Contact Persons for State and Federal Interpreter Programs

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Alabama	K. David Sawyer, Esq. Assistant Attorney 300 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL  36104	Phone 334/954-5040	david.sawyer@alacourt.gov www.alacourt.gov
Alaska	Brenda Aiken Resource Development Officer Alaska Court System 820 W. 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501	Phone 907/264-8266 Fax   264-0693	baiken@courts.state.ak.us www.state.ak.us/courts/interpreter.htm
Arkansas	Mara Simmons Foreign Language Interpreting Program Coordinator Administrative Office of the Courts 625 Marshall Street Justice Building, Suite 1100 Little Rock, AR 72201	Phone 501/682-9400 Fax   682-9410	mara.simmons@arkansas.gov www.courts.state.ar.us/court_interpreters/index.cfm
California	Lucy B. Smallsreed, Supervising Court Services Analyst Debbie Chong-Manguiat, Sr. Administrative Coordinator                Executive Office Programs Court Interpreters Program Unit Judicial Council of CA Administrative Office of the Courts  455 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102-3688	Phone 866/310-0689 Fax 415/865-4341	courtinterpreters@jud.ca.gov www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/courtinterpreters/
Colorado	Emy Lopez Court Interpreter Program Administrator 1301 Pennsylvania Street Ste 300 Denver, CO 80203	Phone 303/210-6637 Fax 837-2358	emy.lopez@judicial.state.co.us   www.courts.state.co.us/chs/hr/interpreters/courtinterpreterpage.htm
Connecticut	Gabrielle K. Winter Program Manager of Interpreter and Translator Services St. of CT Judicial Branch 90 Washington Street 3rd Fl. Hartford, CT 06106	Phone 860/706-5042 Fax   706-5088	gabrielle.winter@jud.ct.gov www.jud.state.ct.us/external/news/jobs/interpreter.htm
Delaware	Franny Maguire Haney Manager of Judicial Branch Education 500 N. King Street Suite 11600 Wilmington, DE 19801	Phone 302/255-0093 Fax   255-2217	franny.haney@state.de.us www.courts.delaware.gov/General%20Information/?CourtInt.htm
District of Columbia	James W. Plunkett Coordinator, Foreign Language Interpreters Superior Court of the District of Columbia 500 Indiana Avenue N.W. Clerk of Court Office, Rm. 3127 Washington, D.C. 20001	Phone 202/879-4828 Fax   737-0913	plunkettjw@dcsc.gov
Florida	Lisa Bell Court Operations Consultant Office of the State Courts Administrator Supreme Court Building 500 South Duval St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900	Phone 850/922-5107 Fax   414-1342	BellL@flcourts.org www.flcourts.org/gen_public/interpret/index.shtml#registries
Georgia	Linda Smith , Project Coordinator Georgia Commission on Interpreters Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington Street, SW Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30334-5900	Phone 404/657-4219 Fax   651-6449	smithl@gaaoc.us www.georgiacourts.org/agencies/interpreters/
Hawaii	Debi S. Tulang-De Silva Project Director Office on Equality and Access to the Courts Judiciary, State of Hawaii 426 Queen Street , B17 Honolulu, HI 96813	Phone 808/539-4860 Fax  539-4203	debi.s.tuland-desilva@courts.state.hi.us www.courts.state.hi.us/courtinterpreting
Idaho	Janica Saxton Bisharat Administrative Office of the Courts 451 West State Street (83702) PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0101	Phone 208/334-2246	jbisharat@idcourts.net www.isc.idaho.gov/intrpret_cov.htm
Iowa	John Goerdt Judicial Branch Planner State Court Administrator 1111 E. Court Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319	Phone 515/242-0193 Fax   281-9605	john.goerdt@jb.state.ia.us www.judicial.state.ia.us/District_Courts/Court_Interpreters/Guide/
