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Affiliate Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

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Who's Who

Kimberly Kelstone
Kimberly Kelstone, BS, CI/CT
President E-mail

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

Beth Metlay, MSW
Vice President E-mail
Cory McMahon
Interim Secretary E-mail
Alyssa Vaisey
Alyssa Vaisey, CI/CT
Treasurer E-mail
Matthew Disch
Director E-mail

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 Durkin, BS, NIC
Director E-mail

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

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Danny Maffia, BS, NIC
Director E-mail

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

Donald Heinz
Donald Heinz
Director E-mail

Don is originally from Houghton, NY. He attended NTID and graduated with an A.A.S. in Optical Science. For the last eight years he has worked for Monroe BOCES 2 as an Educational Interpreter. Don has over 18 years... more

Cassandra Sasso
RIT Student Interpreting Association Representative emailButton
Jennifer Disch, CI/CT
CMP Coordinator E-mail
Donald Heinz
Membership Chair E-mail
Doney Oatman
Professional Development Committee Chair E-mail
Carmen Sciandra
Bylaws Committee Chair E-mail
Vacant
Consumer Relations Chair
Elisa Mlynar
Newsletter Committee Chair E-mail
Danny Mafia
Calendar Guru
Jen Prosceo
Stipend Committee Chair
Vacant
Sunshine Committee Chair
Kate Pedersen
Social Committee Chair


** Please check out the Opportunities page if you are interested in joining any of the committees or wish to set up a new one.