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Committees

RID committees are a vital element of the leadership structure of the association by playing a crucial role in extending the reach of our strategic goals of education, standards, relationships and resources. Their mission is to accomplish specific tasks assigned by the RID Board of Directors, often as the result of motions passed by the membership.

Committees focus on national level projects that work to grow the profession and report to the board of directors. They oversee programs, implement special initiatives, develop working papers, assist the board of directors, strengthen RID’s ties with key stakeholders and provide expertise and guidance in many areas. Learn more about joining a committee>>

The term of each committee person typically runs two years from national conference to national conference.

After a review of its committee structure, the 2009-2011 committee term will include the following committees:

Affiliate Chapter Relations Committee

The Affiliate Chapter Relations Committee advises the RID Board of Directors on issues relevant and related to the business of affiliate chapters.  The ACRC, through its efforts to strengthen the organizational ties among and between affiliate chapters and the national organization, focuses on affiliate chapter leadership and compliance initiatives.  

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee advises the RID Board of Directors through its oversight of all material aspects of RID’s financial reporting, internal control and audit functions.  The committee maintains a strong, positive working relationship with management, external auditors, finance staff, board members and other necessary participants.

Bylaws Committee

The Bylaws Committee advises the RID Board of Directors and RID affiliate chapter organizations with regards to governing documents and decision-making.  This committee assists with the use of parliamentary procedures in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order – Newly Revised.

Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee assists the RID Board of Directors in promoting diversity and inclusion within the association, develops recommendations on how to make RID’s membership and leadership more diverse and inclusive and assists in developing diversity programs and initiatives. 

Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee advises the RID Board of Directors in the education, enforcement and review of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.

NAD-RID Certification Council

The NAD-RID Certification Council advises the RID Board of Directors by recommending policy and standards related to the NAD-RID and RID certification exams.

Professional Development Committee

The Professional Development Committee advises the RID Board of Directors on policies and standards for the Certification Maintenance Program and Associate Continuing Education Tracking programs.

Scholarship and Awards Committee

The Scholarship and Awards Committee assists the RID Board of Directors in developing and maintaining award and grant programs as well as selecting award and grant recipients.

2009-2011 RID TASK FORCES 

Educational Interpreting Task Force

The Educational Interpreting Task Force will develop an Educational Interpreting Standard Practice Paper; an educational interpreting tool-kit for the RID Web site and provide analysis on a survey of educational interpreters.

National Interpreter Certification (NIC) Task Force

 The National Interpreter Certification Task Force will assist the RID Board of Directors in a thorough review of the NIC exam to ensure the appropriate validity and reliability.

Strategic Challenges Bylaws Review Task Force (SCBRTF)

The Strategic Challenges Bylaws Review Task Force will advise the RID Board of Directors in a thorough review and made recommendations on Motions E - S from the 2007 RID Conference Business Meeting.

Video Interpreting Task Force

The Video Interpreting Task Force will develop a Video Remote Interpreting Standard Practice Paper.

Below is a list of current 2007-2009 RID committees and their members:

List of Committees

Standing Committees

Affiliate Chapter Relations Committee

Revises and updates RID’s Affiliate Chapter Handbook; advises the board of directors on affiliate chapter issues and accepts other duties as assigned by the board of directors.
 Full Committee Profile
 Download the Affiliate Chapter Handbook

Contacts:
Committee Chair:  Suzanne Conway
Board of Director Liaison: Rebekah Barkowitz
National Office Liaison: Karen Bigham

Current committee members:
Suzanne Conway 
Gordon Vernon 
Julie Simon

Audit Committee

Assists the Board of Directors in the oversight of organizational planning, reporting, and independent auditing of all maters related to organizational finances. This committee is newly organized.  Committee members will be appointed to start service after the RID national conference in August.

 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Board of Director Liaison: Brenda Walker Prudhom
National Office Liaison: Matthew O'Hara

Current committee members: 
Michael Drnach 
Sue Gudenkauf 
Richard Laurion 

Bylaws Committee

Reviews all proposed bylaws amendments; generates referenda for bylaws amendments; reviews all board motions prior to final acceptance for any bylaws conflicts and reviews motions and resolutions prior to introduction at business meetings.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Lucy James
Board of Directors Liaison: Lisa Schaefermeyer 
National Office Liaison: Karen Bigham

Current committee members:
Gina Ashman
Lucy James
Sara Lucas

NAD-RID Certification Council

Awards established certificates; serves as the first level of appeal on questions of certification, evaluation and reinstatement; recommends policies/procedures necessary to administer the NTS; monitors implementation of the NTS; trains and monitors the performance of NTS raters and LTAs; monitors growth and operation of test sites; recommends revisions of the NTS as needed to remain current and monitors the work of subcommittees focusing on testing instruments.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Robert Carter 
RID Board of Directors Liaison: Kelly Flores 
NAD Representative: Cathy McLeod
NAD Representative: William Newell
National Office Liaison:  Phara Rodrigue

Current committee members:
Jason Burnley 
Robert Carter
Susanne Ehrlich-Martin
Cathy McLeod
Geri Mu
William Newell

Cultural Diversity in Leadership Committee

Assists with the goal of getting RID members of color to assume leadership positions within the association; recruits and trains RID members of color and facilitates coherent input to the RID Board of Directors.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Justine Jones
Board of Directors Liaison: Jonathan Webb
National Office Contact: Karen Bigham

