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Locally Owned. Deaf-Led. Community Driven.

Led by a Deaf and a Hearing interpreter. Combined professional
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. 

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Meet the Keystone Interpreting Services Team!

Jimmy

Jimmy Beldon

Chief Operating Officer

Patty

Patty McCutcheon

Chief Executive Officer

Lauren

Lauren Lawer

Business Manager

Estina

Estina Beldon

Media Relations

amy

Amy Granda

Account Manager

jeremy

Jeremy Bowen

Financial Specialist

Misty

Misty Portman

Executive Assistant

Nic

Nic Zapko

Interpreter Specialist Co - Team Lead

Ernelina

Ernelina Beldon

Interpreter Specialist

Egina

Egina Beldon

A/R Specialist

Courtney

Courtney Wright

Interpreter Specialist

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Eli Assefa

Interpreter Specialist

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Amanda Smith

Media + Sales Specialist

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Molly Grossman

Interpreter Specialist

Meet the Keystone Staff Interpreters!

Nic

Nic Zapko

Staff Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)

Becky

Becky Lukkason

Staff Interpreter / Team Lead

Adrian

Adrian Kolpitcke

Staff Interpreter

Daisy

Daisy Jo Shuda

Staff Interpreter

Hannah

Hannah Merren

Staff Interpreter

Rita

Rita van der Puije

Staff Interpreter

Kaylea

Kaylea Hoenigschmidt

Staff Interpreter

Kyle

Kyle Hill

Staff Interpreter

Tamajai

Tamajai Grady

Staff Interpreter

Zachary

Zachary Otness

Staff Interpreter

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Charity Townsend

Staff Interpreter

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Judy Mermelstein

Staff Interpreter

Liz

Liz Crosby

Staff Interpreter

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Lisa Way

Staff Interpreter

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Sage Magee

Staff Interpreter

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Sophia Watkins

Staff Interpreter

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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: