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Juliana Apfel
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Subject Matter Experts
Dr. Jeremy L. Brunson is an applied sociologist and sign language interpreter focused on legal interactions. With over two decades of experience in civil, probate, criminal, and juvenile matters, his work spans local courts, U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Holding a Ph.D. in Sociology alongside degrees in Justice & Social Inquiry and Disability Studies, he has taught undergraduate and graduate students and published and presented on legal interpreting, research methodologies, the interdisciplinary field of interpreting studies, video relay service, identity politics, the commodification of access, and the invisible work of Deaf people in the interpreting process.
Sandra McClure (she/her) is a nationally certified American Sign Language (ASL)-English interpreter, educator, and mentor with NIC, SC:L, and ED:K-12 credentials. Sandra earned her PhD in Interpretation and Translation Studies from Gallaudet University, where her dissertation examined ASL-English Interpreters’ Preparation Practices in Legal Settings, a Masters in ASL-English Interpreting Pedagogy, a Bachelors in Criminal Justice, and three Associate degrees in interpreter training, forensics and crime scene technology, and criminal justice, which inform her work in legal settings. Sandra currently serves as vice chair of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Legal Interpreters Member Section (LIMS), having previously served as chair and Region II representative.
Cheryl was previously the staff sign language interpreter for the Arkansas state courts and is now a
freelance interpreter in Mississippi. She has been a facilitator with both Project CLIMB (Culvang Legal
Interpreters of Marginalized Backgrounds, the IRIS Project (Improving Rural Interpreng Skills) and as a
mentor with SIGN (Southeastern Interpreters Guidance Network). Cheryl began her interpreng career
in Edmonton Alberta, Canada prior to moving to Arkansas in 1999. A Deaf-parented interpreter, and
raised in a large Deaf family, Cheryl lives in Louisville Mississippi with her husband and has 4 children and
7 grandchildren. For fun, she enjoys riding her motorcycle, volunteering with veteran’s programs,
gardening, and spending me with her family.
Schawn Hardesty, M.A., CI, CT, NIC Advanced, SC: Legal. Lifelong learning is at the heart of Schawn’s work. She had the opportunity to serve as the Director of Operations for the University of Northern Colorado’s Cultivating Legal Interpreters from Minority Background (UNC-Project CLIMB) and Project Director of the Improving Rural Interpreter Skills Project (UNC-IRIS) and is honored to be appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court’s Interpreter and Language Access Commission as its ASL Interpreter Representative. Schawn draws on her professional knowledge and lived experience to promote each learner’s opportunity for cura personalis, or development of the whole person.