FOURTH ANNUAL DEAF LADIES RETREAT
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
May 30 - June 1, 2008

Guest Speaker - Cathy Williams

Cathy Williams is a member of the Southern Hills Church of Christ in Buda, Texas, and also works with the Austin Deaf Church of Christ. She has been on mission trips to Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Albania, and Australia working with interpreters, deaf adults and children.

Cathy became a Christian in June of 1966. She has been interpreting in the Church of Christ formally since she was 11 years old. She is the daughter of Lloyd and the late Barbara Williams. Cathy has 2 daughters Aimee and Jennifer, and 3 grandchildren Caitlin, Bryona and Sean Paul.

Cathy has coordinated interpreters for several churches and has presented numerous times at the Abilene Christian University annual Lectureship, the National Workshop for Deaf Workers in the Churches of Christ, and various congregations and workshops around the world.

Cathy holds the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level V Interpreter Certification, Masters Certification, and Court Interpreter Certification. At the request of the Ghanaian government, Cathy assisted in the establishment of a certification program for the Interpreters in the country of Ghana, Africa, and has provided Interpreter and Sign Language training in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and Albania.

Currently she is the Director of the Interpreting Services Department at the Texas School for the Deaf and also co-coordinates Communication Skills Workshops for Educational Interpreters, ASL Teachers, Deaf Education Teachers, and parents of deaf children.