Carli Jones
Apt #***
Hendersonville, TN 37075
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Highlights
●Multiple leadership roles within the Deaf community
●Hard worker, motivated, and dedicated to the Deaf community and Interpreting profession
●Consistently goes above and beyond expectations
●Excellent Sign-to-Voice skills
●Provides Deaf Blind interpreting and SSP workshops
●Hard of Hearing and hearing aid user
●American Sign Language, PSE, SEE, Deaf Blind Pro-tactile and Haptic, Close Vision Interpreter
●Highest scoring student accepted to Eastern Kentucky University’s Interpreter Education Program CCIE accredited
●Pioneered several events to bring the Deaf community and ASL students together: Silent Coffee, John Maucere Comedy Show, Movie Nights, Study Groups
●Certified SSP
●Trained across community, platform, medical, performance, educational (k-12 and postsecondary), legal, social work, and many other settings
●5 years of Spanish instruction, conversational speaker
●Theater Background
●Tutor for Deaf college students in Math, Science, and English
●Previous work as an English editor with Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
●Honors/Dean’s List Student with 3.5 GPA
●Graduated High School 1 year early with Honors, Graduated Cum Laude from College
Work experience
Freelance Interpreter
Bridges, The Language People
July 2017-
Bridges
Staff Interpreter
March 2016- July 2017
935 Edgehill Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
Bonefish Grill
Server
May 2015- November 2015
Lexington, Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
ASLIE Student Worker
January 2013- September 2015
Richmond, KY
Wallace Building
Eastern Kentucky University
Library Dean’s Office Student Worker
June 2013-October 2013
Richmond, KY
Grant Library
Wells Fargo
Teller
October 2012- May 2013 (Out of State Move)
Anchorage, AK
5th Avenue Mall
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
Editor/ Database Manager
2010-2015
Tina San Roman/Tiffany Stewart
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Education
Northeast High School
Clarksville, TN
2007-2009
Wasilla High School
Wasilla, AK
2009-2010
University of Alaska Anchorage
American Sign Language and Spanish
Anchorage, AK
2010-2013
3.5 GPA
Eastern Kentucky University
B.S ASL/English Interpretation and B.A. Deaf Studies
Cum Laude
Richmond, KY
2013-2016
3.6 GPA
Performances
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN 2016-2017
●2/5/2016 Winter Jam: Crowder, Matthew West, For King and Country, Lauren Daigle, Sidewalk Prophets, Family Force Five, Newsong, KB, Trip Lee, Stars Go Dim, We Are Messengers, RED
●10/02/2016: Beyonce’
●2/3/2017 Winter Jam: David Crowder, Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Sadie Robertson, Thousand Foot Krutch, Andy Mineo, Colton Dixon, Newsong, Tony Nolan, OBB, Sarah Reeves, Steven Malcolm.
●4/14/2017 Good Friday Nashville: Chris Tomlin, Big Daddy Weave, Max Lucedo, Zach Williams, Mosaic MSC
●5/1/2017: Chris Brown: The Party Tour featuring 50 Cent, Fabolous, O.T. Genasis, Kap G
Nashville Pride Fest 2017: La Bouche, Lizzo, Big Frieda,
Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN 2016-2017
●8/5-8/6/2016: Living Proof Live : Christian Event and Worship
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Nashville, TN 2017
●3/17/17 TedxNashville: Albatross
The Basement East
Nashville, TN 2016 -2017
●9/9/2016: St Paul and the Broken Bones
●1/18/2017: Madeleine Slate and
Troutt Theatre, Belmont University
Nashville, TN 2017
●1/21/2017: Romeo and Juliet
The Grand Ole’ Opry
Nashville, TN 2016-2017
●3/26/2017: Jeannie Seely, Love and Theft, Mike Snider, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Cole Swindell
●4/4/16: Riders in the Sky, Del Mcroury, Chris Janson
●8/23/2016: Connie Smith, Steve Moakler, Chris Janson, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan, Cole Swindell, Dierks Bentley
●9/27/2016: Little Big Town
L27 Rooftop Bar
Nashville, TN 2017
●8/2/2017: Love and Theft, Maggie Rose
Relevant Experience
American Sign Language Club
University of Alaska Anchorage
President/Head of Events
2011-2013
Deaf Jam Basketball Team
Anchorage, AK
Volunteer
2012 & 2013
American Sign Language Association
Eastern Kentucky University
President
2013-2016
Hands Alive
Volunteer
2014
ASL Living Learning Community at EKU News Report
Interpreter
2014
Deafestival Louisville-EKU
Support Service Provider for Deaf-Blind
2014
Kentucky Association of the Deaf-Blind
Support Service Provider for Deaf-Blind
2015
Deaf Nation Expo- EKU
Support Service Provider for Deaf Blind/Interpreter
2015
Volunteer
Kentucky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
2013, 2014, 2015
Volunteer
Deaf World at EKU
2014
Event Coordinator/President of Sponsoring Club
John Maucere Comedy Show
April 17th 2015
Sorenson Observations
2015
Staff Interpreter
2016-2017
Deaf Blind 101 Presenter
Bridges
5/20/2017 and 5/21/2017
co presenter: Marilyn Trader, MSW HKNC
Freelance Interpreter
2017
Awards
Recognition of Achievement and Dedication to the Deaf Community
University of Alaska Anchorage
Award $750
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dean’s List
2011, 2012, 2013
Eastern Kentucky University
Dean’s List
2013, 2014, 2015
Eastern Kentucky University
Dean’s Award
2015
Honor Society (honorsociety.org)
Honors Student
2016
References
Mike Helms
Director of Adult Education and Outreach
Bridges
Personal: 615-***-**** (text or Facetime)
Eric Workman
Vice President and Director of Interpreting Services
Bridges
Personal: 615-***-****
Kiley Scott
Interpreter Coordinator
Bridges
Personal: 202-494- 6217
Vicki Brashear
Instructor
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Department
Eastern Kentucky University
Phone: 859-***-****
Karen Millsap-O’Hicks
ASL Specialist II and Faculty Advisor for ASLA
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Department
Eastern Kentucky University
VP: 859-***-****
Email:
Jenny Rieck
Administrative Assistant and Supervisor
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Department
Eastern Kentucky University
Patrick Weeks
ASL/Deaf Studies Instructor
714-***-**** text only
916-***-**** videophone
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Bryan Bowen
ASL Specialist
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Department
Eastern Kentucky University
Facetime/Text 502-***-****
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