Our Team

Is a Spanish court interpreter certified by the Colorado and U.S. Courts. She also holds the Judiciary Interpreter and Translator Certification of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) and the English>Spanish certification of the American Translators Association (ATA). Susana’s bilingual upbringing and language studies in various countries culminated with her obtaining a degree in Interpreting and Translation at the Englisches Institut in Heidelberg, Germany. Before relocating in Denver, she lived in Bogotá, Colombia for over 15 years, where she worked as a free-lance conference interpreter for numerous NGOs, government agencies, and private sector firms. Her translation experience covers a wide range of topics from oil and gas, engineering, environmental, and safety, to law enforcement, military, legal, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and information technology. She has developed and taught various translation and interpreting skills courses in Colombia and the United States and has worked as a testing consultant for court interpreter certification organizations.

Is a native speaker of Spanish from Colombia. She is a U.S. Court certified Spanish interpreter with over 25 years of interpreting and translation experience in criminal and civil cases. She has a BA degree in Spanish Literature from Indiana University, and has taken post-graduate classes in English and Linguistics. She has taught English as a Foreign Language in Bogota, Colombia, as well as Spanish classes for executives. She was a teacher at the American School of Paris and the American School of Madrid. For the past 14 years her work has been primarily in Denver, working with the U.S. District Court and several federal agencies, including the FBI, the DEA, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Her assignments include transcripts and translations of Title 3 wire-tap recordings, depositions, interviews with clients, and translations of plea agreements, indictments, immigration documents, and discovery. She has also done voice-over work and subtitles in Spanish for commercial projects.