Directory of Interpreters

Interpreter 25 years.

Educational, Community, Medical

Douglas College ASL-English Interpreting  Program – 1993

BA – Leadership: Trinity Western University – 2014

BSc – Sign Language Interpretation: William Woods University – 2014

MA – Leadership: Trinity Western University – 2016

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (U.S.A.) – National Interpreter Certification

Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada – Written Test of Knowledge

Translation Bureau of Canada Interpreter Screening

Post Secondary Interpreter Screening (British Columbia)

Medical Interpreting Services Screening (British Columbia)

Certified Typewell Transcriber

Experience in: Post Secondary, Community, Religious, Video Relay, Video Rmote, K-12, Deaf-Blind,  Medical

Douglas College IEP Graduate – 2011

AVLIC WTK

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

Currently enrolled at Capilano University in the Early Childhood Care and Education Degree Program Kari is headed after some big goals. Since graduating from Douglas college in 2010, she has spent the last several years in a variety of settings. Some examples include full time, part time and on-call positions in three different school districts in K-12, post secondary, Video Relay, community freelance and theater performance interpreting. Her passion is working with children and hopes to one day open a specialized preschool. In the meantime, interpreting by day and dancing the rest of the time, she hopes to bring light and love into the community as best she can.

Douglas College IEP Graduate – 2014

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.