Staff
Who is IRIS?
IRIS Project Staff
Leadership
Schawn Hardesty
Director of IRIS
Kelly Decker
Project Coordinator
Grant Support
Betty Colonomos
Curriculum Developer
Amy Kroll
School Interpreting Series Instructional Coordinator & PSI Project Web Master
Jennifer Patterson
Accessibility & Quality Compliance Coordinator
Naomi Sheneman
Curriculum Developer
Facilitators and Mentors
IRIS Project’s ability to positively impact rural communities of Deaf people and interpreters would not be possible without dedicated facilitators to guide and foster communities of learning and mentors to provide participant-led individual and group mentorship.
Grant Recognition
The contents of this website were developed under a grant (H160D210006) from the Department of Education. HD160D210006 (University of Northern Colorado) IRIS Project - Improving Rural Interpreter Skills was one of several interpreter training projects to receive funding under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.160D: 2021-2026. IRIS was awarded under Specialty Area 5, field initiated, in the topic area of improving rural interpreting skills.
The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) website is a central portal for accessing archived and new rehabilitation training resources offering search capabilities, a quality rating system, as well as enhanced usability and accessibility.