DECISION-MAKING WHILE INTERPRETING IN SOCIAL SETTINGS
This article was originally published on Myers & Lawyer website (www.myersandlawyer.com) in 2024. ASL video by Angela Vilavong (AV), DI Kenton Myers, NIC, QMHI, ABICE, CHI™, CMI-Spanish, CoreCHI-P™, AL Court Certified, BEI Advanced, Trilingual Advanced Kenton Myers is a trilingual (ASL/Spanish/English) interpreter based out of Birmingham, Alabama. He is well known across the South for his leadership in the advancement of the field of interpretation and translation. He currently serves as president of the Interpreters and Translators Association of Alabama (ITAA), a diverse group comprised of professionals working in over 12 languages, to promote community education and support ongoing education for interpreters and translators. Kenton is also 1/2 of Myers & Lawyer, a Black multilingual researcher/interpreter duo that engages in research, consultation, training, and resource development for BIPOC interpreters. Beyond his linguistic pursuits, Kenton embodies holistic wellness as a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hispanic Outreach Wellness Instructor, and an avid CrossFit enthusiast. Tiffany T. Hill, CI & CT, NIC-Advanced Tiffany Hill is a Washington, DC/DMV native, born in the District and raised in the Metropolitan area where she is the founder of First Choice Interpreting Service, LLC. She is a trilingual (Spanish) interpreter and interpreter mentor. She is a community bred interpreter receiving her RID CI and CT in 2004 and her NIC-Advanced in 2009. She is a self-proclaimed couch scholar with a passion for expanding our human capital through dialogue and meta analysis, with a strong emphasis on improving and enhancing the field for Black, Indigenous and Interpreters of Color. When she is not running races and lifting weights, she is traveling the world and reading books. Usually at the same time.
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