PIE's ASL Mentoring Program (AMP)

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WHO are the mentors?

Lisa Perry Burckhardt, CDI, Deaf mentor, Mentor Interpreter Coordinator, ASLTA Instructor and 5^th Generation ASL user.  

Mike Maffucci, Deaf interpreter, Deaf mentor.

Tamara Fuerst, Deaf interpreter, Deaf mentor, Training and Development Coordinator

WHO can benefit from being a mentor or protege?

• Current students or recent graduates from an Interpreter Training Program (Prerequisite:  completion of ASL 4)
• Working Interpreters
• Certified Interpreters who are striving to create more native-like interpretations
• Certified or experienced interpreters who need to enhance their skills in specialized or complex settings, such as medical or legal
• Parents of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Teachers or other school staff that work with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Social workers, police officers, or anyone who has contact with Deaf or Hard of Hearing people and wants to communicate more clearly in ASL
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing People who want to learn ASL or improve their skills.  Some examples: late-deafened adults, Deaf individuals whose background included and emphasis on oral communication or language systems other than ASL

Contact mentor scheduler, Jenny Lallensack, at pieinc@tds.net or 414-282-8115 v/tty.

• AMP Enrollment Form
• AMP Rates