Interpreter Directory

Interpreter Directory

For assistance in locating "court-certified" American Sign Language interpreters and the most qualified interpreters for languages for which certified and provisionally certified interpreters are not listed on the registry, contact the following:

  • Email Interpreter Coordinators or call:
    • Adrian Hinojosa (State Court Interpreter Coordinator in Omaha), 402-250-0041
    • 3rd Judicial District interpreter scheduling, Kari Corkle, 402-440-9989
    • 9th and 10th Judicial Districts interpreter scheduling, Veronica Wieczorek, 308-833-0594
    • Olivia Brockman (Interpreter Coordinator for Sarpy, Cass and Otoe Counties) 402-238-4397
    • Kathleen Valle (Language Access Program Director), 402-219-1846
    • In the event a Nebraska Court Interpreter is not available, judges, court, and probation staff may access the Language Line (username and password will be required to log in) for non-evidentiary proceedings.  The Language Line resource is for Judicial Branch users only.  Please do not provide username or password information to outside service providers or legal counsel.

If your court or probation office has a working relationship with certified Spanish interpreter or a qualified interpreter of another language, you are certainly welcome to reach out to that individual directly to check their availability for your hearing or appointment.  In the event your court or probation office requires assistance in scheduling an interpreter, please email your request as soon as you become aware of the need to NSC.Interpreters@nebraska.gov, and include the information below so we can schedule an interpreter for you.

Request Date: 
Court or Probation Office & Location:
Point of Contact (name, telephone number, email address): 
Hearing/Appointment date:                           time:               Expected duration:
Type of proceeding (arraignment, motion hearing, trial…): 
Case caption and #:
Language needed: 
Individual requiring interpreter: 


On-Call Interpreters
Email: Kathleen Valle,  Language Access Program Director, 402-219-1846.

If a Nebraska Court Interpreter is not available, judges, court, and probation staff should access the Language Line (username and password will be required to log in).

Please note:  The year next to the interpreters' status (certified, registered, other) is the year they attained that status in Nebraska. Some interpreters may have attained the status in a different state in a previous year, but for purposes of this registry, the year noted is the year in which they attained the status in Nebraska.

