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Translators & Interpreters


Language Interpretation Guidelines

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School / Area / Company Contact Person Phone
African Languages
African Language Consultants   (973) 449-5514
(862) 235-2131
info@africanlanguageconsultants.com
www.africanlanguageconsultants.com
Albanian
LA, CA - Tranlation only Mary Ramano mabdall@yahoo.com
  Kujtim Marku (607) 240-9043
Court Certified Interpreter & Translator (Albanian & Italian) Oliver Kici (617) 839-9009
ol.kici@gmail.com 
http://italo-albanian.com
Arabic
  Yvonne Hodge (315) 492-6063
  Nermeen Allam (315) 687-7422
nermeenallam@gmail.com
Bengali
John Bowne HS, NYC Mr. Wasiur Rahman, Guidance Counselor (718) 744-7082
wrahman@schools.nyc.gov
Bosnian
13 Berlin Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Saed Hadziabdic (vendor #5134) (607) 765-3772 cell
(607) 797-1313 home
crepeheaven@yahoo.com
Cantonese
  Jane Lawtry janelawty@gmail.com
Chinese
Hopkins, MA Gary Gao guoengao@yahoo.com
  Yao Yianlong (720) 890-4214
yaojl2001@yahoo.com
4121 Drexel Drive
Vestal, NY 13850
George Lee (607)722-4636
Gleebccc@yahoo.com
5 Hamilton St Apt 3
Binghamton, NY 13905
Xu Baohua (Chinese) (607)201-3748
bxu@binghamton.edu
  Ning Sacco (917)349-6201
181 Brookside Ln
Fayetteville, NY 13066
Chao Li (315) 783-6083
li.virginia.chao@gmail.com
Dutch
MAS Translations Services
66 Northwick Dr
Rochester, NY 14617
Luisa Baars T/F: (585) 226-3990
lbaars@rochester.rr.com
Farsi
Syracuse Area Marjan Ghazvini (315 682-7865 H
(315) 254-1336 C
marjangb@hotmail.com
French
New Hartford Mirna Zeina (315) 737-0952
Syracuse Area Marjan Ghazvini (315 682-7865 H
(315) 254-1336 C
marjangb@hotmail.com
MAS Translations Services
66 Northwick Dr
Rochester, NY 14617
Luisa Baars T/F: (585) 226-3990
lbaars@rochester.rr.com
-translation only- Nermeen Allam (315) 687-7422
nermeenallam@gmail.com
German
  Benjamin Gerardi bgerardi@bville.org
Hindi
John Bowne HS, NYC Mr. Wasiur Rahman, Guidance Counselor (718) 744-7082
wrahman@schools.nyc.gov
Japanese
Switch Lane, Cicero, NY Yun Evans (315) 288-4710
Korean
HW Smith School, Syracuse Pyeong Yu (315) 433-1890
Kurdish
  Khalid Abdullah (607)760-5104
24 Walnut Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Aesha Bamarny (607)201-8165 cell
(607) 2201-8163 cell
(607) 773-8983 home
  Khany (Connie) Barany (607)773-4771
  Heevy Ibrahim (607) 221-7983 cell
(607) 773-8983 home
admin@languagelandllc.com
  Karwan Zebri (Kurdish) (607) 821-9106
  Botan Zebri (Kurdish) (607) 744-9010
837 Prescott Ave.
Endicott, NY 13760
Dazheen Zebri (607 821-9124
150 Moeller St. Apt. 2202
Binghamton, NY 13904
Jihan Taha (607) 743-0249
Laotian
  Steve Chanthavong (607) 206-2954
Mandarin
  Jane Lawtry janelawty@gmail.com
SUNY Grace Lai (315) 445-1307 H
(315) 472-0130 W x116
17712 106 th St E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Tin-Yun Han Territwn@yahoo.com
Switch Lane, Cicero, NY Yun Evans (315) 288-4710
Multiple Languages
