Advisory Board for Interpreters for the Deaf Arkansas Department of Health

Advisory Board for Interpreters for the Deaf

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-804 creates the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, which consists of seven (7) members appointed by the Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Board's purpose is to ensure that individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf and those they communicate with may depend upon competent, reliable interpreting services.

Advisory Board Members

Name	Contact Info	Constituency	Term Expiration
Carel Dunaway	carel128@yahoo.com	Deaf Citizen	12.31.23
Stephanie Ott	steph.ott@gmail.com	Interpreter	12.23.25
Daisy Dippel, Chairperson	daisykayp@yahoo.com	Interpreter	12.31.24
Sebrena Westcott	sabrenawestcott@gmail.com	Interpreter	12.31.25
Katie Becker	katiegask@gmail.com	Interpreter	12.31.23
Arthur Babin	adbabin@sbcglobal.net	Deaf Citizen	12.31.25
Shana Turner	shanaturner02@gmail.com	Hearing Community	12.31.24

Committees

Licensure Committee	Investigation Committee	Budget/Fee Ad Hoc Committee	Technology Committee
Stephanie Ott	Arthur Babin	Arthur Babin	Carel Dunaway
Shana Turner	Katie Becker	Sabrena Westcott	Daisy Dippel
Katie Becker