Jessica Sanders

ASL Scheduler

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Jessica Sanders comes from the Walworth County area surrounding Delavan and Elkhorn, WI.

Jessica is currently engaged, and the happy mother of four healthy kids. Her household is completed by her fiancé Drew and the two family dogs by the names of Duncan, a weimaraner, and Chase, a mutt.

Jessica holds her WITA 1/1, and is actively working on her NIC certification. Jessica is both a CODA, or “Child of a Deaf Adult” and a mother of a deaf child. In the past Jessica has worked as an ASL interpreter and an ASL job coach.

In her spare time Jessica would say her life is kids, kids, and more kids! Jess is a big fan of the outdoors as she tries to spend as much time as possible on their boat in the warmer months and also enjoys camping as well.

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Jess Sanders | ASL Scheduler

Jess Sanders | ASL Scheduler

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Saul Arteaga

Saul Arteaga - Director SWITS

Director

Saul Arteaga was born and raised in Lima, Peru. At 19 years old, he immigrated to the US where he worked while attending a community college. He further pursued his academic career by receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and has completed classes toward a Master’s Degree in Translation Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. In 2002, Mr. Arteaga established SWITS, Ltd., a language service provider based in Delavan, Wisconsin which provides all language services, including signed languages, to healthcare organizations, law enforcement, circuit and municipal courts, and educational institutions.

In 2004, Mr. Arteaga passed the Wisconsin Certified Court Interpreter examination. Soon after, he became a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Committee to Improve Court Interpretation and Translation in Wisconsin Courtrooms. The goal of this committee was to improve the processes of interpreting and translation used in the court room.

In addition to legal interpreting, Mr. Arteaga also pursued medical and community interpreting, passing the Medical Interpreter Competency Examination offered by the National Center of Interpretation at the University of Arizona and attending classes at the Agnese Haury Summer Institute for Court Interpretation and Medical Interpretation at the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2004 and 2008, respectively.  In 2012, Mr. Arteaga passed the National Board of Certified Medical Interpreters examination and was awarded Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) status. His most recent achievement was reached in 2015 when he passed the Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI) examination offered by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI). The National Board of Certified Medical Interpreters and the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters are the only nationally recognized certification programs in the United States.

As a believer in interpreter education, Mr. Arteaga acted as an adviser for several community college interpreter programs in Wisconsin and Illinois and also developed 16-hour medical and community interpreter seminar “Equal Footing for Limited English Proficient Persons”.  “Equal Footing” was originally developed to ensure SWITS interpreters had a better understanding of the role of the interpreter as well as best practices. This seminar is currently being offered at two community colleges as a 40-hour medical interpreter training.