Sarah Bourque, NIC

Experience

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  Baltimore County Public Schools

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

  Sign Language Interpreter
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  Tennessee School For The Deaf

  Jul 2007 - Apr 2011

  • Coordinated weekly ground and air transportation for over 100 students. • Supervised and trained up to 25 bus and plane chaperones. • Managed inventory, purchasing, ordering, and delivery of supplies for the Department of Student Life. • Obtained and negotiated bids for large purchases. • Facilitated trainings and workshops for up to 80 staff. • Maintained records and scheduled upkeep of department vehicles.

  • Coordinator of Transportation and Business

    Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Youth Service Worker

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
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  The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2015

  Coordinator/Scheduler

  • Collaborated with campus partners to ensure academic and non-academic programs were accessible to Deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals. • Coordinated interpreting, transcribing, and captioning services for entire Knoxville campus. • Educated and trained campus community on best practices when working with Deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals. • Developed training opportunities and provided evaluative feedback for interpreters, transcribers and captioners. • Maintained and procured transcribing, captioning, and video interpreting technology and equipment. • Collected and maintained appropriate data to document the effectiveness of all Office of Disability Services programs. • Drafted and distributed department strategic plans, annual reports, and other assessment tools for division and campus administration.• Committees: Division of Student Life Assessment Team Member Ignite Summit Facilitator and Task Force Member Dean of Students Recognition Committee Show less

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  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Jan 2016 - now

  Sign Language Interpreter

  Facilitate communication between Deaf/hard-of-hearing and non-signing individuals using American Sign Language, signed English, or other form of manual communication in a variety of higher education settings including classroom, lecture, small group, one-on-one, public events, etc.

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  Knoxville Center Of The Deaf

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2020

  Sign Language Interpreter

  Facilitate communication between Deaf/hard-of-hearing and non-signing individuals using American Sign Language, signed English, or other form of manual communication in a variety of community settings including medical appointments, emergency room visits, job interviews, company meetings, primary and secondary education, etc.

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  Sorenson Communications

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2021

  Sign Language Interpreter

  Facilitate communication between Deaf/hard-of-hearing and non-signing individuals using American Sign Language, signed English, or other form of manual communication via video relay.