Official OCCI Accredited Community Interpreter Launch Event
December 1, 2015
Thank you to everyone who made the Official Launch Event a success!
On December 1st, the OCCI hosted a special event at Toronto City Hall to officially mark the launch of the OCCI Accredited Community Interpreter. Over 200 attendess joined to help us celebrate this major milestone in the professionalization of the industry.
OCCI had speakers from three levels of government and from the OCCI leadership, including:
Ms. Donna Achimov - Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Ms. Kristyn Wong-Tam - Counsellor attending on behalf of the City of Toronto Mayor
Mr. Don Leacock - Manager Language Services – Workplace Safety and Insurance Board WSIB
OCCI also received messages of support for the new OCCI-ACI accreditation that were shared with the audience from the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, the Hon. David Zimmer, MPP, Willowdale, the Hon. Reza Moridi, MPP, Richmond Hill and from Ms. Alison Hedden - Ministry of the Attorney General.
A special thanks to all OCCI members for making this dream a reality. WE DID IT!
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 Networking at the OCCI-ACI Launch |  Ms. Kristyn Wong-Tam - Councillor attending on behalf of the City of Toronto Mayor |  Ms. Donna Achimov - Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada |
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 Ms. Stella Rahman - OCCI member - APLI Vice-President |  Ms. Soheila Khatami - Chair OCCI Accreditation Committee - APLI President |  Mr. Paul Penzo - OCCI member - AILIA rep to OCCI |
 Ms. Sepideh Salimi - Accreditation Administrator for OCCI-ACI - APLI Vice-President |  Lola Bendana and Paul Penzo - OCCI members - AILIA reps to OCCI |  Ms. Maricela Lozano - OCCI member |
 LolaBendana.jpgMs. Lola Bendana - OCCI member - AILIA President |  Ms. Lisete Figueiredo - OCCI member |  Mr. Don Leacock - Manager Language Services, WSIB, Ms. Kristyn Wong-Tam - Counsellor attending on behalf of the City of Toronto Mayor, Ms. Donna Achimov - Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Ms. Sepideh Salimi - OCCI and APLI Board |
 Frances Adler - OCCI member |  Mr. Don Leacock - Manager Language Services – WSIB |  Ms. Diana Abraham was honoured during the OCCI-ACI Launch for her extensive contributions to the professionalization of interpretation in Canada. She was one of the founders of Critical Link, member of the HIN Board, Senior Policy Advisor for the Ministry of Citizenship and a tireless advocate for quality interpreting and equal access to services. Thank you Diana! |
 Ms. Axelle Janczur - OCCI member |  OCCI in Council Chambers |  Lola Bendana, Stella Rahman, Kawal Kahlon,Orestes Robledo, Soheila Khatami, Grace Eagan, Behnaz Saadat, Leelia Pekarsky, Lisete Figueiredo, Evelin Garcia. |
 Paul Penzo, Stella Rahman, Soheila Khatami, Counsellor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Grace Eagan |  Setting up |  Stella Rahman and Councillor Wong-Tam |