Michelle Scott is a bilingual (Spanish) Registered Nurse and founder of Voices For Health, Inc. (est. 1997), a small business with offices in Michigan and California. In addition to the administrative tasks of growing this language agency from a local leader to a nationally recognized venture, she has experience in medical interpreting (over 5 years), medical translation project management (over 10 years, including editing and QA review), interpreter training (over 15 years), curriculum development (over 10 years) and multilingual research projects (over 15 years). She has bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and Nursing and a master’s degree in Medical Anthropology, all from Michigan State University. Her professional nursing background includes supervising a migrant clinic, coordinating migrant camp outreach programs and providing maternal support services. Ms. Scott promotes professionalism in medical interpreting through leadership in language associations and conference presentations. Currently, she is working to develop video content for VoicesAcademy.com, a virtual conference website providing relevant preparation for language accommodation to linguists and healthcare providers. She joined the board of the California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA) in 2015, having previously served for 2 years as the Vice Chair of the Interpreter Service Provider (ISP) Division of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) and 2 years as the West Michigan Division Chair of the Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network (MiTiN). She is an experienced interpreter trainer who has presented at numerous professional conferences throughout the U.S.
