Welcome to the West Virginia Chapter of the IMIA. The IMIA's goal is for all IMIA Chapters to flourish to meet all the needs of the members of each region. While the IMIA is international it believes in the 'Think Global, Act Local' motto. We will have periodic conference calls to allow members in this region to network and find ways to advance the profession together in the region. Please email your representative with ideas, issues, and topics that you think should be discussed. The IMIA believes that organizing an IMIA Symposium each year in each state should be a key goal of the Chapter. If you are willing to volunteer to assist, please let your representative know.
 
Events
To find or post medical interpreting conferences or events in West Virginia go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in West Virginia go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in West Virginia go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in West Virginia go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/corporatememberdirectory.asp
 
Registry
To be listed in the IMIA Interpreter Registry go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/members/application.asp

West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/
 
West Virginia Office of Minority Health:
http://www.wvomh.org/
 
The web site below gives the regional offices of the OCR by states and how to file a complaint:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/about/rgn-hqaddresses.html

West Virginia Hospital Association
http://www.wvha.com/hospitals/default.asp

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The IMIA is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Joyce as the IMIA State Chapter Chair for West Virginia.  To contact Linda please email IMIAWestVirginia@imiaweb.org.

Linda Joyce is a professional interpreter, interpreter trainer, language proficiency tester and language solutions specialist. She was the former Director of Language Interpretive Services at Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia where she helped develop and implement an innovative system of language access and collaborated with other departments and community groups to transform language services into a professional, multi-service department. Linda interprets remotely and also presents workshops nationally and internationally on aspects of best practices for providing linguistically and culturally competent language services. She is an advocate for the continuing development of the medical interpreting profession and proud to be the West Virginia State Representative for the International Medical Interpreting Association. Linda is also on the Leadership Committee of the Medical Interpreter Network of Georgia, and serves on Language Line University’s Global Advisory Board. Linda has lived and worked in Spain, Brazil and Mexico and was a former Gulbenkian scholar in Lisbon, Portugal. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

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State Vice Chair Position Vacant

To Apply Please See Requirements for IMIA Representation:
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Requirements_for_IMIA_Representation.pdf.

Please Note:
Only one letter of recommendation is required for vice-chairs, not two.

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