Mentoring in the Middle

Presenter: Donna Reiter Brandwein

Cultivating next steps in the middle of your interpreting career (intended for all levels)

Summary:

Are you in the middle of your interpreting career and at a loss as to how to improve? Attain the master level of work you wish to achieve? Willing to practice if you knew how? MENTORING IN THE MIDDLE is a step by step guide to help you reach your goals. Synthesizing the latest research, trends in the field and practical methods of improving our work, this workshop will guide you to create a specific and concrete plan by the end of our session.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

-Participants will build and leave with a plan for practice.
-Participants will demonstrate an understanding of where their current level of work is through questions and discussion.
-Participants will be able to list, both in discussion and in writing 3 goals for improvement and 3 methods of obtaining those goals.

Details:

Date: February 27, 2026

Time: 8:30-3:00 (8:15AM Registration)

• 45 minute lunch on your own

Location: 475 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178

6.25 - CEUS and CPDUs provided

BIO:

Donna Reiter Brandwein is a 1982 graduate of the Master's program at UWM's ITP. Her BA from Loyola University of Chicago was in Acting, English and Education. She has worked as a staff interpreter in educational settings from K-12 and post-secondary education and training sites as well as freelancing both virtually and in real life for medical, religious, social services, government, mental health, business and political settings. She joined with 2 other interpreters for 7 years to create and run a non-profit SIGN ON STAGE (SOS) that provided interpreters, informational newsletters and technical support for many of the professional theaters in the Chicagoland area. Becoming a designated interpreter 18 years ago has been a wonderfully fulfilling chapter in her work. After mentoring for many years, her latest effort is MENTORING IN THE MIDDLE, a pilot project for interpreters mid-career who desire one-on-one mentoring or experienced interpreters wishing to mentor others. RID certified with a CSC, CI and CT, she is also licensed to work in 5 states.

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