New Mexico Center For Language Access

Spring classes start in January!

Our team

Such an ambitious endeavor would not be possible without concerted efforts of dedicated experts from different backgrounds who have been working collaboratively to make this project a reality.

NM Administrative Office of the Courts

  • Pam Sánchez, Statewide Program Manager, Court Interpreter & Jury Services
  • Isabel Guerra McSpadden, Ph.D., Federally Certified Spanish Court Interpreter
  • Michael Kagan, Federally Certified Spanish Court Interpreter
  • Bethany Korp-Edwards, Federally Certified Spanish Court Interpreter
  • Mohamed Ali, Ph. D., Certified Arabic Interpreter & Translator
  • Esther Yazzie-Lewis, Federally Certified Navajo Court Interpreter
  • Ann Tran, Berlitz Certified Vietnamese Court Interpreter
  • Leonor Figueroa-Feher, Phd., Federally Certified Court Interpreter
  • Bruna Canabrava, Graphic Designer & Web Developer

University of New Mexico, Los Alamos Branch

  • Cedric Page, Ph.D., Executive Director
  • Kate Massengale, Ph.D., Dean of Instruction
  • Yi Yuan, Ph.D., Translator & Chinese Language Expert
  • Paula Couselo-Findikoglu, Director of NMCLA
  • Yuliya, Cloud, Certified Court Interpreter
  • William Burrell, Federally Certified Court Interpreter
  • Marcela Testai, Ph.D., Certified Medical Interpreter
  • Maria Kearney, Medical Interpreter
  • Sandro Tomasi, Certified Court Interpreter
  • Alexander Smith, Software Architect

University of New Mexico, Continuing Education

  • Ludmila Layne, Ph. D., Curriculum Developer

University of New Mexico Hospitals

  • Guadalupe Reyes, Medical Interpreter

NM Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons

  • Lisa Dignan, Director of Communication Access & Development

Doña Ana Community College

  • Kristian Chervenock, Director of Community Education
  • Frank Torres, Marketing Consultant

CNM Community College

  • Susan Murphy, Vice President for External Affairs
  • Jennifer R. Albright, Esq., Judicial Studies Expert
  • Lisa Aldon, Program Coordinator, Workforce Training Center
NMCLA partners: New Mexico Judiciary - Administrative Office of the Courts, UNM Hospitals, NM Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons, UNM Los Alamos, NM State University - Dona Ana Community College, CNM