Directory of ACINS Members: 2022/23

Meftuha Abawaji

Interpreting language: Amharic/Oromo
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2016
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: ameftuha@yahoo.com 

Deqa Ahmed

Interpreting language: Somali/Arabic
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2016
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: deqajama14@gmail.com 

Manal Ashour

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2012
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: mnlashour@yahoo.ca 

Karima Bushra

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 1995
Affiliation: ATINS
Email: Kbushra50@yahoo.ca 

Christina Chui

Interpreting language: Cantonese/Mandarin

Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 1995
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS. ATINS
Email: zottycsychui@eastlink.ca  

Tiankun Deng

Interpreting language: Mandarin
Membership status: New member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2021
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: tkdeng@outlook.com 

Gurinder Dhillon

Interpreting language: Hindi/Punjabi Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 1995
Affiliation: NSIS. ALS
Email: dhillong20@gmail.com 

Aden Esse

Interpreting language: Somali/Arabic Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2019
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: aesse@rogers.ca 

Nasra Gele

Interpreting language: Somali
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2015
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: nasra17@gmail.com 

Oliad Halengo

Interpreting language: Amharic/Oromo
Membership status: New member
Level of training: RegularFormal interpreting experience: since 20121
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: abdiigaarii@gmail.com

Halima Guled

Interpreting language: Somali
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2019
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: halimagurdux@gmail.com

Narin Hamza

Interpreting language: Kurdish
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2016
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: narinhamza1966@gmail.com 

Zaghone Hashemi

Interpreting language: Dari/Farsi
Membership status: New member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2005
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: Hashemi_7@hotmail.com 

Hanaa Hazzoury

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: New member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2020
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: hanaa.h86@outlook.com

Merek Jagielski

Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Trainer/consultant
Affiliation: ISANS. ATINS (honorary member). Nova Scotia Coalition on Community Interpreting
e-mail: mjagielski@ns.sympatico.ca 

Maryam Shirin Jalali

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2019
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: mshjalali@yahoo.ca 

Sabina Kasheke 

Interpreting language: Swahili
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2000
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: kalengeisanga@gmail.com 

Natalia Koutovenko 

Interpreting language: Russian
Membership status: Associate member Level of training: Advanced Formal interpreting experience: since 2005
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: nlutovenko@mail.ru

MHD Zaher Ktit

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: New member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2021
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: phoenixzah@gmail.com 

Iman Metwally

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2016
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: imetwally@gmail.com 

Maria Alejandra Fagúndez Moreira

Interpreting language: Spanish
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2015
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: malefagundez@gmail.com 

Roshanak Abbas Nazari

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2013
Affiliation: ISANS. ATINS. ALS
Email: roshanak.nazari@yahoo.com 

Stan Orlov

Interpreting language: Russian/French
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2005
Affiliation: ALS
Email: Stanorlov@gmail.com 

Nuthaila Rihani

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2016
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: RIHANI_N@hotmail.com 

Ehtram Saberi

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2000
Affiliation: ISANS. NSIS
Email: ehtramsaberi@hotmail.com 

Yegane Safavi

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2015
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: yegane3000s@gmail.com 

Hanan Sedarous

Interpreting language: Arabic
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2017
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: hanbishay@hotmail.com 

Fatuma Ahmed Seid

Interpreting language: Oromo
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2014
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: fayoahmed2003@yahoo.com 

Jalileh Shaeri

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian/Turkish
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2015
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: jalitwo@yahoo.com 

Mahnaz Sobhani

Interpreting language: Farsi/Persian
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2000
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: mahnaz.sobhani@gmail.com 

Narda Eugenia Carmona Vela

Interpreting language: Spanish
Membership status: New member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2000
Affiliation: ISANS
Email: nardacarmona@outlook.com 

Erlinda Unite

Interpreting language: Tagalog
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 1995
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: evunite@gmail.com 

Ying Wang

Interpreting language: Mandarin
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Foundational
Formal interpreting experience: since 2019
Affiliation: ISANS. ALS
Email: yingwang.amber@gmail.com 

Diana Young

Interpreting language: Cantonese/Mandarin
Membership status: Full member
Level of training: Advanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 1995
Affiliation: ISANS. NSIS
Email: jadeyoung@eastlink.ca 

Hui Zhou

Interpreting language: Mandarin
Membership status: Associate member
Level of training: Enhanced
Formal interpreting experience: since 2015
Affiliation: ISANS. ATINS
Email: instrat@EastLink.ca 

  • Membership status: full member/associate member/new member

  • Foundational training: interpreter has competed a foundational training in community interpreting (30 hours)

  • Enhanced training: interpreter have received a specialty training in community interpreting, in addition to a foundational/basic training (i.e. health interpreting-additional 30 hours)

  • Advanced training: interpreter has completed a college training in community interpreting (diploma, certificate level)

  • Interpreting experience: indicates the number of years of formal interpreting experience

  • Interpreter affiliation: indicates a current affiliation of a community interpreter (i.e. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), Access Language Services (ALS), Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia (ATINS)

  • Availability for interpreting: Freelance arrangements