2nd Annual Interpreters' Professional Development Workshop

The 2nd Annual Interpreters' Professional Development Workshop was held on Saturday, April 10, 2010.  The event was presented by the Multicultural Community Service in partnership with the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (OLA) and in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  Workshop participants attended sessions led by interpretation experts Holly Mikkelson, James Nolan, and Iciar Gomez as well as Rosa Carrillo of MCS, Cecilia Castillo of OLA, and Aryan Rodriguez of OHR.  The workshop also featured a celebration of April as "Language Access Awareness Month" as proclaimed by DC Mayor Adrian Fenty.  For more information about the event, please visit http://dccommunityinterpreters.org.