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