Illinois	Tony Trapani  (for State of Illinois ) Administrative Office of the Courts 222 North LaSalle Street, 13 Floor Chicago, IL 60601 Magali Rodriguez  (for Cook County)  Administrator Court Interpreter Services Cook County Circuit Court 2650 S. California, Rm 4B02 Chicago, IL 60608	Phone 217/558-2114 Fax   785-3793 Phone 773/869-7222 Fax   869-3242	ttrapani@mail.state.il.us www.cookcountycourt.org/services/services/interpreter.html
Indiana	Adrienne L. Meiring Staff Attorney I Division of State Court Administration 30 S. Meridian Street Ste 500 Indianapolis, IN 46204	Phone 317/232-2542 Toll Free 800/452-9963 Fax 233-6586	ameiring@courts.state.in.us www.in.gov/judiciary/interpreter/
Kentucky	Ervin Dimeny Manager, Court Interpreting Court Interpreting Services Administrative Office of the Courts 100 Millcreek Park Frankfort, KY 40601-9230	Phone 502/573-2350 ext 4238 Fax   573-0327	ervindimeny@kycourts.net www.courts.ky.gov/stateprograms/courtinterpreters/freelancecourtinterpreter.htm
Maine	Jeffrey Henthorn, Director of Court Services and Programs Cumberland County Courthouse PO Box 328 Portland, ME  04112-0328	Phone 207/822-4176	jeff.henthorn@maine.gov www.courts.state.me.us/mainecourts/admin_office/
Maryland	Ksenia Boitsova Court Interpreter Program Administrator Program Services Administrative Office of the Courts 2001-D Commerce Park Drive Annapolis, MD 21401	Phone 410/260-3569 Fax   260-3570	Ksenia.boitsova@courts.state.md.us www.courts.state.md.us/interpreter/index.html#registry
Massachusetts	Gaye Gentes, Manager of Court Interpreting Services Office of Court Interpreting Services Administrative Office of the Trial Court Two Center Plaza, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02108	Phone 617/878-0343  Fax   367-9293	Gaye.gentes@jud.state.ma.us http://www.mass.gov/courts/admin/planning/interpreters.html
Michigan	Sharon Fox Interpreter Program Coordinator Office of the State Court Administrator 925 W. Ottawa Street Lansing, MI 48915	Phone 517/373-6670 Fax   373-8740	foxs@courts.mi.gov http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/access/inter.htm
Minnesota	Kathleen LaCosse Court Interpreter Program State Ct. Administrator's Office Court Services Division 105 Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd St. Paul, MN 55155	Phone 651/297-5300 Fax   296-6609	http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=304
Mississippi	Kevin Lackey Director of Administrative Office of Courts P.O.Boz 117 Jackson, MS  39202	Phone 601/576-4639	lackeyjk@mssc.state.ms.us   http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/aoc/aoc.html
Missouri	Phyllis Launius Program Coordinator Access to the Courts 2112 Industrial Drive (65109) PO Box 104480 Jefferson City, MO 65110-4480	Phone 573/526-8870 Fax   522-6086	phyllis.launius@courts.mo.gov www.courts.mo.gov/page.asp?id=182
Nebraska	Sheryl Connolly Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation State Capitol Building Room 1220 14th and J Sts. (ZIP 68509) PO Box 98910 Lincoln, NE 68509 -8910	Phone 402/471-2671 Fax   471-2197	sconnolly@nsc.state.ne.us www.supremecourt.ne.gov/interpreters/index.shtml?sub10
Nevada	Andrea Krlickova Nevada Supreme Court/AOC 200 Lewis Avenue, 17th Floor Las Vegas, NV 89101	Phone 702/486-9332	akrlickova@nvcourts.state.nv.us www.nvsupremecourt.us/ccp/interpreters
New Hampshire	Donald D. Goodnow, Director Administrative Office of the Courts Two Charles Doe Drive Concord, NH  03301	Phone 603/271-2521	aoc@courts.state.nh.us www.courts.state.nh.us/aoc/index.htm
New Jersey	Robert Joe Lee Court Executive Language Services Section Administrative Office of the Courts PO Box 988   Trenton, NJ 08625-0988	Phone 609/984-5024 Fax   633-7142	Robertjoe.lee@judiciary.state.nj.us www.judiciary.state.nj.us/interpreters/index.htm
