Fátima arrived from the Azores Islands, Portugal in 1993. Her academic achievements include a M.A. in Spanish from University of California – Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Spanish from Boise State University. Fátima has many years of experience in different areas of the interpreting profession. She is a Federal Court Certified Interpreter, as well as an Idaho Court Certified Interpreter Master Level in Spanish. Fátima has many years of experience in different areas of the interpreting profession. She is a Federal Court Certified Interpreter, as well as an Idaho Court Certified Interpreter Master Level in Spanish and Certified Portuguese Interpreter.
She is also a Certified Medical Interpreter through the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI). She has been serving as faculty for different workshops and training sessions for new and experienced interpreters and judges for the past five years. Fátima is also a rater for a national credentialing program for interpreters.
Fátima has a great passion for teaching, and she is a professor at Boise State University where she works as the Spanish Language Coordinator and teaches Portuguese and Spanish upper-division courses, including Introduction to Court Interpretation, Spanish for Health Care, as well as many community-based learning collaborations with Concordia Law School, Project LAURA, and Genesis Community Health.
Fátima Maria Cornwall 