Steve Fitzmaurice
CI, CT, NAD V, EIPA 4.5 is nearly completed his Master’s degree in Interpreting Pedagogy from Northeastern University. As an interpreter for nearly 20 years, there are few settings Steve has not encountered as an interpreter. He is the creator, and Project Director, of the South Carolina Interpreter Recruitment & Training (SCIRT) Project which aims to reduce the critical shortage of qualified educational interpreters in South Carolina through recruitment, education, and assessment. More recently, Steve works as adjunct faculty at the Spartanburg Community College Interpreter Training Program. Steve served on the South Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (SC RI D) Boa rd of Directors for eight years; the latter as President. He is also the past-chair of the Registry of Interpreters (RID) Affiliate Chapter Relations Committee and currently serves on the RID Scholarships & Awards Committee. Steve is a two time recipient of the SC RID Interpreter of the Year Award, the SC RID Service Provider of the Year Award, and the RID Region II President’s Award. Steve resides in Spartanburg, South Carolina with his wife, and twin daughters; the angels in his life.
