Fatima Silvestre

Photo Description: White woman, mixed brown hair, black glass with trees in the background.

Fatima Silvestre, CDI, currently works full-time for the American School for the Deaf as. Certified Deaf Interpreter, staff Interpreter.  She resigned Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) as a court/legal and community staff interpreter in July 2022.   She maintains her own private practice as an interpreter working in various settings, press conferences, medical, DeafBlind, and conference work. She obtained her Deaf Interpreter Certification (CDI) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf series in 2008-2009 as one of the first cohorts to participate in RDI. She has participated in Project Climb and has most recently served as one of the facilitators. She previously worked in the field of mental health for more than 13 years prior to becoming an interpreter. She was also involved in the original Mentorship Program and is currently a mentor for a number of novice deaf interpreters in the field of interpreting. She received a B.A. in Human Services from Springfield
College.