Studio

City, CA 91604 Phone: 323.387.3379

http://asl.jodiskeris.com/ Email: asl.jodiskeris@gmail.com

S UMMARY OF S KILLS

! Excellent articulation and voicing skills & strong understanding of deaf culture.
! Clear understanding of the RID Code of Conduct as well as the agencys handbooks.
! Experience in solo interpreting and team interpreting.
! Other skills include dance, dance choreography, kung fu, cheerleading, art, graphics (Adobe Creative Suite),
presentations, acting (on set experience), comedy writing, video editing, HTML, and Wordpress.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

F REELANCE: S IGN L ANGUAGE INTERPRETER 8/2016 CURRENT

L IFESIGNS: L OS A NGELES, CA
! Interpreter for large staff meetings, doctor appointments, emergency medical situations,
Department of Rehabilitation, job interviews, and theatrical interpreting.


F REELANCE: S IGN L ANGUAGE INTERPRETER 8/2016 CURRENT
A CCOMMODATING IDEAS: L OS A NGELES, CA
! Interpreter for college courses, substitute for grade school, doctor appointments,
and emergency medical situations.
! Provided clear and complete communication between deaf students and hearing students and faculty.


F REELANCE: S IGN L ANGUAGE INTERPRETER 12/2016 CURRENT
L INKS / D AYLE M CINTOSH C ENTER : A NAHEIM , CA
! Interpreter for large staff meetings, community events, and emergency medical situations.


F REELANCE S ENIOR C REATIVE D IRECTOR 8/2007 CURRENT
V ARIOUS C LIENTS: L OS A NGELES, N EW Y ORK , S AN F RANCISCO , C HICAGO , AND R EMOTE (O FF-S ITE)
! Write informational brochures for doctors and rep training documents.
! Develop creative ideas and concepts, often in partnership with clients.
! Advise new businesses in regards to marketing and branding.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Associate of Arts, ASL ITP, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA; GPA: 3.7 May 2016
Master of Science, Art Direction, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; GPA: 3.4 May 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Comm. / ASL, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; GPA: 3.3 May 2000


AFFILIATIONS / WORKSHOPS
NIC Written Examination PASSED: June 2016
Member of NAD, RID, and SCRID: (7.75 CEUs)
Vice President of the Pierce College ASL Club


Studio City, CA 91604 Phone: 323.387.3379
http://asl.jodiskeris.com/ Email: asl.jodiskeris@gmail.com

RID / SCRID / NCOD 7.75 CEU S

COC/RID 2014: Theatrical Interpreting (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID May 2015: The Joys of Fingerspelling (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Act Like an Interpreter, Interpret Like an Actor (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Working Effectively with Difference (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Balancing Power (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Medical Interpreting from a Deaf Perspective (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: English That Other Language (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: VRS Made Easy Its the Soft Skills that Count (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Idioms A Piece of Cake (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Understanding Two Perspectives on Interpreting (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Vicarious Trauma Healing from Within (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID Aug 2015: Follow The Yellow BreakToad Forensic Listening (.3 CEUs)
SCRID Oct 2015: Interpreting in K-12 Settings Series: Math Concepts (.3 CEUs)
NCOD/RID March 2016: Overcoming the Plateau (.3 CEUs)
SCRID May 2016: Light It, Drink It, Take It: Alcohol & Other Drug Signs workshop (.4 CEUs)
SCRID Member Meeting, May 2016 (3 hours)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Update on the Education Strategy Team:
A Vision for Bilingualism (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Professional Autonomy in VRS (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Making the English Tangible (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Interpreters and Trust Theory (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Importance of Vagueness in ASL & English (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Power and Privilege - A personal "pressing" Issue (.3 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Accountability: We're in this Together (.1 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: Demand Control Schema & Case Supervision (.125 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: We Won Marriage! Now what?
The Latest Tactic in LGBTQ Oppression (.3 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: California State Standards:
Discussing State Standards That Impact the Deaf and Interpreting Communities (.15 CEUs)
2016 RID Region V Conference: ProTactile Training: The DeafBlind Way (.4 CEUs)
SCRID Sept 2016: Falling Into the DeafBlind World (.8 CEUs)
Online: ABCs and 123s: Fingerspelling & Numerical Production-Archive (.15 CEUs)
Planning for Tax Time for Interpreters (.4 CEUs)
The NIC/EIPA TestsReady, Set, Go! (.4 CEUs)
The Voice of the V.I. (.2 CEUs)

R ELEVANT C OURSES T AKEN

Professional Interpreting Practicum (ASL 22)
Transliterating (ASL 65)
Sign to Voice Interpreting (ASL 10)
Voice to Sign Interpreting (ASL 6)
Professional Issues and Practices in Interpreting I & II (ASL 22 & 23)
Introduction to Interpreting (ASL 5)
Finger Spelling I & II, Conversational ASL, Creative Signing, Introduction to Deaf Culture