Wink takes his passion with him across the United States to promote American Sign Language, Deaf rights, humorous comedy shows, and his one man show “My Father’s Gift” which brings to life both the tragic, beautiful, and hilarious moments of both his own and his parents lives. More information can be found on the “Shows” webpage. To see if Wink will be performing in a city near you please visit the "Tour Dates" page for a complete list of show dates, (that is if he remembers to update it).

Wink also tours the US with his various workshops (also known as “Winkshops”) for a full list of topics please visit the “Winkshops” webpage.

Bio

Wink, PhD, NIC-Master, is an interpreter, educator, and researcher with over sixteen years of professional instruction and research in the field of interpretation. He has presented at national conferences, including the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), and across the United States and Canada. His focus is on the intersection of skill development, practice, and theory in interpretation, highlighted by his workshops and a published article on deliberate practice in the Winter 2012 issue of RID Views. He has also served on the Certification Council for RID, held a board position with the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT), and received the NAD Outstanding Service to Interpreting Award in 2016. As of 2023, Wink has delivered over 2,800 hours of live CEU professional development training.

Currently serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University, Wink engages with undergraduate and graduate students, fostering a deeper understanding of interpretation and encouraging graduate students to become change agents in the field. His doctoral work explores the embodied motivations of imagery in depiction and the processes through which they are constructed. His academic work centering on interpreting and translation, focuses on message analysis within a cognitive linguistic framework and the role of depiction in interpretation. His approach redefines traditional notions of expansion and equivalence, offering a more nuanced perspective, while his exploration of depiction provides interpreters with a structured framework for effectively conveying meaning.

With twenty-one years of professional interpreting and translation experience, Wink has developed translated tours for the U.S. Capitol and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. Outside of academics and interpreting, Wink enjoys crafting ASL stories on and off the stage for his cat’s amusement.

On May 10, 2018, the UC San Diego Linguistics Department hosted a panel discussion of four members of the Deaf Community - Moises Jaramillo, Claudia Jimenez, Rezenet Moges-Riedel, and Carol Padden - to explore ideas surrounding ASL, audism, and the diversity and richness within Deaf culture. The panel was moderated by the dynamic performer Wink

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