Translator list courtesy of NYS Statewide Language RBERN   click here for list
Translator list courtesy of Capital District RBERN   click here for list
92 Languages
MotaWord
Girk Cakmak girk@motaword.com 
(347) 884-1144
100+ Languages
Eriksen Translations Inc (WBE) 
Intro Brochure
50 Court Street, Suite 700
Brooklyn NY 11201
Zahra Massicotte Zahra.massicotte@eriksen.com
(718) 802-9010 X822
LIS Translations
26 Court St, Suite 2003, Brooklyn NY 11242-0500
Todd Jambon, Project Manager (718) 237-8919 X18
Fax: (718) 237-0956
55 Languages
MAMI Interpreters
Utica Office: 287 Genesee St 101, Utica, NY 13501
Syracuse Office: 731 James St 315, Syracuse, NY 13203
info@mamiinterpreters.org Utica: (315) 732-2271
Syracuse: (315) 214-5003
Albany: (518) 426-1626
International Translation Services
PO Box 7094, Hicksville, NY 11802
Andrés Turcios Tel: (516) 495-4848
Text: (516) 499-0632
www.itstranslating.net
International Translation Services
PO Box 26, Syracuse, NY 13214
Trudy Katchmar (315) 445-0137
Empire Interpreting Services (EIS)
www.empireinterpreting.com
Corissa Widger Homer Office (607) 753-8338
Syracuse Office (315) 472-1383
Emergency # (607) 423-7405
cwidger@empireinterpreting.com
Language Solutions, Syracuse NY Elena Spivak 315-289-5353
languagesolutionsny@gmail.com
Syr CSD - Spec Ed - for Reference Only Pat (Secretary) (315) 435-4233
International Institute of Buffalo - Interpreting & Translation Department Emily Brady-Santos (716) 833-1900
ebrady@iibuff.org
https://iibuffalo.org 
Compass Interpreters
201 Bleecker St, Utica NY 13501
50 different languages - phone, video, on-site
Ashley Bustos (315) 749-7080
www.thecenterutica.org
scheduling@compassinterpreters.org
Language Line Solutions: The NYS Office of General Services has negotiated a discounted rate for government entities and non- profits of 75 cents per minute. languageline.com Julie Metzger (877) 862-1302
Translation & Interpreting Services of CNY
P.O. Box 56, Syracuse, NY 13209,Tel: 315-373-5308
  (315) 373-5308
(315) 410-5556 Cell
mpmadero@aol.com
14 Languages
5846 Action St, E Syr, NY 13057
Nicholas Habayeb (315) 656-2407
TONE Shana Pughe Dean, Translation Manager (315) 292-8971
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukranian, Vietnamese
Syracuse Refugee Center
  (315) 435-4984
Karen Sgaw, Poe Karen and Burmese Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpretation) Joshua Saw (716) 533-2852
(On-line interpreting) Video Relay Service/Video Remote Interpreting Life Links www.lifelinks.net
Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese Lithuanian
PO Box 444, Johnson City, NY 13790
Audra Ridikas (917) 545-9853
missridikas@gmail.com
Spanish, Russian, Farsi, Dari, Karan, Kisiguwa, Kiswahili, Maay (Somali), Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Utica
Alma Crnalic (315) 693-0487
translation only
www.translationbackoffice.com
Facundo Casas 1-888-803-4217
facundo.casas@translationbackoffice.com
Polish
  Walter Muzichuck (607) 372-2161
wmuzichuk@stny.rr.com
Russian
Syracuse, NY Elena Spivak (315) 289-5353
