{"id":519,"date":"2019-02-25T12:37:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/about"},"modified":"2020-08-26T21:29:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T21:29:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"519\" class=\"elementor elementor-519\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba18039 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba18039\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4fe14c\" data-id=\"f4fe14c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08960a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08960a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25205b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25205b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2f159c\" data-id=\"c2f159c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa97ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fa97ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of Trilingual Interpreters SIG of the Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID) is to advocate for the needs and interests of TSID members who serve the Deaf community in facilitating communication with American Sign Language, English, and Spanish and to strengthen the ties between all members and officers of the TSID by open recognition of the trilingual and multi-cultural diversity of the TSID membership.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94af45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94af45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To promote awareness of the needs of Trilingual interpreters\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide a forum for Trilingual interpreters\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To foster an understanding within the general membership of the unique experiences and contributions which Trilingual Interpreters bring to the field of Interpreting<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To serve as a resource to the TSID Board, committees, and the membership on affecting Trilingual Interpreters and the Deaf community\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To recommend programs, activities, and policies to the membership, and TSID Board that serve the interests and meet the needs of Trilingual Interpreters<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide a support group for Trilingual interpreters\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To encourage and promote career opportunity awareness for Trilingual interpreters<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ead564 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ead564\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23dbb5e\" data-id=\"23dbb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b38ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b38ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Bios<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3575b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3575b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<a id=\"board\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4542f90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4542f90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f8c696\" data-id=\"6f8c696\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc11c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dc11c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ruth-de-Jesus-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ruth-de-Jesus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ruth-de-Jesus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ruth-de-Jesus-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1813a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1813a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Chair<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fc9a08\" data-id=\"6fc9a08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208c816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"208c816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ruth De Jesus <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5b7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5b7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Hello my name is Ruth De Jesus. I am originally from the &#8220;Valley&#8221; (Rio Grande Valley, TX). Most of my family is from Mexico but I was born in Texas. Despite that, I identify as Mexican. I am a certified Trilingual Advanced interpreter. I have an Associate of Arts Language and Cultural Studies in Spanish; an Associate of Arts in English; and a Bachelor of Principles and Methods of language Education. I&#8217;ve worked in various types of settings such as VRS, medical, educational, and conference interpreting. I&#8217;ve presented trilingual workshops at TSID and TAHIT. I am the Region 4 representative for Mano a Mano Unidos and was voted the Trilingual SIG chair for 2020-2022. I hope to bring the trilingual community together, provide a safe space to talk about our needs, challenges, and goals, and provide resources and training opportunities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cdf0b0 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cdf0b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-889778f\" data-id=\"889778f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7741856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7741856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jessica Gamez<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10ee54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10ee54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Jessica \u201cJess\u201d Gamez. I live in the DFW area. I am first generation Mexican-American. My sign language career started after realizing that despite my love for the Tech World and receiving an IT degree, I felt more fulfilled working more directly with people. I had already been immersed in the Deaf community a couple of years and was encouraged to become a Sign Language Interpreter. I joined my local ITP and graduated in 2012. After graduation I continued mentoring and was able to continue challenging myself. Thanks to this I have had the privilege to interpret in variety of settings, including Trilingual settings. I became BEI certified in 2013 and Trilingual Advanced certified in September of last year (2019). I was newly appointed as secretary for my local TSID Chapter, NCTID. I am super happy to be able to serve on the Trilingual SIG Board. I hope that I am able to continue promoting growth within our profession. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba76d1\" data-id=\"bba76d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b27dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b27dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Gamez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Gamez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Gamez-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Gamez-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5418c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d5418c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Co-Chair<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29c7484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29c7484\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-255f153\" data-id=\"255f153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34d235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a34d235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Krystal-Alvarado-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Krystal-Alvarado-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Krystal-Alvarado-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627bf3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627bf3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Secretary<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7db2ebf\" data-id=\"7db2ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c76e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4c76e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Krystal Ayala Alvarado<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae26e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Krystal Ayala Alvarado; born and raised in Puerto Rico. I started my beautiful journey at Austin Community College where I earned my ASL Certificate. I\u2019m currently living in San Antonio, TX and attending the ITP at San Antonio College. My goal is to become a trilingual Interpreter, but for now I\u2019m working toward the basic BEI certificate. I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Secretary in the Trilingual SIG and work along-side the other member. I look forward to seeing the Trilingual Interpreter community become more united and create more learning opportunities for us all. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-594c7ba elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"594c7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42c6061\" data-id=\"42c6061\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e2c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46e2c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Socorro Baggerman<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a008e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a008e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Hello my name is Socorro Baggerman. Born and raised in Cd. Juarez. studied till 3rd year of Secundaria equivalente to 9th grade in the USA. Moved to El Paso, TX and completed high school. Learned ASL through my little deaf brother. My whole family moved to Amarillo, TX and my brother and I would attend deaf church and learn more ASL. I have been a trilingual interpreter since my baby brother was 5 yrs old. I obtained my BEI certificate in 06\/1984. I started working for the TRC\/DARS 06\/1989 as an assistant to the VR Counselor but was the office trilingual interpreter till I retired on 10\/2016. Started working for Sorenson 06\/2009 as trilingual till now. I have an associates degree in Social Work obtained in 2007.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b8a41b\" data-id=\"6b8a41b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ef5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ef5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Socorro-Baggerman-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Socorro-Baggerman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Socorro-Baggerman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Socorro-Baggerman-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e820dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e820dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Fundraising Committee Leader<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-65bbc12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65bbc12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dc4e5e\" data-id=\"8dc4e5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f28454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f28454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monica-Gallego-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monica-Gallego-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monica-Gallego-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monica-Gallego-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monica-Gallego.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2898f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2898f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Professional Development Committee Leader<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7117e36\" data-id=\"7117e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a26b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a26b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M\u00f3nica Gallego<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d08cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d08cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>M\u00f3nica Gallego is a community organizer and language justice advocate who also has her Trilingual BEI Advanced. She&#8217;s is a Queer Colombian New Yorker who had the good fortune to live in Austin for many years. She now lives and works in Washington DC with her partner Najma, and their geckos Celia and La Lupe. She aspires to bring an intentional and intersectional lens to all her work. She looks forward to collaborating and connecting with interpreting colleagues to bring about workshops that inspire brave conversations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8701d81 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8701d81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40078d3\" data-id=\"40078d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadc1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fadc1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juan Bernal Mondragon<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81655d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f81655d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Juan Bernal Mondragon is a native signer and has excessive knowledge in American Sign Language. He has three beautiful Deaf children and one Deaf grandson. Juan is the winner of the Deaf Illinois Award 2013 and the current holder of the Best Deaf Activist title. Juan modeled and mentored ASL for several different Deaf Outreach videos for various hospitals. He holds an ASL Mentor certification and has worked as a Deaf Interpreter for the last 20 years. Juan also works as a LSM Deaf Interpreter. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3660ae5\" data-id=\"3660ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1bf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec1bf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Juan-Bernal-Mondragon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Juan-Bernal-Mondragon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Juan-Bernal-Mondragon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Juan-Bernal-Mondragon-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a634f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5a634f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trilingual SIG Deaf Committee Leader<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The purpose of Trilingual Interpreters SIG of the Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID) is to advocate for the needs and interests of TSID members who serve the Deaf community in facilitating communication with American Sign Language, English, and Spanish and to strengthen the ties between all members and officers of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/about\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trilingualsig.tsid.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}