About Us
Our Mission
To create a community of interpreters that collaborates to grow as a profession and in turn provide the highest quality of communication access to the Deaf community of New Mexico. The mission of the New Mexico Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is to further the profession of signed language interpreters in the state of New Mexico.
Collaboration
Professionalism
Provider
Awareness
2022-2024 NMRID Board of Directors
These individuals volunteer their time and energy to ensure that our professional organization meets the needs of its members.
Jacqueline Trujillo
Member-at-Large
Please welcome our newest Member-at-Large, Jacqueline Trujillo. (Bio to come.)
Rhonda Hall
President
Please welcome our new President, Rhonda Hall. (Bio to come.)
Contact: PresidentNMRID@gmail.com
Position Currently Available
Vice President
This position is currently available. If you are interested to learn more of this position, please contact our current President.
Contact: PresidentNMRID@gmail.com
Kaelin Tonrey
Secretary
Kaelin Tonrey is a signed language interpreter from Taos, New Mexico. She moved to Albuquerque for college and got her interpreting degree from the University of New Mexico in 2021. Since then, she’s been working in a variety of settings getting as much experience as she can. She has done New Mexico Mentoring and is now an apprentice for the New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Contact: secretary.nmrid@gmail.com
Ashley Wachter
Treasurer
Hey, guys! I’m Ashley. I moved to New Mexico in 2011 to grow closer to my family and to also get my academic goals back on track. After graduating from UNM’s Interpreting Program in 2018, I completed the NMCDHH’s internship and worked full time freelance interpreting in our community until 2021, when I jumped into the educational system. I’m motivated to contribute what I can here to empower and foster our local Deaf and interpreting communities. Reach out if you’ve got any great ideas for our community!
Contact: TreasurerNMRID@gmail.com
Aly Valdez
Member-at-Large
Hello! My name is Aly Valdez and I have been a freelance interpreter for a little over a year since graduating from the Signed Language Interpreting Program at UNM in May 2021. I have lived in Albuquerque my whole life and love it! I can’t imagine living anywhere else, though I do like to travel and visit other places. I am passionate about improving my interpreting skills and hope to become a better interpreter every day. I went into the interpreting program as a non-traditional student having gotten a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts several years earlier and choosing to go back to school after rediscovering my passion for signed language and learning about Deaf culture. I value transparency and honesty and hope to bring that to everything I do. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my partner, Kevin, and stepson, Gunnar, as well as our extended family and friends. I enjoy reading, creating art, and cuddling with my pets and basically any animal that will let me. I am also a huge fan of New Mexico United and you can catch me at all of the home matches in the supporter’s section (and some away matches too!). I look forward to the learning opportunities that this position will offer and hope to meet all of the NMRID members someday!
Contact: MemberatLarge1.nmrid@gmail.com
Kaylee Fragoso
Member-at-Large
Kaylee Fragoso was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2019 she graduated from UNM with her BS in Signed Language Interpreting and went on to intern with RGCA. Kaylee enjoyed working as a freelance community interpreter for two years but has since transitioned into being a full-time educational interpreter in Albuquerque. She is eager to serve our Deaf and interpreting communities as a member of the board and in her work.
Contact: MemberatLarge1.nmrid@gmail.com
Committees
Certification Maintenance Program
Chair: Jacqueline Trujillo
Contact CMP sponsors
Fundraising
Chair: Julie Nagle
Contact Fundraising Committee
Professional Development
Chair: Position Available
Contact NMRID President to Inquire
Scholarship and Professional Stipends
Chair: Cara Balestrieri
Contact Scholarship Committee
ProBono Requests
Committee Members: Kaylee Fragoso, Aly Valdez, Rhonda Hall, Jacqueline Trujillo, Dylan Lorraine
Contact ProBono Request Committee
Community Engagement
Committee Members: Jared Mills and Dylan Lorraine
Contact Community Engagement Committee