Tarra Grammenos

Tarra works as an ASL/English interpreter and has for 15 years. She’s also the current President of MRID serving her fourth year. Tarra holds holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Graduate Certificate in Legal Interpreting, Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology of Deviance, and Associate’s Degree in ASL/English Interpreting. She also presents workshops around the country on the topic of suicide, as she is a sibling survivor of suicide. 

Tarra has been an ASL to English (voicing) mentor for various ASLIS programs since Spring of 2020. She works with mentees to improve their processing time,  register, synonyms, catching patterns in voicing, working smarter; not harder – say more with less, speak in ways hearing people understand, affect, teaming, sentence structure, and overall receptive comprehension. She gives very direct and honest feedback and teaches mentees how to self-analyze their work.