Occupation: Owner and Freelance Interpreter
Company: Kohatanh Interpreting LLC
Born: Guatemala
Education:
Coursework
Certifications:
Nationally Certified Medical Interpreter in Spanish and Chuj, The Commission for Certified Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)
Career:
Interpreter, Free Medical Clinic, Court Interpreter, King County, WA (2024-Present)
Court Interpreter, Maryland Judiciary (2024-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Court Interpreter, Connecticut Judicial Branch (2024-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Jeenie (2024-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Maya Bridge Language Services (2024-Present)
Owner, Interpreter of Kohatanh Interpreting LLC, Freelance Interpreter, ZYNCROZ (2023-Present)
Chuj Moderator, Mayan Language Preservation Project, MasterWord Institute (2023-Present)
Court Interpreter, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (2023-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Interprenet (2023-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Barbier International, Inc. (2023-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, GLOBO (2023-Present)
Court Interpreter, Oregon Department of Justice (2022-Present)
Certified Immigration Court Interpreter, SOS International (SOSi) (2021-Present)
Certified Interpreter, MasterWord (2021-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, Freelance Interpreter, Transperfect (2021-Present)
Interpreter, HIT Services, LLC (2020-Present)
Freelance Interpreter, AMN Healthcare (2018-Present)
Certified Medical Interpreter, Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) (2016-Present)
Court Interpreter; South Carolina Judicial Healthcare Interpreter, Prisma Health (2008-Present)
Lead Process Operator, Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. (2006-2023)
Civic:
Volunteer, Services for Low-income Patients, Local City Medical Clinics; Volunteer Moderator, The Mayan Languages Preservation Project.
Awards:
Recipient, Interpreter of the Year Award, California Healthcare Interpreting Association (2024); Recipient, Indigenous Interpreter Award, AFTI, Affiliated by the American Translators Association (2023)
Memberships:
Member, American Translators Association (2023-Present); Member, Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI); Member, National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC); Moderator, Board of Advisors, Mayan Languages Preservation Project
Hobbies:
Love nature; Going for hikes; outdoor walks; Traveling, Nature photography.