Otisha Ayala-Faya
A resident of Westchester County, New York, Otisha Ayala-Faya has been a professional freelance interpreter for over 20 years. She is nationally certified as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NIC-RID) and a qualified Spanish interpreter. As a registered interpreter for the New York State Unified Court […]
James Cech
James is currently a staff interpreter at Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Health, and owner/performing interpreter with Synergy On Stage. He is a graduate of, and formerly an instructor at, Baker College’s Interpreter Training Program, and he earned his BA in Interpreting Studies from Madonna University. He maintains a private practice and specializes in medical, […]
Sylvana Fernandez-Ellauri
From Uruguay, Sylvana Fernandez-Ellauri was a physician for 14 years in her home country before moving to the United States in 2002. She received her medical diploma and postgraduate degree in pediatric medicine from the Universidad de la Republica (UDELAR). Sylvana changed careers upon her arrival to the U.S. and has now accumulated 12 years […]
Omari Jeremiah
Omari Jeremiah has worked as a freelance Spanish interpreter and translator for over five years. He received his BA in Sociology from Goucher College and his MA in Counseling from the University of Baltimore. Omari is a passionate advocate for language access in educational systems. He has worked as a resource provider for ESOL students […]
Lorelly Solano
Originally from Costa Rica, Dr. Solano is a multi-disciplinarian professional with experience in natural and social sciences. A graduate from the University of Delaware’s School of Public Policy and Administration, she has been active in the fields of access to language, cultural competence, education, and nonprofit management. Dr. Solano has interpreted in a number of […]
Carola Lehmacher-Richez
Carola is a multi-lingual freelance translator and interpreter with over fifteen years of experience working with government and industry at executive and operational levels. She holds two university degrees in translations studies granted by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally, she obtained a Spanish ˂˃ German interpreting diploma (2005) and concluded a 3-year Spanish […]
Laurence Jay-Rayon Ibrahim
Laurence Jay-Rayon Ibrahim Aibo (M.A. in translation and Ph.D. in translation studies from Université de Montréal) translates from English and German into European and Canadian French, is a certified translator in Quebec and certified healthcare interpreter in the United States. Dr. Ibrahim Aibo has been translating, teaching, and interpreting in the Americas, Europe, and Africa […]
Katty Kauffman
Katty has served as official interpreter at a number of meetings of Heads of State, including four Summits of the Americas, as well as at a variety of events organized by international organizations. Since 2000, she has served as a contract interpreter at the UN’s Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and […]
Tatiana González-Cestari
Tatiana has 20 years of combined experience as a pharmacist, pharmacologist, researcher, professor, manager, and remote interpreter. Tatiana is passionate about quality, compliance and cultural sensitivity in language access. She serves as the Director of Language Service Advocacy at Martti by UpHealth where she helps partners in healthcare with best practices, compliance and cultural sensitivity […]
Maria Ceballos-Wallis
Maria Ceballos-Wallis is a Georgia/Florida Certified Spanish-English Court Interpreter and a practicing Georgia-registered civil and domestic/divorce mediator (GODR.org) since 2009. She has trained as a mediator for special education, juvenile delinquency/ deprivation, and domestic violence disputes. On staff with the DeKalb County State Court, in Decatur, GA, she has worked in multilingual communications since 1990. […]
