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> Appointments to the N.C. Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board


The Interpreter and Transliterator Licensure Act specifies that the Licensing Board shall consist of nine members, who shall serve staggered three-year terms. No member may serve more than two consecutive full terms.

All members of the Board who are required to be licensed under this Chapter must reside or be employed in North Carolina and must remain in active practice and in good standing with the Board as a licensee during their terms. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90D-5.

> Current Board Members

NCITLB Board Members/Officers 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010

Connie Jo Lewis — Chair
Valerie McMillan — Vice Chair
Danette Steelman-Bridges — Secretary
Jane Dolan — Treasurer
Jan Withers — Ethics Liaison
Keith Cagle
Ashley Benton
Wayne Giese
Robert Taylor

Licensure Review Committee

Danette Steelman-Bridges — Chair
Valerie McMillan
Jane Dolan

Appointed By Upon Recommendation Of Qualifications Current Appointee
Governor N/A A member of NCAD who is deaf and familiar with the interpreting process Keith Cagle
Governor N/A An interpreter who is a member of NCRID with five years experience in a community setting and who is licensed by the Board Connie Jo Lewis
Governor DHHS Secretary An employee of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Director of Services for the DHH at DHHS Jan Withers
General Assembly President Pro Tempore of the Senate Clinician for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Services, Wake County Human Services Ashley Benton
General Assembly President Pro Tempore of the Senate A cued speech or oral transliterator licensed by the Board Jane Dolan
General Assembly President Pro Tempore of the Senate A member of Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) with knowledge of the interpreting process and deafness. NC Hearing Loss Association, Morganton Wayne Giese
General Assembly Speaker of the House of Representatives An interpreter who is a member of NCRID with five years experience in an educational setting in grades K-12 and who is licensed by the Board Valerie McMillan
General Assembly Speaker of the House of Representatives A faculty member of an Interpreter Training Program or an Interpreter Preparation programmer. A qualified or professional certified instructor of the American Sign Language Teachers Association Danette Steelman-Bridges
General Assembly Speaker of the House of Representatives A public member (a person who is not licensed by the Board or does not have an immediate family member who is deaf or hard-of-hearing) Robert Taylor