James Cech, BEI Master, Medical/Mental Health & DeafBlind endorsed, is currently a staff interpreter at the University of Michigan Health System and owner of Synergy On Stage, a performance interpreting company. He is a graduate of, and formerly an instructor at, Baker College of Flint’s Interpreter Training Program. He maintains a private practice and specializes in medical, political, business and entertainment interpreting. He is also interested in physical health and repetitive motion injuries. He has been a certified interpreter since 2010, and a licensed trainer of The Community Interpreter® International since 2018.