Your lead trainer is Dr. Jose L. Varela-Ibarra. He will be with you throughout the program                       to guide and help you pass the federal oral examination.

Since passing the federal exam on his first try several years ago, he has interpreted, translated, and served as expert witness for a variety of government, diplomatic, business, and individual clients.

In addition, he created and taught the translation and interpreting programs at San Diego State University’s Imperial Valley Campus and The University of Texas at Brownsville, as well as seminars and workshops from coast to coast, Mexico, and Brazil,                    with Dr. Dagoberto Orrantia, now at Public Defenders Office in San Diego,                        and Dr. Fritz Hensey, University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Varela-Ibarra has organized five international conferences on The Education and Training of Interpreters and Translators, one on Medical Interpreting, writes articles, poetry, publishes a newsletter and a digital magazine, and has published over 20 books.