My name is Ryan McMillen. In 2018, I graduated from Gallaudet University and moved back  here to Florida where I grew up. I have been working professionally as an educational American Sign Language interpreter for CCI group ever since. 

My previous experiences interpreting had always been for adults or middle-school to high school aged students, but working with CCI group I have had the opportunity to work with 3-4th grade, and this year, even 1st grade students, so needless to say this job started out with a bit of a learning curve for me! I thought I might share some of what I’ve come to learn from my experiences so far …