TIP’s student-ran executive board connects all components of the program through administrative and logistical management.

If you are a student interested in joining our Executive-Board, please feel free to email at translator@cornell.edu for more information.

Our board comprises the following positions:

Presidents: The Presidents oversee the general E-board team and spearhead the overall direction of the organization, including planning new initiatives, streamlining processes, and guiding specific chairs on areas for improvement. The Presidents also work closely with TIP’s advisor from Cornell’s Language Resource Center to ensure program activities are in accordance with university protocols.

Administrative Affairs Chair: The Administrative Affairs Chair handles primarily internal e-board functions, including coordinating the logistics of e-board recruitment, taking notes during meetings, processing payments, managing the budget, and booking room reservations. They help ensure that the program is organized and running smoothly.

Agency Chair: The Agency Chair is the bridge between the program and community agencies, which are the organizations we provide services to. They handle the training, onboarding, renewal, and general support of agencies.

Incident Chair: The Incident Chair oversees translation/interpretation requests from start to finish. Some of their primary responsibilities include evaluating whether requests fall within TIP’s scope of operations, matching cases with volunteers to tracking and documenting case progress.

Event Chair: The Event Planning Chair for TIP organizes events that strengthen the engagement between the program and the surrounding community. They plan events to bring people together and introduce people to our program.

Faculty Chair: Faculty Chairs are the bridge connecting the university faculty members who certify our volunteers with the program. Responsibilities include facilitating professional and cordial communication between volunteers and faculty, resolving any concerns or issues related to faculty members, recruiting new faculty members, and maintaining good standing with current faculty members.

Service Learning Chair: Service Learning Chair serves as a bridge between TIP and the Cornell community, highlighting both the personal growth service learning fosters and the broader importance of addressing language barriers and their intersections with other inequities. Educational efforts are pursued through presentations to E-Board and G-Body, blog posts, and additional media outreach to raise awareness of language advocacy.

Volunteer Coordinator: The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for recruiting and maintaining our volunteers. They serve as the first point of contact for students interested in TIP and the volunteers in our database, provide guidance throughout the approval process, and answer any questions received through email.