Who's Who
- Kimberly Kelstone, BS, CI/CT
- President
- Aaron Gorelick, BS, CI/CT, CSC
- Vice President
- Don Heinz
- Treasurer
- Danny Maffia, BS
- Interim Secretary
- Matthew Disch
- Director
- Andreana Durkin, BS, NIC
- Director
- Kathy Miraglia, MS, CSC
- Director
- Shaile Cohen
- Student Association Representative
- Jennifer Disch, CI/CT
- CMP & Membership Coordinator
- Doney Oatman
- Professional Development Committee Chair
- Carmen Sciandra
- Bylaws Committee Chair
- Vacant
- Consumer Relations Chair
- Elisa Mlynar
- Newsletter Committee Chair
- Danny Mafia
- Calendar Guru
- Jen Prosceo
- Nominations/Election Coordinator
- Jennifer Disch
- Sunshine Committee Chair
- Kate Pedersen
- Social Committee Chair
Kim is a mother, wife and staff interpreter for the National Center for Deaf Health Research. Originally she arrived in Rochester to pursue a BS in engineering, but once she met Deaf people and started learning ASL, that plan soon derailed. She received her AAS from NTID in 1992 and her BS from SUNY: Empire State College in 1998. She has worked... more
Aaron has been employed as a staff interpreter at NTID at RIT since 1977, where he has held the titles of Interpreter, Liaison Interpreter, Coordinator of Interpreting, Manager, and Senior Interpreter. He is also... more
Don is originally from Houghton, NY. He attended NTID and graduated with an AAS in Optical Science. For the last eight years, he has worked for Monroe BOCES 2 as an Educational Interpreter. Don has over... more
I was originally born in the Bronx, but later moved to Pennsylvania. Once moving to Pennsylvania at the age of 10 I met a friend of mine who is Deaf and became interested in sign language. From that point on after... more
Raised in a hearing family in Cleveland, Ohio, Matt communicated in sign language and spoken English combined where his parents were encouraged to go and socialize at Deaf clubs and take... more
Andreana is originally from Rhode Island. She attended University of South Florida and St. Petersburg College for interpreting, but transferred to NTID and received her AAS degree in 2005 and her BS degree in 2007. Her plan was to get certified and return to RI, but... more
Kathy is currently teaching full time in the American Sign Language Interpreting Education Program at NTID/RIT. Prior to her full time appointment at RIT, Kathy managed the Interpreter Services Program at the... more
Shaile is originally from Albany NY. She will be graduating may 2010 with a BS in American Sign Language Interpreting from NTID with a minor in Italian. Upon graduation she is looking forward to beginning her interpreting career in the Rochester area and working towards obtaining certification.