JACQUELINE SCHERTZ
251 Milburn Street, Rochester, NY 14607 w 585-286-2592 Videophone w jschertz@rochester.rr.com
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Practicum Coordinator, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
American Sign Language and Interpreting Education, Rochester, NY 8/2008-Present
® Teach Practicum and Seminar I and II courses and contribute to curriculum development and evaluation.
® Coordinate appropriate volunteer interpreting opportunities/requests for student interpreters.
® Identify and match appropriate sites and mentors for interpreting student practicum.
® Train mentors and prepare students for their practicum.
Adjunct Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY 6/2007-7/2008
w Provide special group and one-to-one American Sign Language instruction to RIT staff in these departments: Development and Alumni Relations; Communication Support Services; Master of Science in Secondary Education; Director of Development, NTID; and, Residence Life (since 1996).
Certified Deaf Interpreter, Sign Language Connection, Inc., Rochester, NY 12/2001-Present
w Provide tactile and close-vision sign language interpreting services to deaf-blind individuals, translating from English into American Sign Language grammar and vice versa.
Docent, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY 2004-Present
w Provide customized tours of the museum’s collections in American Sign Language.
Instructor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 9/2003-12/2003
w Provided instruction for American Sign Language 101 course, utilizing the Signing Naturally curriculum.
Counselor, Substance & Alcohol Intervention Services for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 1990-2001
w Responsible for providing Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) prevention education, short-term interventive counseling and support to AOD treatment programs for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Co-Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY 1999
Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY 1989-1991
w Developed curriculum, student instructional materials, and provided classroom instruction for Freshman Seminar course.
w Responsible for developing materials and providing instruction in the Life After College and Adjusting to Deafness courses in the areas of personal budgeting, housing, family planning, and job relationships from a Deaf culture perspective.
Host, Television Program “Hey Listen!” Visual Communication Services, Inc., Rochester, NY 1988-1990
w Responsible for producing and hosting a weekly TV talk show involving interviewing guests and moderating audience participation on issues affecting deaf people.
Program Director, Monroe County Association for Hearing Impaired People, The Health Association, Rochester, NY 1985-1988
w Responsible for developing, planning, budgeting implementing, supervising and analyzing programs to meet specific needs of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
EDUCATION
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Master of Science, Career and Human Resource Development 1997
Bachelor of Science, Social Work 1983
CERTIFICATIONS
Sign Communication Proficiency Interview, Superior Rating;
Rochester Institute of Technology/NTID, Rochester, NY 2000
Certified Deaf Interpreter, (CDI); Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. 2006
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES
Member, Sign Language Proficiency Interview Team; RIT/NTID 2009-Present
Participant, ASL Mentor and Facilitator Online Training; Distance Opportunities
for Interpreter Training; DO-IT Center, University of N. Colorado 2006
Coordinator, Kick-Off Event, Deaf Awareness Week; Rochester, NY 2004, 2006
Member, Deaf Health Community Committee; Rochester, NY 2005-2008
Participant, Signing Naturally Training: Level One; Flint, Michigan 2003
Member, RIT Alumni Network Board of Directors; Rochester, NY 2001-2008
Member, DePaul Embury Rd. House Community Advisory Board; Rochester, NY 1998-2002
Co-Chair, Deaf Sober House Committee; Rochester, NY 1996-1998
Member, RIT Social Work Advisory Board; Rochester, NY 1997-2003
Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Greater Rochester, NY 1994-1997
Member, Consumer Advisory Board; National Captioning Institute; Falls Church, Va. 1990-1993
Member, Board of Directors, Rochester School for the Deaf; Rochester, NY 1988-1991
Participant, National Theatre of the Deaf Professional School; Chester, Connecticut 1989
Evaluator, Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf, Inc., National Certification Board 1982-1986
AWARDS
40 Under 40, Rochester Business Journal 1999
Partners in Quality Award, East House Corporation 1995
College Teamwork Award, New York State
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services 1995
Deaf Woman of the Year, Quota International District 17 1988
PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Speaker, L’Chaim: To A Jewish Deaf Life, RIT/NTID; Rochester, NY 2010
Keynote Speaker, Memorial Art Gallery Highlights, NTID Digital Arts Awards; Rochester, NY 2008
Keynote Speaker, Signs of Sobriety, Sober Fest, East Brunswick, NJ 2000
Workshop Facilitator, Treatment without Glitches? Stepping Forward: Creative Approaches in Prevention,
Treatment and Recovery for Deaf People; Minneapolis, MN 2000
Presenter, Volunteers in Prevention, Promoting Education, Encouragement,
Resources and Support (VIP-PEERS), Austin, Texas 1999
