Renuka Purimetla

A Chicago native, Renuka Purimetla, landed in the Baltimore-area studying Sign Language Interpreting. She finds joy in teaching sign language, yoga and college success to eager students where she feels great satisfaction in knowing that class provides opportunities to learn and grow together. Renuka is also a Thai Bodywork Practitioner using yoga-based stretches, reflexology, and acupressure as a unique healing art which integrates mind, body, and spirit to improve overall health and well-being.

Renuka will work with a team to provide language access at Illuminate Festivals. She has effective communication in American Sign Language (ASL), sign-to-voice and voice-to-sign interpreting/transliterating skills, phenomenal articulation and voicing skills, strong understanding of D/deaf culture, familiarity with all interpreting settings, excellent customer service skills, ethical behavior and professional judgment, and strong technical skills including relay and video technologies. Many Illuminate Festivals are open-access with ASL interpreting provided by volunteers, student interns and mentors.