Alabama State Chapter Chair: Oscar Comulada, CMI IMIAAlabama@imiaweb.org Visit the Alabama page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/al.asp Arizona State Chapter Chair: Jeanette Anders IMIAArizona@imiaweb.org Visit the Arizona page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/az.asp Arkansas State Chapter Chair: Chris Williams IMIAArkansas@imiaweb.org Visit the Alrkansas page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/AK.asp California State Chapter Chair: Carlos Garcia IMIACalifornia@imiaweb.org Visit the California page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/ca.asp Connecticut State Chapter Chair: Marisa Gillio IMIAConnecticut@imiaweb.org Visit the Connecticut page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/CT.asp Georgia State Chapter Chair: Julie Garren de Flores IMIAGeorgia@imiaweb.org Visit the Georgia page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/ga.asp Indiana State Chapter Chair: Maria Schwieter IMIAIndiana@imiaweb.org Visit the Georgia page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/in.asp Louisiana State Chapter Chair: Claudia Adamcewicz IMIALouisiana@imiaweb.org Visit the Louisiana page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/la.asp Massachusetts State Chapter Chair: Anastasia Antoniou IMIAMassachusetts@imiaweb.org Visit the Massachusetts page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/ma.asp Minnesota State Chapter Chair: Tessa Donato IMIAMinnesota@imiaweb.org Visit the Minnesota page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/mn.asp Nevada State Chapter Chair: Alvaro Vergara-Mery IMIANevada@imiaweb.org Visit the Nevada page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/nv.asp

New Hampshire State Chapter Chair: Alexandra Baer, CMI IMIANewHampshire@imiaweb.org Visit the New Hampshire page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/nh.asp New York State Chapter Chair: Eric Candle IMIANewYork@imiaweb.org Visit the New York page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/ny.asp Ohio State Chapter Chair: Dr. John Makary IMIAOhio@imiaweb.org Visit the Ohio page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/oh.asp Oklahoma State Chapter Chair: Tina Peña IMIAOklahoma@imiaweb.org Visit the Oklahoma page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/ok.asp Pennsylvania State Chapter Chair: Kathryn Hiester, CMI IMIAPennsylvania@imiaweb.org Visit the Pennsylvania page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/pa.asp Rhode Island State Chapter Chair: Isabel Mendes-Connor IMIARhodeIsland@imiaweb.org Visit the Rhode Island page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/rhodeisland.asp Texas State Chapter Chair: Alfredo Mercuri IMIATexas@imiaweb.org Visit the Texas page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/tx.asp Utah State Chapter Chair: Angela Outzen, CMI IMIAUtah@imiaweb.org Visit the Utah page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/utah.asp Virginia State Chapter Chair: Rosemary Rodriguez IMIAVirginia@imiaweb.org Visit the Virginia page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/va.asp Washington State Chapter Chair: Barry Fatland IMIAWashingtonState@imiaweb.org Visit the Washington State page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/wa.asp West Virginia State Chapter Chair: Linda Joyce IMIAWestVirginia@imiaweb.org Visit the West Virginia page at: http://www.imiaweb.org/states/wva.asp

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CITIES

San Francisco
City Chapter Chair:
Carlos Garcia
IMIASanFrancisco@imiaweb.org

Visit the San Francisco page at:
http://www.imiaweb.org/states/sf.asp




Los Angeles

City Chapter Chair:
Lourdes L. Cerna
IMIALosAngeles@imiaweb.org

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Loss In the IMIA Family:

Angelina Levitskaya
Dec. 20, 2011
Angelina Levitskaya, IMIA Representative for Arkansas, passed away December 20, at age 64. Angelina helped develop the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters certification exam as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), and served on the Testing committee. She was an energetic and determined advocate for medical interpreting standardization. "It is indeed very sad and unexpected to learn the news of her death. She would have wanted us to continue full steam ahead with our certification program. She was one of the original IMIA state reps and was there from the beginning in the process of making medical interpreters certification a reality."  Dr. Alvaro Vergara, Director National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.

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IMIA is Seeking State and International Representatives

The IMIA does not yet have a state representative in every state, nor a country representative in each country but we are growing rapidly with your involvement!.

The responsibilities of an IMIA State Representative are:

- To represent the IMIA members in their state
- To promote the profession and the IMIA organization in their state to non-members
- To enable and coordinate IMIA Symposiums in their state
- Act as a liaison with the IMIA state members and with state organizations interested in language access by forming strategic alliances with these organizations
- Moderate periodic conference calls with members of their state (could be bimonthly or quarterly)
- Our liaison to keep the Executive Board informed of what is happening in your state
- To attend monthly IMIA state rep meetings via conference call on second Friday of each month at 4pm EST
- To attend yearly State Rep face-to-face meeting at IMIA conference in October
- To agree to a term of two years concurrent with Board elections
- Update state webpage on IMIA website with information relevant to state initiatives and regional and state organizations
- Other initiatives as deemed necessary for the specific needs of their state

Requirements for IMIA Representation:
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Requirements_for_IMIA_Representation.pdf

Questions may be directed to info@imiaweb.org

State Rep Log-in Page:
http://www.imiaweb.org/states/statereps.asp