deaf community.

• Program of Sign Language Interpreter – Douglas College (2004)
• Diploma in Recreation Management (Administration) – Lethbridge Community College
• Mental Health Certificate – Douglas College
•  Video Relay Interpreter
• Experience in K-12, Post-Secondary, Community
• TypeWell Transcriber
• fluent in Dutch