New Mexico	Pamela Sanchez Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court Building Rm. 25 237 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501	Phone 505/827-4822 Fax   827-4824	aoclmb@nmcourts.com www.nmcourts.com/newface/court-interp/index.html
New York	Sandra Bryan, Coordinator Court Interpreting Services Office of Court Administration NYS Unified Court System 25 Beaver Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10004	Phone 646/386-5670 Fax   212/428-2696	courtinterpreter@courts.state.ny.us www.nycourts.gov/courtinterpreter
North Carolina	Brooke Bogue Manager, Interpreting Services Court Programs and Management Services Division Administrative Office of the Courts P.O. Box 2448 Raleigh, NC 27602	Phone 919/890-1213 Fax   788-5323	Brooke.A.Bogue@nccourts.org www.nccourts.org/citizens/cprograms/foreign/default.asp
Ohio	Bruno Romero Program Manager Interpreter Services Supreme Court of Ohio 65 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215	Phone 614/387-9403 Fax 387-9409	romerob@sconet.state.oh.us www.sconet.state.oh.us/judicial_and_court_services/interpreter_svcs/
Oregon	Kelly Mills Program Manager Office of the State Court Administrator Supreme Court Building 1163 State St. Salem , OR 97310-0260	Phone 503/986-7004 Fax 986-5859	kelly.mills@ojd.state.or.us www.ojd.state.or.us/osca/cpsd/interpreter/index.htm
Pennsylvania	Osvaldo Aviles Interpreter Program Administrator 1515 Market St. Suite 1414 Philadelphia, PA 19102	Phone 215/560-6300 Fax 560-5492	osvaldo.aviles@pacourts.us www.pacourts.us/T/AOPC/CourtInterpreterProg/
South Carolina	Desiree Allen Interpreter Manager 1015 Sumter St., Ste. 200 Columbia, SC 29201	Phone 803/734-1800	dallen@sccourts.org www.judicial.state.sc.us/courtreporter/howtobecomecourtinterpreter.cfm
Tennessee	Sheila K. Morris Programs Specialist Tennessee Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts 511 Union Street Suite 600 Nashville, TN 37219	Phone 615/741-2687 Fax   741-6285	sheila.morris@tscmail.state.tn.us www.tsc.state.tn.us/geninfo/Programs/Interpreters/Interpreters.htm
Texas	Ray Pizarro Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 920 Colorado Austin, TX 78701	Phone 512/463-4190 Fax   463-1512	ray@license.state.tx.us www.license.state.tx.us/court/court.htm
Utah	Rosa P. Oakes Administrative Office of the Courts PO Box 140241 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241	Phone 801/578-3828 Fax   578-3843	rosao@email.utcourts.gov www.utcourts.gov/resources/interp/
Vermont	Patricia Gabel Director of Judicial Branch Education 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0701	Phone 802/828-5946	patricia.gabel@state.vt.us www.vermontjudiciary.org/default.aspx
Virginia	Supreme Court of Virginia Office of the Executive Secretary 100 North Ninth St., 3rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219	Phone 804/786-6455 Fax   786-4542	webmaster@courts.state.va.us www.courts.state.va.us/interpreters/home.html
Washington	Katrin Johnson Court Interpreter Program Coordinator Administrative Office of the Courts PO Box 41170 Olympia, WA 98504-1170	Phone 360/704-4062	katrin.johnson@courts.wa.gov www.courts.wa.gov/programs_orgs/pos_interpret/
Wisconsin	Carmel Capati Manager, Interpreter Program Office of Court Operations 110 East Main Street,  Suite 410 Madison, WI 53703	Phone 608/266-8635 Fax 267-0911	carmel.capati@wicourts.gov www.wicourts.gov/services/interpreter/index.htm

The contact persons above are state court interpreter program managers. For information about the Federal Court Interpreter testing program,
go to the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) home page.

Last updated 08 10/15/08