Debra Russell

Credentials

Honours

Affiliations

A long-time active member of her professional associations, Debra takes the “active” part seriously. She gets involved, putting her energy and ideas to work on the front lines with board positions and committee work. Below are her current affiliations, with the board positions she has held in each:

• World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI): Honorary President, President, North American Representative         

• Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC): Past President, President, Public Relations Director

• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) 

• Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Alberta (ASLIA, formerly ACRID): Past President, President, PR Director

• Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT)

 

 

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“Deb Russell is a phenomenal teacher, and I speak from the experience of a student as well as someone who has co-taught with her. She is innovative, engaged, dedicated and organized. She is constantly reading, researching, learning and reflecting, and interpreters and the Deaf community all benefit from this. And to top it all off, she makes learning fun!”                                            

Karen Malcolm, MS, COI, Vancouver BC