The IMIA is governed by an Executive Board and consists also in structure of State and Country Representatives who run IMIA activities in their respective states and countries. Please go to www.imiaweb.org to see the activities of those states with respect to language access and medical interpreting. 

IMIA is Seeking State and Country Representatives

The IMIA does not yet have a state representative in every state, nor a country representative in each country but we are growing rapidly with your involvement!.

The responsibilities of an IMIA State Representative are:

- To represent the IMIA members in their state
- To promote the profession and the IMIA organization in their state to non-members
- To enable and coordinate IMIA Symposiums in their state
- Act as a liaison with the IMIA state members and with state organizations interested in language access by forming strategic alliances with these organizations
- Moderate periodic conference calls with members of their state (could be bimonthly or quarterly)
- Our liaison to keep the Executive Board informed of what is happening in your state
- To attend monthly IMIA state rep meetings via conference call on second Friday of each month at 4pm EST
- To attend yearly State Rep face-to-face meeting at IMIA conference in October
- To agree to a term of two years concurrent with Board elections
- Update state webpage on IMIA website with information relevant to state initiatives and regional and state organizations
- Other initiatives as deemed necessary for the specific needs of their state

If you are interested in becoming a state rep please submit your resume and a 200-word essay to info@imiaweb.org.  

200-Word Essay
The essay should describe your passion for the profession and what experience and skills you believe you bring to the IMIA Representative role. It should also include any ideas you have as to what you think you could do in this position for the organization.