Saul Arteaga
Saul Arteaga was born in Lima Peru. He is a Wisconsin Certified Court Interpreter and has passed the Medical Interpreter Competency Examination offered by the National Center of Interpretation at the University of Arizona. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Spanish and at the present time he is pursuing a master degree in translations Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and he has taken extensive college courses in interpreting and translation. Mr. Arteaga is learning ASL at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. He attended classes at the Agnese Haury Summer Institute for Court Interpretation and Medical interpretation Summer Institute both at the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
Mr. Arteaga has been an adjunct faculty to teach the nationally recognized medical interpreter training program, Bridging the Gap, designed by the Cross Cultural Healthcare Program in Seattle, Washington. He is a trainer of the 16-hour medical and community interpreter training “Equal Footing for Limited English Proficient Persons” by SWITS. He provides interpretation, translation, training and consulting through his organization, SWITS, Ltd. which serves the Midwest. Mr. Arteaga is the director of SWITS, Ltd. which provides all language services, to healthcare organizations, law enforcement, circuit and municipal courts, educational institutes nationally and overseas. Mr. Arteaga is a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Committee to Improve Court Interpretation and Translation in the Wisconsin Courtrooms.
