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Julio Jimenez

Julio is a certified medical interpreter (CHI) and translator (ATA) with 25 years of experience in the fields of Linguistics, Translation and Interpretation. He has translated several published books, is an expert in morphology, syntax, and structural grammar, and has worked in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain for the Watchtower Society, the largest translation organization […]

Mireya Pérez

Mireya Pérez is a seasoned interpreter with over a decade of experience in healthcare and education. Her expertise spans general and children’s hospitals, where she facilitated critical communication as a certified interpreter. Mireya furthered her career as a staffed interpreter in a K-12 public school district, dedicating nearly ten years to providing essential language support […]

Rosanna Balistreri

Rosanna is a dedicated advocate of health equity and cultural competence in healthcare with a background in Linguistics and Global Health. She has lived and worked in Argentina, England, Spain, and Italy before settling in California. Her experience spans healthcare interpreting, cultural diversity, and leadership. She has served as President of both the California Healthcare […]

Jordan Greenbaum, MD

Jordan Greenbaum

Jordan Greenbaum, MD is the medical director of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, and past medical director of the Stephanie Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She is a retired child abuse physician living in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Greenbaum is a board member of the International […]

Robin Ragan

Robin Ragan is a professor of Spanish at Knox College in Illinois, teaching in a translation and interpreter training program designed by her. She earned her CMI-Spanish since 2016 and is an Illinois state court interpreter as well. In 2020 she earned the Global Engagement Initiative Award from the American Council on Teachers of Foreign […]

Eliana Lobo

Eliana Lobo

Eliana is an experienced CoreCHI-P certified interpreter and certified Trainer of Trainers. She is a Portuguese language teacher and an adjunct professor of healthcare interpreting at Highline College who has presented at many healthcare and international interpreter conferences.    Eliana is a certified TEFL instructor and an adult literacy teacher. She earned two M.A.s from […]

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 […]

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