Summary
Lorena Parada-Valdes, MJM, FCCI, NCJIT, is a Spanish, French and Portuguese interpreter, with extensive training and expertise in both court interpretation and health care interpretation. She provides language services to the United States Courts and the U.S. Attorneys' Office in Corpus Christi, Texas and has served as an interpreter in federal courts across the United States. She is a Federally Certified Court Interpreter by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and a Nationally Certified Judiciary Interpreter and Translator. As a health care interpreter trainer through the Cross-Cultural Health Care Program, she has provided cultural competence and medical interpreter training to clients nationwide and overseas.
Parada-Valdes is also a certified educator in foreign languages and bilingual education, having worked with culturally diverse groups throughout her teaching career in Alaska, Guam, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
She has a Master's degree in justice management from the University of Nevada, Reno and she is an active member of the National Association for Court Management, the National Sheriffs' Association and the Academy of Court Security Educators. A frequent presenter and facilitator, her areas of interest include language and culture, interpretation and translation, financial crimes and money laundering and judicial security. Her master's thesis focused on the use of protective details to safeguard the judiciary and her manual, Security for Court Interpreters, published in 2006, included advisors from the Federal Judiciary, the United States Marshals Service and the National Center for State Courts.
Class Materials
- JM 609(e) - Cultural Competence
Education
- MJM, University of Nevada, Reno