Instructors

Ms. Grussing currently coordinates and manages the area of transformational learning for Dialog One’s interpreter network. Her background is in language education; she earned her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction and further study in E.S.L. and Linguistics from the University of St. Thomas. She has worked with all ages of new immigrants in the community […]

As an active interpreter with over 20 years servicing the health care profession, Mr. Castillo brings valuable hands-on experience from a wide variety of health settings. He considers himself a promoter of collective intelligence and sees sharing his knowledge and experience as an opportunity to also learn from his peers. His approach promotes inclusiveness through

Mrs. Rosalinda Estrada has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Interpreting from Saint Paul College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. She is an active member of RID, MRID, Mano-a-Mano, ATA, Council de Mano, NCIEC, and is a freelance interpreter and educator with experience including Her professional experience includes

Helen Dos Santos is an artist, teacher/facilitator, and systems designer. She teaches so that her students have time and space to spark their brilliance, connect, and transform.She loves to bring people together to see themselves and their community clearly and then create projects that move life forward.She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administrations and

Dr. Jamal Adam was born and raised in Somalia. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he has been based for the last ten years. He lived in Kenya as a refugee for six years prior to his arrival in the United States. Jamal has Bachelors in Science in Social Science and Psychology and a