Meet THE LANGUAGE LIAISONS Team

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Leah daPonte Lightcap

Founder & CEO

Leah is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication and master’s degree in Spanish and Pedagogy. She holds a certificate from Harvard University’s Women in Leadership Program. Leah founded Language Liaisons in 2003 when her sister Anne Kaminski, a registered nurse, showed her the benefits of language access in the medical field. The Language Liaisons team now contracts with translators and interpreters all over the US. Leah served as the Vice Chair for and is currently a member of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA).

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Ireida Grabill

DIRECTOR & TRAINER

A native of Puerto Rico, Ireida grew up in a family that was passionate about their culture and the Spanish language. Ireida developed a love for the performing arts and went to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Theater and Public Relations with a minor in Spanish at Penn State University. Her extensive background and experience have enabled her to function perfectly in her multi-role position with the Language Liaisons team. If you meet Ireida one day, you will notice her passion for accuracy, honesty, and learning.

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Nastia Snyder

Administrative Assistant

Nastia was born in Kazakhstan and grew up in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. She’s always been fascinated by different cultures and took a great interest in learning languages from a very young age. She received a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting at Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University and also holds a certificate from the Community Interpreter International. Nastia is delighted to serve the community by helping people of different languages and cultures communicate.

SERVING WITH YOU IN OVER 250 LANGUAGES

Arabic Bengali Brazilian Portuguese Chinese-Cantonese

Chinese-Mandarin French Greek Hatian Creole

Hindi Italian Korean Portuguese-Portugal

Punjabi Russian Spanish

Clients who talk about THE LANGUAGE LIAISONS TEAM

"Thanks for all your energy and sharing... the interpreter training was a great learning experience!"
Donna Jarvela
"The Mandarin Chinese interpreter you sent was wonderful, thank you again for your service, I will certainly recommend your service!"
Faith Dupuis
"Without reservation, we will contact you for future translation projects because you were great to work with!"
Sarah KUnited Way
"Language Liaisons, LLC has helped us over the past 9 years with all our requests for interpreting, translating, and tutoring!"
University of Delaware
"Thank you for arranging Rachel to interpret for us this weekend. She was excellent and very professional."
Lisa Perry
"Dr. Bob is enjoying his private tutoring session with Rosario. His Spanish is getting better and he looks forward to his next class!"
Current Student
"Thank you for responding immediately to our request! We love working with you for all of our language needs, both on-site and document translation. Your service is superior!"
First State Surgery Center
"Our nurse noticed since the onset of an in-person interpreter that the patients are a lot more calm before and after surgery. Additionally, she reported the patients report a lower pain scale then they would without an interpreter."
Limestone Medical Center
"Thank you so much for getting this done and back to me so quickly! I will be sure to contact you for your quality services in the future!"
Mr. Greg Dominic, PHD
"I had an exceptional interpreter assist me with my spanish-speaking patient tonight. I feel she went above and beyond!"
Local Nurse Manager
“I'll be putting this training into practice during work and even (certain aspects) in my personal life."
Spring 2018 Trainee
"Language Liaisons has built a long term partnership with us over the past 10 years. We are so happy with this service."
Pennsylvania HospitalCEO
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