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Upcoming Mentoring & Courses

Mentor Program

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The CCSLI Center Mentoring Program offers interpreters a structured pathway to strengthen interpreting skills in preparation for professional performance and certification. With a curriculum developed by leaders in the field, each block provides targeted training in critical competencies interpreters need for success.

Program Highlights

  • Individualized learning plan based on your most recent assessment (EIPA, NIC, BEI, or SLI-SE)
  • One-on-one weekly sessions (60 minutes) with mentors who specialize in specific skill blocks
  • Structured homework each week to deepen practice and reinforce concepts – Four-week block format
  • $259 per block — with guided activities and measurable skill focus
  • Comprehensive program option — all 8 blocks for $1600 (covers the full curriculum)
  • Professional feedback that supports growth and consistency
  • Flexible enrollment — select individual blocks or complete the full sequence


Mentorship You Can Trust

Our mentor team includes nationally certified interpreters and Deaf professionals who bring both practical expertise and cultural insight. Each mentor is carefully matched to the block(s) they teach, ensuring you receive training from someone with proven skill in that area. This dual perspective — interpreter experience and Deaf cultural knowledge — enriches your learning and strengthens your interpreting practice.


Why CCSLI Center? –

  • Curriculum built on established best practices in interpreter training
  • Leadership review ensures you are paired with the right blocks and mentors
  • Designed to strengthen the skills most relevant to certification and classroom practice
  • Structure that adapts to your goals, timeline, and professional needs
REGISTER FOR MENTORING

Please fill in the following form to be notified when registrations are open:

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    Upcoming Workshops

    Picture of Instructor: Gail K. Carmona MBA NIC ED:K-12

    Instructor: Gail K. Carmona MBA NIC ED:K-12

    Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Gail relocated to California in 2000. She has worked as an interpreter for the State of California’s Department of Rehabilitation, interpreted at numerous colleges and universities, worked in the cruise industry, and interpreted in K-12 settings.

    Additionally, she has experience in VRS. Gail is an active member of CASLI (formerly AVLIC) and CIT. In 2008, Gail founded Central Coast Sign Language Interpreters LLC (now CCSLI INC), which provides both interpreting services throughout California and sign language interpreter training services nationally. She has served on RID’s Educational Interpreter Task Force and for eight years as an Evaluator for the EIPA. In 2018, Gail developed the Sign Language Interpreter – Skills Evaluation (SLI-SE) and continues to work with the SLI-SE as an evaluator

    Picture of Instructor: Dustin Yaeger BA:

    Instructor: Dustin Yaeger BA:

    Dustin is a native user of American Sign Language and as a result, he brings the important perspective of being a Deaf consumer of interpreting services.

    He has worked as a translator in New York on projects that provide Deaf access to education in ASL. He holds a bachelors degree in English and is a member of the Conference of Interpreter Trainers. In addition to teaching ASL, for the past 5 years Dustin has worked as a Deaf Interpreter and Interpreter Mentor.