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New York City Metro RID
JAF Station
PO Box 8378
New York, NY 10116

COMMITTEES

All Metro Committee work is done by volunteers.
To get involved on any committee please contact the
Metro Board.

For more info:
Click on each Committe name orscroll down

Please note all the following committees need volunteers:

Standing
·CMP - CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
·DIRC - DEAF/INTERPRETER RELATIONS COMMITTEE
·DIRECTORY
·FUNDRAISING
· GENERAL MEETING INTERPRETER
· LTA - LOCAL TEST ADMINISTRATION
· MEMBERSHIP

· METRORIDBITS
· NEWSLETTER
· OFFICE MANAGER
· PDC - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

· WEBSITE

Ad Hoc
· Awards
· Mentorship
· Nominations
· Picnic/Social

· Scholarship
· State Licensure
· VRS Standard Paper Response

To volunteer for any of these committees contact
Metro President Lusanne Massaro
or the Committee Chair

Standing Committees:

CMP - Certificate Maintenance Committee
Chair - Cathy Markland
Email - hellonwlz@tmail.com


Awards and tracks Continuing Education Units (CEUS)
for Certified and Associate Members

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****Click here for applications for CEUs

DIRC - Deaf/Interpreter Relations Committee
Chair - Debbie Swamback
Email - bluemoonhands@aol.com

Click here for the DIRC page

An ongoing dialogue between members of the Deaf and
for interpreting communities. Holds monthly meetings.

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Directory
Chair - Bram Weiser
Email -
Membership@nycmetrorid.org

Publishes annual directory of Metro Members
Publishes midyear addendum

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Fundraising Committee
Chair - Maria Micioni
Email - mmmterp@aol.com

Creates events to raise funds for Metro's activities

General Meeting Interpreter Committee
Chair - Marybeth Imsho
Email - mimsho@msn.com

Hires 1 Certified interpreter and brings in an Associate
member to team interpret for the General Membership meeting - providing mentorship opportunity

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LTA - Test Adminstration Committee
Chair - Jeff Jaech
Email - jaech@exchange.tc.columbia.edu

Metro is an approved RID Test Site. This committee ensures
RID written and performance tests are available

Membership
Chair - Bram Weiser
Email - Membership@nycmetrorid.org

Click here to see Membership Page

Tracks Metro membership on data base. Checks for quorum at General Membership meetings

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Metro RID Bits
Chair - Janice Rimler
Email - Metroridbits@nycmetrorid.org

Email announcements of interest to members.

Newsletter
Chair - Janice Rimler
Email - Newsletter@nycmetrorid.org

Click here to see Newsletter Page

Publishes bimonthly newsletter inc. meeting minutes, notices
of upcoming events, and information of interest to members

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Office Manager
Chair - Jeff Jaech
Email -
Info@nycmetrorid.org

Responsible for the Metro Office and relaying incoming info to the Board

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Professional Development Committee
Chair - Debbie Swamback
Email - bluemoonhands@aol.com

Offers professional development opportunities to members
 at general meetings and separate workshops. CEUs awarded

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Website Committee
Chair - Stephanie Feyne
Email - stefeyne@cs.com

Maintaining the Metro Website

Ad Hoc Committees:

Awards Committee
Chair - Christine Ianonne
Email - gruvyknees@yahoo.com

Click here to see Awards & Scholarship Page

Metro announces 2 annual awards:
1 -  Member Service Award - service to Metro
2 -  Community Service Award - service benefiting the
      Deaf or Interpreting Community

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Mentorship Committee
Chair - Rebecca Friedman & Meri Sulcer
Email -
becfriedman@yahoo.com or
merisulcer@gmail.com

Offers mentorship opportunities to associate members from  a team of Deaf consumer and certified interpreter

Nominations Committee
Chair - Cathy Markland
Email - hellonwlz@tmail.com

Solicits Metro Board members and conducts election

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Picnic Committee
Chair - Marybeth Imsho
Email - mimsho@msn.com

Solicits Metro Board members and conducts election

Scholarship Committee
Chair - Debbie Olsen
Email -
indibru@gmail.com

Click here to see Scholarships & Awards Page

Awards Scholarships to Metro members to enable them to attend RID and Region I conferences in exchange for support to our organization.

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State Licensure
Chair - none
Email -

Ensures Metro is participating in statewide discussions
of state licensure

VRS - RID Standard Paper Response
Chair - Stephanie Feyne
Email - SteFeyne@cs.com

Responds to the SPP currently being drafted by RID.