Brand the Interpreter

Silvia Villacampa is managing director for Liberty Language Services, a language services and interpreter training company. Previously, she was a freelance medical interpreter in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Ms. Villacampa has over 30 years of experience using her bilingual English/Spanish skills at federal health information centers as well as with local, state, national and global health pro...

Marisa Rueda Will started her career as a medical interpreter in 2006 after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Luther College with a degree in Spanish. She has been a full-time healthcare interpreter at a major medical institution for the last 15 years. She became national certified through CCHI in 2012. She became a Licensed Interpreter Trainer through Cross Cultural Communications in 2017. Marisa p...

Annalisa Nash Fernandez, an intercultural strategist at Because Culture, is a specialist in the cultural elements of technology and business. She has lived, worked, and studied in 9 countries, and spent most of her corporate career abroad, as a banker, and as an expatriate executive developing emerging markets for Kraft Foods and Philip Morris. Her expert quotes are widely featured, including by C...

Have you ever wondered what an interpreting encounter might look like if everyone were responsible for their own communication? Join today's discussion with certified ASL interpreter Danielle Meder as we navigate the concept of communicative autonomy in interpreting encounters. Danielle Meder is a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter and has worked in language access, parti...

Dr. Sergio Chavez was born in Tijuana BC Mexico and raised in San Diego, CA. He graduated from UC San Diego with a BA in Biology and holds e has a Masters in Educational Leadership as well as a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Cal Poly Pomona. He has been in education for over 30 years. Dr. Chavez currently holds the position of Director of EL/Bilingual Programs. He joins us today to talk...

Jaquelina Guardamagna is an Argentine-British qualified translator based in London since 2004. Upon completion of a five-year BA Degree Course in Translation from the National University of Cordoba, Jaquelina was awarded a scholarship to study Academic English, Cross-cultural Communications, Translation, and International Relations at the University of Westminster in the UK. Jaquelina founded &apo...

Dr. Jennifer Love currently serves as the Supervisor for Language Access and Engagement in Prince George's County Public Schools.  She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Elementary Education and Second Language Acquisition from Wake Forest University. Dr. Love was conferred a Doctor of Education in Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Educational Leadership in Special Educat...

Seth Hammock graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Baylor University in 2001, specializing in cryptography, and went on to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Bolivian Andes from 2003-2005. Upon returning to the U.S. he went to work in Austin's tech sector as a software developer working for start-ups, one of which was Bazaarvoice, a social media management platform, which went...

Ryohei Onishi has been an interpreter for 10 years, during which he has worked in various companies and industries. He gave a TEDx talk at TEDxKobe 2019 on the topic of de-verbalization; the process of understanding the meaning and intention hidden behind the words.  He started his career as an interpreter on a cruise ship and years later interpreted for Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister...

Jinny Bromberg, President and Founder of Bromberg and Associates and Linguist Education Online,  started her career in the language industry early on in life and has always been passionate about different languages, cultures, and communication access. She began Bromberg from her basement in 1999 and developed the business as a single mom – holding her baby daughter with one arm while talking on th...

Born of Mexican immigrant parents, Janet Valdez grew up in the Los Angeles County area. She earned her certificate in recording engineering, as well as degrees in music business and business administration. While in school, she attended various service trips to Mexico, where she acted as an interpreter while providing humanitarian aid to her team. Loving international service, she later became an...

Maria-Letiția Chiculiță is a professional interpreter working in the translation and localization industry for over 22 years now. She does both consecutive (including over-the-phone) and onsite plus remote/online simultaneous interpreting. She is specialized in LIVE interpreting for media/TV. She has provided interpreting services at a very high level, both in her mother country and abroad: Govern...

Jennifer Santiagos has a BA in Spanish from Wheaton College (IL) and is a freelance Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ with 12 years of professional experience. Previously a missionary for three years in Nicaragua, upon returning to the US she clearly sensed a call to medical interpreting, where her language and compassion gifts found their intersection. Over the years she has also branched out int...

Matthew Perret joins us today all the way from Berlin, Germany to share his journey as he navigated the world of languages, schooling, alter egos, failure and so much more. Join this great conversation to hear more about Matthew Perret's story.   Matthew Perret was born and raised in the Thames Valley (near London, UK). He holds a BA in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from the Queen’s C...

Today's special episode of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast bring us Lawrence Chaventré, a native British English linguist who specializes in guitars and basses. He's here to talk about a different side of being a linguist in this world and to help inspire those with an unusual specialism. He talks about music and languages and how learning each of them is quite a similar process. Tune...

Joy Sebe, Assistant Director and Moses Perez, Program Manager of Open Doors for Multicultural Families of Washington State, join us today to have a very informative conversation about language access advocacy at the legislative level. Join today's conversation as they help break down the process for the adoption of a language access bill, the difficulties, as well as the potential heartaches...

Stopping by briefly today to check in with you and your Personal Brand journey. Tune in to find out how I can best support you in this journey of yours towards creating a personal brand and establishing your online presence! Tune in to this special episode on the Brand the Interpreter Podcast, where I share your stories about our profession! Let's connect! Connect with me! www.brandtheinterpr...

Dr. Regina Galasso joins us on this episode of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  Dr. Galasso  holds a B.A. from Rutgers University, a M.A. from Middlebury College, and a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University. She is associate professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Studies Program, and is the director of the Translation Center at the University of Mass...

Tony Valle is a  Judicial Council of CA Certified Court Interpreter, a Certified Healthcare Interpreter through the Certification Commission For Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) and is the administrator of the Facebook group: Resource Center for Certified Interpreters with over 2500 members. Tony joins us today to talk about how he went from acting school to interpreting school, and about his passio...

Today's brand new episode bring us Javier Castillo Jr, a conference interpreter, federal and state court certified interpreter, CCHI certified medical interpreter, and a contract interpreter for the U.S. Department of State for over 20 years.  Tune in and join the conversation as he and I talk about training, mentors, preparation and opportunity and Master Yoda. You won't want to miss th...

Today's special episode brings us two medical interpreters from different parts of the U.S. here to share their experiences as medical interpreters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Cobbs is an English to German medical interpreter specializing in OPI, Video & onsite interpreting based in Texas and specializing in immigration, finance and medical. Helen Sweeny is a Russian to English VR...

What does it take for a school to truly become a community school? Find out here with Latania Marr y Ortega, a bilingual educator with a passion and heart for emergent bilinguals in our diverse communities. Latania is here today to share about Family engagement in our diverse schools, how can we help schools assess the way in which we connect with our emergent bilinguals as well as our diverse com...

Kellina Powell is a young entrepreneur, advocate, soon to be author, coach, blogger, and a social butterfly who happens to also be hard of hearing.  Join today's episode to hear Kellina's beautiful story of not allowing her circumstances to define her and being an advocate for inclusivity in the deaf and hard of hearing community! Tune in on the Brand the Interpreter Podcast where I shar...

Gustavo R. Negrete is a certified medical interpreter through the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) and currently serves the Secretary of the NBCMI. He is also a Certified HIPAA Privacy Expert (CHPE). Gustavo was previously an Interpreter and Translator at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) and currently, he is the President and CEO of a micro interpreting and...

Today's episode brings us Yazmin Lope, Founder and CEO of Certified Interpreting Services. Yazmin considers herself a cheerleader: Always there to energize and empower her team to deliver outstanding results. She promotes empathy, dignity and fairness in the workplace to help guide her team through any challenges that occur and ensure they feel valued as team members. She truly puts the “chee...