Our Keynote Speaker for the 2018 “The Power of One” conference has given us this welcome video.

Check it out, then see you there!

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Oklahoma RID, an affiliate chapter of RID, sets the standards for the profession of Sign Language interpreting in the state of Oklahoma. OKRID’s diverse membership unites to raise the bar of the profession, meeting challenges head on, networking with one another, and providing leadership and training opportunities. Involvement in OKRID provides Oklahoma interpreters and interpreting students, a voice in local, state, and national interpreting issues so we may better serve the Deaf community.

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Dear OKRID Members,

It is time to begin receiving nominations for the President-Elect position for Oklahoma Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

The qualifications to be nominated include being a member of OKRID in good standing for two years, and must be a certified or associate member of RID.

According to the OKRID Bylaws:  the President-Elect shall not have voting privileges for their one-year term.  The responsibility of this office shall be to assist the Executive Board or any committee as requested by the Executive Board toward the goal of being a more effective President.

Please consider sending nominations to the Nomination/Awards committee chair, Amber Connelly at amberdaun@gmail.com.

You may nominate yourself or someone you feel would be our next great leader to keep our organization moving forward.  All nominations will be reviewed and confirmed by the committee and then presented to the Executive Board to be voted on by the membership at our annual conference.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Graham, CI/CT
OKRID Nomination/Awards Committee Member