About

The Confident Interpreter was founded in 2016 by Yvette Citizen and Irene Radillo.

Together they have over 20 years working as professional interpreters for multiple private and government organizations in judicial, medical, conference and educational settings, including the US State Department, California Superior Court, US District Courts and the University of Arizona.

Yvette Citizen

Yvette Citizen

Yvette Citizen

  • 22 years experience as a professional interpreter

  • 15 years teaching and curriculum development at University of Arizona’s National Center for Interpretation

  • Professor of Interpretation at the Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico)

  • Staff interpreter for US District Court in Tucson, AZ for 7 years

  • Independent contractor for the US State Dept and the US Department of Justice

  • Federally Certified by the Administrative Office of US Courts since 1998

 
Irene Radillo

Irene Radillo

Irene Radillo

  • 12 years experience as a professional interpreter

  • 12 years teaching and curriculum development at University of Arizona’s National Center for Interpretation

  • 3 years as an Adjunct Instructor for the Translation and Interpretation undergraduate program

  • Staff interpreter for Superior Court in California

  • Independent Contractor for the US District Court in Tucson and the US Department of Justice

  • Federally Certified Court Interpreter since 2004

Writing

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Yvette Citizen has a new book!
Yvette Citizen has a new book!

The Confident Interpreter is very excited to announce the release of Yvette’s new book!

Bilingual Meditations – Meditaciones Bilingües: Improving Yourself and Your Spanish at the Same Time

Throughout her career as an interpreter, Yvette Citizen has met countless people who wanted to improve their Spanish. Whether they took Spanish in high school or spoke it at home growing up, they felt as if their language skills were a little rusty. She came up with a great way to help people improve their Spanish while working on their self-improvement goals with her book, “Bilingual Meditations – Meditaciones Bilingües: Improving Yourself and Your Spanish at the Same Time.”

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Testimonials

“Your materials have been very useful for my practice sessions. I will look into the free resources you offer. And please keep me updated on any classes you might offer. I really love your materials!”
— Gregory Ahlswede
“I absolutely recommend all prospective interpreters who are trying to enter the profession, and current interpreters who want to perfect their skills to reach out to them. You couldn’t be in better hands. Thank you for everything!!!”
— Monica Licea-Castro, FCCI
“One of a kind option for people interested in improving their skills in any career [medical or court interpreting], thumbs up, best of the best!!”
— Emma Brassea
“I have trained with Irene and can highly recommend her for both rigor and personality as an instructor. I appreciate how much I was able to learn from her.”
— Cris Silva
“Los materiales del Confident Interpreter han sido buenísimos, por no mencionar los blogs. Además de muchos términos legales y otros relacionados con armas y drogas en los materiales, hay bastantes mexicanismos que yo no conocía. Me está sirviendo mucho. ¡Gracias!”
— Kyle Criminge
“As someone preparing for a specific certification, who is not looking for new study material? Here is a top-of-the-line choice. I found The Confident Interpreter when I was looking for new materials to practice and improve. I enjoy them because I find them challenging and well prepared. They have a nice variety of topics and vocabulary. I especially like that the simultaneous exercises are recorded at different speeds. The consecutive is challenging. The Verbal Volley is fun and a new way to test one’s vocabulary and speed. The Confident Interpreter offers excellent materials for the price. I hope they keep adding more items!”
— asap trans