Amanda M. Staats, B.S.
NIC MICS IV
328 Marilyn Drive Arnold, MO 63010 Phone: 314-210-8783 E-Mail: [Link]@[Link]
AMS
September 1, 2008-Present
Experience
Deaf Inter-Link Staff Interpreter/Social Media St. Louis, MO
Interpret full time (32+ hours per week) including government, medical, mental health, platform, postsecondary education, conferences, recreational, trainings, and more. Facilitate workshops including Ethical Discussion Group, NIC Written Exam Preparation, and more. Develop Social Media Marketing at DIL including writing their Standard Operating Procedures, as well as establishing and running the DIL Facebook page and Twitter account. Act as representative for DIL as well as recruiter for new clients and interpreters Washington, D.C. April 2005-August 2008
Birnbaum Interpreting Services Supervisor/Interpreter
Interpreted full time in medical, government, post-secondary education, religious, mental health, business, and VRS/VRI settings. Supervised 5-9 interpreters including mentoring, performance reviews, workshop/skill building development and facilitating, and disciplinary actions. Assisted to create a handbook for supervisors and upper-management. Assisted with recruitment at conferences around the country
Education
Oral Transliterating Training William Woods University Fulton, MO March 2009 2000 - 2004
Bachelors of Science: American Sign Language Interpreting Minors in Philosophy, English, and History Graduated with Honors
Skills
Presented and facilitated over 50 workshops. Lead and organized hundreds of hours worth of volunteer activities and events including an international project, supply collection and distribution, volunteer management, disaster clean up, and more. Working knowledge of Spanish language.