  Walter Muzichuck (607) 372-2161
wmuzichuk@stny.rr.com
Somali
  Hibaq Mohamud (315) 479-8964
Spanish
MAS Translations Services
66 Northwick Dr
Rochester, NY 14617
Luisa Baars T/F: (585) 226-3990
lbaars@rochester.rr.com
  Cecila Tafur (315) 449-9526
Spanish Action League
www.spanishactionleague.com
Sarah Cox (315) 475-6153 x215
Fax: (315) 474-5767
lsm@laligaonline.com
115 W. Irving St, E. Syracuse, NY 13057
NYS Health Course Certified Translator
Augusto Perez (315) 463-0909
augustogooseperez@gmail.com
CNY Latino
4465 E. Genesee St #249, Dewitt, NY 13214
Hugo Acosta (315) 415-8593
Fax (315) 445-2288
hacosta@cnylatino.com
5009 E Main St Rd, Batavia, NY 14020 Laura Fitzsimmons (585) 344-1901 H
(585) 356-1507 C
lvfitz@rochester.rr.com
Lexis-Translations Services - Albany   (518) 482-0154
lexis@nycap.rr.com
Simultaneous Interpretation
489 High St., Monroe, NY 10950
Laura Lecour (845) 783-0982
Fax: (845) 783-2095
adandeve@frontiernet.net
Independent Distributor Lifevantage
19 Debran Dr., Henrietta, NY 14467
Michael Zemla (585) 329-6729
mzemla@frontiernet.net
  Cathy Solstre (607) 372-9991
  Eileen Keating (607) 729-4061
924 Anne Lane
Endicott, NY 13760
Diane Lopez Edouard (917) 407-9154 cell
(607) 743-9427 home
dlopezedouard@yahoo.com
3118 Robins Street
Endwell, NY 13760
Kristen Nagorny (607) 205-2926
kristennagorny@hotmail.com
  Celia B. Smiley (works full time) (862) 755-1553
celiasmiley@yahoo.com
Bilingual School Psychologist
PO Box 566, Bethlehem, CT 06751
Michael Dwyer (203) 266-5845
-after hrs only- Rodolfo (Rudy) Blackman BlackmaR@binghamtonschools.org
Swahili
  Hibaq Mohamud (315) 479-8964
Taiwanese
Switch Lane, Cicero, NY Yun Evans (315) 288-4710
Turkish
  Aziz Goksel ag195056@hotmail.com
  Mehmed Alaboyun (518) 522-7920
Ukranian
  Walter Muzichuck (607) 372-2161
wmuzichuk@stny.rr.com
Syracuse, NY Elena Spivak (315) 289-5353
Urdu
John Bowne HS, NYC Mr. Wasiur Rahman,
Guidance Counselor
(718) 744-7082
wrahman@schools.nyc.gov
  Syed R. Jamal (561) 386-5487
Vietnamese
Center for New Americans, Syracuse Huy Doan (315) 422-1593
405 E Division St, Syraucse, NY Mylin Tran (315) 425-7595
Syracuse Hong Anh Vu (315) 380-4558
honganhvu@gmail.com
Center for New Americans, Syracuse Andy Tran (315) 422-1593
Hay Tay, Vietnam Bui Duc Bong bongbd.pp@gmail.com
5120 Greenbank Dr.
Jamesville, NY
Dat R Huynh, MS (315) 466-0137
(315) 552-4143 C
datkim@hotmail.com
912 Schuyler Street
Endicott, NY 13760
Liem do (607) 206-6796
liemdot@yahoo.com
1119 Frost Road
Endicott, NY 13760
Tuan Luong (607) 785-0858
anh.tuan.21.st@hotmail.com
luongtal402@gmail.com
1119 Frost Road
Endicott, NY 13760
Thao Phuong Le (607) 244-9945 cell
(607) 785-0858 home
Thaol74@yahoo.com
-Regents Only-
2733 Yale Street
Endwell, NY 13760
Lien Ha (607) 768-8149
anhtubichlien@yahoo.com

If you would like to be added to this list, please email rbern@ocmboces.org Thank you.

This list of translators should not be construed as an endorsement of Mid-State RBERN rather it's just a collection of translators.