Objectives of NCRID:

  • To be the affiliate chapter of RID, Inc., representing the State of North Carolina

  • To maintain and promote a code of ethics for interpreters and transliterators

  • To provide for the professional development of the membership

  • To provide the public with information regarding interpreting and transliterating

  • To maintain and promote a list of RID, Inc. certified interpreters/transliterators within North Carolina

  • To prepare and distribute professional publications regarding interpreting and transliterating

  • To raise funds to support the purposes and activities of the Corporation

  • To support the activities of organizations of and for deaf persons, and of and for interpreters, transliterators and translators, insofar as such activities are not in conflict with the purposes of the Corporation

  • To provide for the establishment and maintenance of regional chapters of the Corporation

NCRID Board

All of the postitions shown below are voting members of the board. Executive Board is voted on (2 year terms) by membership at conference in even number years, regional representatives are voted on (2 year terms) by membership at conference on odd number years, and standing chairs are appointed by the board annually. *If a region has no representative in position, after 1 year the chapter will fold.

2024 is an election year! See the Call for Nominations for the executive committee.

The board has 4 scheduled quarterly meetings per year, which are open to the public. See upcoming board meetings here.

Executive Board


CO-PRESIDENTS
Tanya Miller & Kathleen Speckhardt
ncridpresident@gmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT
Gabby Blankenship
ncridvp@gmail.com

SECRETARY
Tiffany Patterson
ncridsec@gmail.com

TREASURER
Trula Baker
ncridtreasurer@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP
Trula Baker ncridmembership@gmail.com

Standing Committee Chairs


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CMP
Shannon Leidy
ncridcmp@gmail.com

 

CONFERENCE
Joni Hedrick
ncridconferencechair@gmail.com

 

MEDIA
Matt Baccari
ncridmedia@gmail.com

 

Regional Representatives


LAND O'SKY Region Chair
Marilyn Edwards
ncrid.landosky@gmail.com

FOOTHILLS Region Chair
Linda Fafard
foothillsncrid@gmail.com

5 POINTS Region Co-Chairs
Bethany Hamm-Whitfield & Jessica Bridges
5pointsncrid@gmail.com

MID-STATE Region Chair
Vacant
midstatencrid@gmail.com

The Mid-State Regional Representative position is currently vacant; we’re looking for an interim person! See info here.

TRIANGLE Region Chair
Richard Watkins, Jr.
trianglencrid@gmail.com

EASTERN Region Co-Chairs
Diana Charbonneau & Gay Joyner
easternncrid@gmail.com

COASTAL Region Chair
Caroline Bolin
ncridcoastalreg@gmail.com


Other Collaborators

These folks do not hold official positions on the NCRID Board of Directors, but collaborate with NCRID by representing NCRID on other Boards, or providing reports at NCRID meetings.

RID Region II Representative
Antwan Campbell
region2rep@rid.org