Languagesort descending District Name Type Year City Phone Email
Arabic 3 Mohammed Siddiq **Other 2003 Lincoln, NE (402) 314-0002
ASL Out of State David Borgalia *Registered Council Bluffs, IA (402) 578-1316
(712) 322-3897
ASL 4 Jamy Elker *Registered Omaha, NE (402) 203-3905 jelkerterp@gmail.com
ASL 3 Lorelei Waldron *Registered Ceresco, NE (402) 310-8428
(402) 785-2335
glwaldron@yahoo.com
ASL 3 Connie Herndon *Registered Lincoln, NE (402) 202-8001 connieherndon@gmail.com
ASL Out of State John Krpan Certified 2017 Laurel, MD (240) 241-7191
(443) 367-1695
jkrpan@aol.com
ASL 4 Maureen Larsen Certified Gretna, NE (402) 213-8018 maureen.larsen@nebraska.gov
Bosnian/Serb/Croatian 3 Amila Tanovic-Muslic *Registered 2013 Lincoln, NE (402) 770-1455 amila@friendshiphome.org
Bosnian/Serb/Croatian Out of State Janja Pavetic-Dickey Certified 2014 Lawrence, KS (785) 393 7823
(785) 843 2456
jpdickey@att.net
Cantonese - Mandarin Out of State Ping Lau Certified Seattle, WA (206) 326-8906 CantoneseInterpreter@Gmail.com
Cantonese - Mandarin 3 Luna Tsang-Sahs **Other 2007 Omaha, NE (402) 304-0033 lunatsang@gmail.com
French 3 Frederique Sevet-Collier Certified 2014 Lincoln, NE (402) 802-5339
French 4 Bryan Watkins **Other 2012 Omaha, NE (402) 990-9717 bryanlwatkins@cox.net
Mandarin Chinese Out of State Ping Lau Certified Seattle, WA (206) 326-8906 CantoneseInterpreter@Gmail.com
Mandarin Chinese 3 Claudio Huang Certified 2009 Omaha, NE (402) 671-9808 chuangoppd@yahoo.com
Mandarin Chinese 3 Luna Tsang-Sahs **Other 2007 Omaha, NE (402) 304-0033 lunatsang@gmail.com
Portuguese Out of State Miryan Ingrassia *Registered 2013 Kissimmee, FL (239) 560-9626 iminterpreter@yahoo.com
Russian 3 Nick Nersesian *Registered 2010 Lincoln, NE (402) 314-4441 nickn50@gmail.com
Russian 3 Victoria Welles Certified 2011 Lincoln, NE (402) 770-1176 welles.victoria@gmail.com
Russian 4 Valentina Fitch **Other 2003 Omaha, NE (402) 895-2493
Somali Out of State Abdi Elmi Certified Newport, MN (612) 423-1022 agelmi02@gmail.com
Somali Out of State Ahmed Aden Certified 2015 Rochester, MN (507) 271-2751 Aaden810@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Constanza Meier Certified 2001 Omaha, NE (402) 631-8480 consegmeier@hotmail.com
Spanish 12 Sarah Sosa Certified 2004 Mitchell, NE (308) 641-5838 sarah.sosa@vistabeam.com
Spanish 4 Adrian Hinojosa Certified 2006 Omaha, NE 402-444-3669 adrian.hinojosa@nebraska.gov
Spanish 12 Luis Sanchez Certified 2009 Alliance, NE (308) 760-3486 esetranslations@gmail.com
Spanish 11 Maria Easterday Certified 2004 Eustis, NE (308) 320-4037 maria.easterday@gmail.com
Spanish 11 Stacey Con Certified 2001 Lexington, NE (308) 746-2623 staceyleeuse@gmail.com
Spanish 9 Belkin Gonzalez Certified 2007 Lincoln, NE (308) 380-3131 gonzalezbelkin@yahoo.com
Spanish 7 Izabel Chavez Certified 2016 Norfolk, NE (402) 992-2911 chaveztranslations@hotmail.com
Spanish 5 Abigail Acosta *Registered 2012 Columbus, NE (402) 649-7047 abby_acosta87@hotmail.com
Spanish 9 Irma Watt Certified 2005 Grand Island, NE (402) 459-0058 irmawatt@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Kelly Varguez Certified 2009 Omaha, NE (402) 504-8170 Kkvarguez@mccneb.edu
Spanish 4 Claudia Farkas-Pinto *Registered 2011 Omaha, NE (402) 932-0186 pinc.interpreterandtranslator@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Juan Membreno *Registered 2013 Omaha, NE (305) 244-9721 juandiegomembreno@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Caden Tait Certified 2014 Omaha, NE (719) 373-7862 cadenquinntait@yahoo.com
Spanish 4 Tara Jackson-Sanchez *Registered 2013 Elkhorn, NE (402) 321-9228 tarasanchez@me.com
Spanish 4 Lilia Bustos Certified 2010 Omaha, NE (402) 218-8915 liliabustosinterpreter@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Marcela Chudomelka *Registered 2013 Omaha, NE (402) 905-8630 supergataloka@hotmail.com
Spanish 4 Jeck Navarrete Certified 2001 Omaha, NE (402) 221-7896
(402) 630-6667
jeck_navarrete@fd.org
Spanish Out of State Edie Cruise Certified 2014 Germany, (402) 218-2187 edie.cruise@gmail.com
Spanish 6 Shelly Hodges Certified 2009 Omaha, NE (712) 560-3710
(712) 204-4815
monalizara@cableone.net
Spanish 4 Kevin Lunt Certified 2006 Omaha, NE (402) 706-2117 naganakal@yahoo.com
Spanish 4 Cristina Kropf Certified 2006 Omaha, NE (402) 733-3671
(402) 630-5358
cristina.kropf@cox.net
Spanish 4 Ashley Villanueva Enriquez Certified 2013 Omaha, NE (402) 917-8219 avillanuevaenriquez.112@gmail.com
Spanish 3 Ricardo Izquierdo *Registered 2013 Lincoln, NE (402) 580-5924 ric.izq@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Laura Garcia-Hein Certified Omaha, NE (402) 661-7307 laura_garcia-hein@ned.uscourts.gov
Spanish 4 Arlene Jorge Certified 2015 Omaha, NE (323) 333-0773 ruizaa@netzero.com
Spanish 3 Erick Saavedra *Registered 2007 Lincoln, NE (402) 730-7854
Spanish 4 Olivia Brockman Certified 2009 Omaha, NE (402) 238-4397 olivia.brockman@nebraska.gov
Spanish 3 Lissette Gilster *Registered 2008 Lincoln, NE (402) 326-3956 jmzlissette@yahoo.com
Spanish 4 Martha Brester Certified 2010 Omaha, NE (402) 203-5413
(402) 733-2014
brestercorrea@hotmail.com
Spanish 4 John Hosking Certified 2013 Omaha, NE (240) 605-7590 martyhoskingllc@gmail.com
Spanish 4 Janet Bonet Certified 2001 Omaha, NE (402) 598-4186 janetbonet@outlook.com
Spanish 4 Frankie MacGregor Certified 2009 Omaha, NE (402) 905-8535
Spanish 4 Al Villarreal Certified 2010 Omaha, NE (402) 660-4493 al.villarreal@live.com
Spanish Out of State Dean McConkey Certified 2013 Orlando, FL (321) 914-5350 deanmcconkey64@gmail.com
Spanish 3 Dale Taylor Certified 2005 Lincoln, NE (402) 841-0887 greattranslations@hotmail.com
Spanish Out of State Miryan Ingrassia Certified 2013 Kissimmee, FL (239) 560-9626 iminterpreter@yahoo.com
Spanish 3 Vladimir Bazan Certified 2012 Lincoln, NE (402) 805-0197 NElanguageservices@gmail.com
Spanish Out of State Perla Alarcon-Flory Certified 2015 Sioux City, IA (712) 898-5263 alarcon_flory@yahoo.com
Spanish 3 Alex Perez Certified 2007 Lincoln, NE (402) 730-3440 lapereze@hotmail.com
Spanish Out of State Terri Doolittle Certified 2012 Wichita, KS (316) 640-5107 terris.interpreting@gmail.com
Spanish Out of State Ernest Nino-Murcia Certified Des Moines, IA (917) 753-3906 eninomur@gmail.com
Spanish Out of State Julie Sellers Certified 2008 Atchison, KS (913) 370-5022 julieann129@yahoo.com
Spanish 5 Raul Escobar Certified 2007 Seward, NE (402) 890-9561 escobarinterpreting@gmail.com
Vietnamese 3 Coi Dinh **Other 2001 Lincoln, NE (402) 477-7623
Vietnamese 3 Viet Tran **Other 2006 Lincoln, NE (402) 304-2675
Vietnamese 3 Maurice Loc Le **Other 2001 Lincoln, NE (402) 617-9407
(402) 770-5431
Vietnamese 4 Myhanh Thi Che *Registered 2013 Omaha, NE (402) 350-3799 myhanh.che@gmail.com
Vietnamese 3 Elizabeth Nguyen *Registered 2006 Lincoln, NE (402) 730-6532 Lizng49@hotmail.com