About the Panelists:

Rebecca Buchan, MA, CI, CT, IIC

Rebecca Buchan is the Director of ASL Services and Education at LUNA Language Services. She has dedicated two decades to the field of American Sign Language interpreting. She holds the highest national certification for ASL interpreters and completed her master’s degree in Organizational Communication. Rebecca has served on several professional non-profit boards, including the State of Indiana’s Board of Interpreting Standards, and has interpreted for all levels of government proceedings. She is an interpreting mentor, educator, and national presenter. Rebecca’s specific passion is to help new interpreters build a bridge between formal training and/or grassroots interpreting experiences and the real world of interpreting.  

Valerie Huang, MA, CHI™ -Mandarin

Valerie Huang is the language services manager for Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is a CCHI Commissioner. Valerie earned a MA in Human Resource Development and completed the World Language Education licensure program at the Ohio State University.  Leveraging her academic experiences, Valerie expands her career in several industries including banking, nonprofit, and healthcare and her career journey has been fueled with a passion for empowering interpreters to identify the learning strategy they need to succeed.  Valerie is pursuing a doctorate degree in education with research interests in examining practices and supporting factors related to guidance and learning at the workplace.

Analía C. Lang, BA, CHI-Spanish

Analía C. Lang, CHI-Spanish, acquired her BA from Indiana University. She has been a medical interpreter since 2005 and has trained healthcare interpreters for more than 15 years. Currently, Analía serves as an UpHealth/Martti training specialist and subject matter expert in language access, quality, and training for remote interpreters. Analía has developed webinars, workshops, and training curricula for the interpreting community. She has been a presenter at several conferences, has contributed to The Remote Interpreter book, and serves as a member of the NCIHC Standards and Training Committee and its National Standards of Practice work group.

Erin Rosales, BA, CPTD, CHI-Spanish

Erin Rosales is the Director of Training and Development for Connecting Cultures, Inc. where she oversees the initial training and continued professional development programs for the team of staff interpreters and administrative personnel. She also designs and facilitates continuing education classes for healthcare interpreters across the nation. She holds a Certified Professional in Talent Development credential from the ATD and is a Certified Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish practitioner. Currently, she is a commissioner and secretary of CCHI. She is a member of the NCIHC Standards and Training Committee and is chair of the committee’s Home for Trainers webinar work group.

About the Moderator:

Elena Langdon, M.A., CT, CoreCHI-Portuguese

Elena Langdon is an intercultural communication expert, Portuguese-English interpreter, translator, writer, researcher, and interpreter trainer. She is a longtime member of the NCIHC’s Home for Trainers webinar work group.