Current committee members:
Rebecca Cook
Doralynn Folse
Justine Jones
Jan Nishimura 
Jeannette Ocampo Welch

Deaf Members in Leadership Committee

Assists with the goal of getting deaf RID members to assume leadership positions within the association.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Lewis Merkin
Board of Directors Liaison: Cheryl Moose
National Office Liaison: Jennifer Apple

Current committee members:
Jimmy Beldon
Alisha Bronk
Janis Cole 
Kristin Lund 
Lewis Merkin 

Educational Interpreting Committee

Assists the board of directors in identifying and promoting best practices in the field of educational interpreting in order to advocate for highly qualified practitioners for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Co-Chair: Susan Brown 
Board of Directors Liaison: Angela Jones
National Office Liaisons: Sarah Fieldhouse

Current committee members: 
Pam Brodie 
Susan Brown 
Janet DesGeorges   
Carol Schweitzer 
Donna Snyder

National Conference Committee

Assists with planning for the RID national conference.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chairs:  TBD
Board of Directors Liaison: Rachel Coppelli
National Office Liaisons: Clay Nettles and Cori Dossett

Current committee members:

Professional Development Committee

Oversees the CMP and ACET programs; conducts periodic reviews of policies and procedures; approves sponsors to provide CEUs and monitors sponsor performance.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Amanda David 
Board of Directors Liaison: Brenda Walker Prudhom 
National Office Liaison: PRodrigue@rid.org
For general comments for the PDC, email pdccmp@yahoo.com.

Current committee members: 
Amanda David, Chair 
Shelley E. Kestel 
Claudia Lee (NAD Representative) 
Mary Darragh McLean (CIT Representative) 
Carol Tipton 
Lisa Weems 

Professional Publications Committee

Assists with the acquisition of new manuscripts for publication under RID Press; coordinates the peer review and recommendation processes; reviews RID documents as requested and assists in developing publishing policies and procedures.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Arnine Weiss
Board of Directors Liaison: Anthony Aramburo 
National Office Liaison: Tina Schultz

Current committee members:
James MacFarlane
Christine Monikowski  
Brenda Nicodemus 
Christine Skoczynski
Arnine Weiss

Professional Standards Committee

Offers best practices to the RID Board of Directors for the enforcement of the published NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct; works closely with the Ethical Practices System (EPS), which offers mediation services and adjudication for ethics complaints against RID members, and serves as a resource to the RID Board of Directors, membership and general public, which includes ethics enforcement, conflict resolution and other ethics related tools.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Linda Gill
Board of Directors Liaison: Robert Balaam
National Office Liaison: Matthew O’Hara

Current committee members:
Tara Arthur
Lynn Clark
Leslie Elion (NAD Representative)
Linda Gill
Judith Gilliam (NAD Representative)
Phyllis Wilcox

Scholarship and Awards Committee

Oversees all scholarship and awards offered through RID; develops and monitors guidelines for each and solicits and reviews applications.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Steve Fitzmaurice
Board of Directors Liaison: Amie Seiberlich 
National Office Liaison: Ryan Butts

Current committee members:
Steve Fitzmaurice
Lynn Wander 

Ad Hoc Committees

Code of Professional Conduct Committee

Periodically reviews the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct and recommends changes to the code to be sure it is effectively meeting the needs of the profession over time; serves as a resource to the RID Board of Directors, membership and the general public; and assists in the educational efforts involving the code by developing materials related to ethics and, specifically, the published code.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair:  TBD
Board of Directors Liaison: Robert Balaam 
National Office Liaison: Matthew O’Hara

Current committee members:
Glendia Boon
Daniel Burch 
Lauren Kafka
Paula G. Michelson 
Virgnia Moore

National Council on Interpreting

Reviews issues related to interpreting.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Chair: 
Board of Directors Liaison: 
National Office Liaison: Clay Nettles

Current committee members:
Janet Bailey
Ben Hall
Gary Sanderson

Oral Task Force

Maintains and oversees the OTC test and trains raters for the OTC performance test.

Contacts:
Committee Chair: Lindsay Antle
Board of Directors Liaison: 
National Office Liaison: 

Current committee members:
Lindsey Antle
Carol Convertino
Michael Rizzolo

Video Interpreting Committee

Investigates the specialized field of video interpreting and its effects on our membership and the profession; advises the RID Board of Directors on the field of video interpreting and promoting best practices.
 Full Committee Profile

Contacts:
Committee Co-Chair: Kalen Beck 
Committee Co-Chair:  Yoshiko Chino 
Board of Director Liaison: Rachel Coppelli
National Office Liaison: Tina Schultz

Current committee members: 
Mary Kay Adams 
Kalen Beck
Yoshiko Chino 
Carolyn Mathis

Task Forces

Strategic Challenges Bylaws Review Task Force 

Review Motions E-S from the 2007 RID National Conference; discern how these changes agree or disagree with the RID mission, philosophy and diversity statements and the RID Bylaws; elicit input from the RID membership; and recommend Bylaw and policy changes to the Board.

Contacts: 
Chair:  Dan Langholtz
Board of Director Liaison: Anthony Aramburo
National Office Liaison: Karen Bigham
Member Feedback: taskforcefeedback@rid.org

Current committee members: 
Jeremy Brunson 
Dan Langholtz 
Rachel Olson 
Chris Prudhom 
Margaret Ransom Cobb 
Jim Van Manen