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Karen Boyle & Martin Yost, Mentorship (email)

Karen Boyle (CI/CT) has been interpreting in San Diego County since 1992 after completing the Interpreter Training Program at Mesa College. She has worked K-12, post secondary, community and VRS. In addition to working as an interpreter, Karen has taught ASL at Palomar College and has been a community liaison for a local high school, allowing her to mentor high school students who are interested in working in the field of interpreting or related fields. She is currently a trainer at a local VRS company.

Martin Yost began his interpreting career in 1989 after completing an Interpreter Training Program in Portland, Oregon. He has served as a professional interpreter on staff at post-secondary educational institutions, a large mental health agency, a community based interpreting agency, and most recently in the Video Relay setting. Since his career began, he has recurrently held a private practice as a professional interpreter. Current paradigms that interest Martin are the practice of Peer Mentoring and exploring the evolution and advancement of the interpreter’s ethical, critical decision process.
Professional recognition endorsements began in the early 1990s by achieving the highest level of an Arizona QA system and obtaining a CI and CT from RID, respectively. Following an injury related compulsory sabbatical of two and a half years, Martin returned to interpreting and ultimately earned his current certification of NIC-Advanced. Some of his contributions include presenting workshops, directing a formal internship/mentorship program for a community based interpreting agency, and mentoring many ITP students and graduates in Oregon, Arizona, Washington, and California for nearly two decades.

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