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The Arizona Court Interpreters Association warmly invites you to the 2024 Fall Plenary on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona.
University of Arizona, Kachina Lounge
1303 E. University Blvd. Tucson AZ, 85719
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- 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM. Registration
- 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM. Weapons by Officer Robert Berg, Tucson Police Department.
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM. Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Crash Course on Arizona Criminal Procedure by Danielle Quan, Maricopa County Superior Court.
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Lunch (Not included. Local restaurant options nearby)
- 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM. Forensics by Dr. Bruce Parks, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
- 2:30 PM – 2:45 Break
- 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM. NCI programs by Paul Gatto, National Center for Interpretation.
- 3:00 PM – 3:30. Updates by David Svoboda, Language Access Coordinator, Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).
- 3:30 PM - 4 PM Cleanup
Biographies:
Officer Bob Berg, Firearm Instructor, Tucson Police Department.
Before working for the Tucson Police, Officer Bob Berg spent 25 years in the U.S. Navy as a Helicopter Crewman flying off of Aircraft Carriers. During that time in the Navy, Bob was a Sonar/Radar operator, Rescue Swimmer, Aerial door gunner, and small arms instructor. After retiring from the Navy, Bob joined the Tucson Police Department and, after approximately 10 months of initial training, worked the East side of Tucson as a Patrol Officer. After 8 years on patrol, Bob was selected to teach firearms and Police tactics to Officers and Recruits at the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center (SALETC). After 5 years, Bob returned to Patrol on the east side of Tucson and is still actively training at the Academy. Bob is a certified Gunsmith and enjoys time off with 5 children and 5 grandchildren.
Attorney Danielle Quan
Graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Justice Studies in 2018. Graduated from Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in May 2021 with a Juris Doctorate. Currently working at the Maricopa County Public Defenders Office as a trial attorney.
Doctor Bruce Parks
A 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona School of Medicine, Dr. Parks served as a forensic pathologist for Pima County from 1987 becoming the Chief Medical Examiner and Forensic Science Center Department Head in 1991, a post he held until 2011. Dr. Parks has been widely recognized for his compassionate handling of the remains of border crossers while shielding the office from the highly polarized politics of that situation. In reference to dealing with the over 1,700 bodies of migrants during his decade as Chief Medical Examiner, Tucson.com quoted Dr. Parks as saying, "We treat people like we would want our family members to be treated.”
Since 2012 he has taught in the Department of Pathology at the U of A as an autopsy pathologist. From 2018-2020 he was the director of autopsy services at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson and since 2019 he has once again served as a forensic pathologist in the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner. Dr. Parks has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and he has generously given of his time serving on various committees, councils, and task forces reviewing child fatalities, sudden infant death (SIDS), and unexplained infant deaths. Dr. Parks has magnanimously agreed to present on forensics to court interpreters on several occasions.
Paul Gatto - NCI
Paul Gatto has been with the University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation (NCI) since 2001. During that time, he has been integral to every testing and training initiative NCI has undertaken. He was a member of the Expert Panel that contributed to the revised edition of Fundamentals of Court Interpretation, published in 2012 and has directed NCI's Court Interpreter Training Institute (CITI) since. He currently serves as NCI's Assistant Director.
David Svoboda is the Language Access Coordinator for the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Before joining the AOC, Mr. Svoboda worked for eleven years as a staff Spanish interpreter for the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. Mr. Svoboda is a federally- and state-certified court interpreter. He has given numerous training sessions on interpreter ethics, modal skills, and other court interpreting-related subjects for interpreters, court staff, and leadership. He is a graduate of the Monterey Institute of International Studies where he earned his master’s degree in Translation and Interpretation.
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