About Us
Locally Owned. Deaf-Led. Community Driven.
experience leads the way for trusted access.
About
Keystone Interpreting Solutions
Keystone Interpreting Solutions is a Deaf-owned, woman-owned partnership of two nationally known Deaf and hearing interpreters with over thirty years of community-based interpreting experience and over ten years of developing, managing, and providing video remote interpreting services. Keystone Interpreting is based in Minnesota, Maryland, and New York and provides a variety of interpreting services.
KIS understands that everything is interrelated. As a consumer, you will be able to count on our trusted access, through trusted relationships where you feel empowered to exercise your consumer choices within the Deaf community. Our values are our community values, and we strive to provide top notch interpreting services for all consumers.
Awards
Meet the Keystone Interpreting Services Team!
Jimmy Beldon
Chief Operating Officer
Patty McCutcheon
Chief Executive Officer
Lauren Lawer
Business Manager
Estina Beldon
Media Relations
Amy Granda
Account Manager
Jeremy Bowen
Financial Specialist
Misty Portman
Executive Assistant
Nic Zapko
Interpreter Specialist Co - Team Lead
Ernelina Beldon
Interpreter Specialist
Egina Beldon
A/R Specialist
Courtney Wright
Interpreter Specialist
Eli Assefa
Interpreter Specialist
Amanda Smith
Media + Sales Specialist
Molly Grossman
Interpreter Specialist
Meet the Keystone Staff Interpreters!
Nic Zapko
Staff Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)
Becky Lukkason
Staff Interpreter / Team Lead
Adrian Kolpitcke
Staff Interpreter
Daisy Jo Shuda
Staff Interpreter
Hannah Merren
Staff Interpreter
Rita van der Puije
Staff Interpreter
Kaylea Hoenigschmidt
Staff Interpreter
Kyle Hill
Staff Interpreter
Tamajai Grady
Staff Interpreter
Zachary Otness
Staff Interpreter
Charity Townsend
Staff Interpreter
Judy Mermelstein
Staff Interpreter
Liz Crosby
Staff Interpreter
Lisa Way
Staff Interpreter
Sage Magee
Staff Interpreter
Sophia Watkins
Staff Interpreter
Tim Riker
Deaf Staff Interpreter
Memberships and Partnerships
Keystone Interpreting Solutions is certified by the Minnesota Department of Administration. KIS also proudly sponsored the first-ever conference for Deaf interpreters in 2015. KIS is affiliated with: