All offices for Interpreting/ASL Education are located on the second floor of  Union Hall
Alan A. Atwood
Alan A. Atwood is a Professor in the Interpreting/American Sign Language Education Program.  He is a hearing child of Deaf parents and maternal grandparents. His degrees and academic coursework include a Bachelor of Science in Deaf Education from the University of Tennessee, at Knoxville; a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Supervision: Area of the Deaf, from the National Leadership Training Program, California State University at Northridge; and substantial post-graduate coursework in Foreign and Second Language Education at The Ohio State University, Columbus.  He has also earned the Comprehensive Skills Certificate from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the American Sign Language Teachers Association Professional Certification.  He is married and has four children, and enjoys outdoor activities.  
Union 212  (614) 287-5164
aatwood@cscc.edu

Christine A. Evenson
Chris is the coordinator and a full-time Assistant Professor for the Interpreting/American Sign Language Education program.  She graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associate of Applied Sciences in Interpreting/Transliterating. She holds two degrees from the Ohio State University - a Bachelor of Science Degree in English Education and English as a Second Language, and a Master of Arts Degree in Foreign and Second Language Education.  Chris established a program offering ASL as a foreign language in the Westerville City Schools and taught there for eight years before joining the staff at CSCC.  She is currently working on her Qualified Level Certification for American Sign Language Teacher’s Association. Married, with five children, she enjoys gardening and reading.

Union 214 (614) 287-5616
cevenson@cscc.edu
TTY (614) 469-0333
Carole R. Francis  
Carole is the Clinical Coordinator and adjunct faculty member in the Interpreting/American Sign Language Education Program.  Carole has been in the field of Sign Language interpreting for 31 years and is a certified member of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.  She attended the National Interpreter Training Consortium at California State University at Northridge and the Rehabilitation Services Commission “Share Your Knowledge” (for mentors of interpreters) training.  Having co-founded and co-directed two interpreting services agencies, she has a great deal of administrative experience in addition to interpreting.  Carole is married, has one daughter and two step grandsons.

Union 215 (614) 287-5744
cfrancis@cscc.edu

Joan Kimbler
Joan is the secretary of the Interpreting/ASL Education Program and has been employed at Columbus State Community College for five years.  She has worked for twenty-five years in the secretarial field. Joan is married and has two children.  Her hobbies are reading and gardening.  

 (614) 287-2540
Kathy Nunley
Kathy is the interpreting program tutor at Columbus State.  Before working at Columbus State, she worked at Deaf Services Center teaching community ASL classes for nine years.  Kathy is also the production supervisor at Deaf Initiatives.  She is married, has one daughter, and enjoys being active in the deaf community.

Union 127
Birdie8917@yahoo.com
TTY (614) 287-3975
Please contact her for individual tutoring at Kathynunley@yahoo.com or sign-up next to Union 136.

Please contact for individual tutoring. 

Tina J. Perry
Tina J. Perry is a full-time instructor in the Interpreting/American Sign Language Education program.  Tina’s parents are both Deaf and reside here in Ohio.  She has a Bachelor of Science from Wilberforce University and has a Masters degree from Ohio University.  She holds a Certificate of Interpretation & Certificate of Transliteration from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and a level 5 Master certificate from The National Association of the Deaf.  Tina is married and has 5 children.


Union 215  (614) 287-3688
tperry@cscc.edu