Sherry Atkinson, NAD4, CI&CT

1405 Frederick Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228 aslsherry@verizon.net 410-370-6977

Objective: To obtain work as a sign language interpreter working in a higher education setting.

Skills
Interpret, simultaneously or consecutively, between American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
Transliterate between spoken English and Manually Coded English or oral English

Relevant Work History

Interpreter (Contractual Employee) October 2016-present

University of Maryland, Baltimore
650 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Deborah Lowy, Director of Educational Support
410-706-7505, dlevi@umaryland.edu
Facilitate communication in dental clinic between dentist, patient, and faculty.
Adopted specialized sign vocabulary for dental terms of art.

Interpreter (Contractual Employee) September 2010-present

University of Baltimore, Center for Educational Access
1420 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Karyn Schulz, Director 410-837-4141, kschulz@ubalt.edu
Interpreted for Law School and Undergraduate courses, advising appointments, guest speakers, student
meetings, and campus events, including commencement exercises.
Prepared for law school lectures by becoming familiar with assigned cases and readings.

Interpreter (Contractual Employee) February 2011-present

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Student Support Services
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
Michael Canale, Coordinator Interpreting/Transcription Services
410-455-6358, canale@umbc.edu
Interpret for Graduate, Undergraduate, and English Language Institute courses, advising appointments,
guest speakers, student meetings, campus tours, and campus events, including commencement exercises.
Specialize in technical classes, such as IT, and STEM.

Freelance Interpreter (Self Employed) January 1994 present

1405 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228
Contracted for work, directly or through agencies in a variety of settings, including legal, medical,
conference, workshops, trainings, business meetings, community and social events.

Education and Credentials

August 2007 Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Major: Social Work
October 2006 Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: Certified Transliterator (CT)
July 2006 Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: Certified Interpreter (CI)
April 2002 National Association of the Deaf: Level 4 Advanced Certification (Interpreting)