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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.

In order to stagger the appointments, some board members were appointed to initial terms of two, rather than three, years. Upon the expiration of the terms of the initial Board members, each member thereafter shall be appointed for a term of three years. 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

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 Linda Harrington
General Assembly President Pro Tempore of the Senate An interpreter or transliterator for deaf-blind individuals who is licensed by the Board or a deaf-blind individual who is a member of the North Carolina Deaf-Blind Association and who has knowledge of the interpreting process Jim Sewell
Chair
General Assembly President Pro Tempore of the Senate A cued speech or oral transliterator licensed by the Board Kathy Beetham *
Treasurer
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 Lorene Roberson
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 Tzena Keyes *
Secretary
General Assembly Speaker of the House of Representatives A faculty member of an Interpreter Training Program or an Interpreter Preparation Programor A qualified or professional certified instructor of the American Sign Language Teachers Association Debbie Batts *
Vice Chair
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
* These Board members were appointed for initial terms of two years.