0fficial Nebraska Website - Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

After Hours List for Nebraska

Suggested Procedures for Calling Interpreters After Hours

  1. Identify yourself and your agency.
  2. Ask if the interpreter is available to interpret at the specific time that you need someone.
  3. If available, give the address of where the interpreter is to go and whom they will be interpreting (deaf person).

Do not give the deaf person's name to the interpreter until they have accepted the interpreting assignment. Interpreters are listed according to qualification and not guaranteed availability.

Interpreters are listed from top to bottom under each city according to their qualifications levels, with the highest level listed first.

As of September 1, 2007 if you are a state agency or law enforcement personnel, you are required to hire an interpreter licensed through the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Courts and probation officials are required to hire interpreters specifically trained for legal interpreting.


What area of the state do you need an interpreter?

 
Ceresco
Lorelei Waldron  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 310-8428 Home - (402) 785-2335  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
After Hours Interpreter Referral List for Nebraska - current 07/17/08
 
Council Bluffs
David Borgaila  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 578-1316 Home - (712) 322-3897  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
H. Christine Lafinhan  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 630-4829    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 0
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Karen Potter-Maxwell  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 681-8551 Home - (712) 322-4424  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 0
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Hugh Prickett JR  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (712) 310-9468 Home - (712) 366-1361  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Glory Entinger  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (712) 310-3689 Home - (712) 310-3857  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - No
 
Angela Mathis  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 637-6291 Home - (712) 322-2112  
Will Do Medical -
RID - I QAST - Level 4 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 0
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Carmen Ring  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 650-3866    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - No
 
Grand Island
Carol Helleberg  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (308) 383-5328 Home - (308) 381-0671  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Gretna
Maureen Larsen  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 213-8018    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
LaVista
Jennifer Herzog  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 203-2475    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Lincoln
Frances Beaurivage  
Will Do Legal -X
Cell - (402) 540-6946 Home - (402) 489-9224  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Connie Herndon  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 202-8001    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Kelly Brakenhoff  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 440-5237 Home - (402) 476-6333  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 4 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Nancy Brt  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 430-8010 Home - (402) 464-6706  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Vickie Frizzell-Pratt  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 486-3113 Home - (402) 483-7153  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - No
     
Peggy Williams  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 450-2489 Work  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Lori Beard  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 560-1380 Home - (402) 475-5657  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 4 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 0
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Thomas Beyer  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 730-0004 Work -  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Carla Engstrom  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 430-1342    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Bethany Merchant  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 430-2001 Home - (402) 465-5934  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 4 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Omaha
Tera Bass  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 208-1707 Home - (402) 884-4335  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Rebecca Cook  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 926-8329 Home - (402) 933-1806  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI/CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Amy Curry  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 305-6320 Home - (402) 712-5737  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Julie Delkamiller  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 651-4849 Home - (402) 572-6546  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 0
Licensed Interpreter - No
     
Jamy Elker  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 203-3905 Home - (402) 346-9017  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Becky Holman  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 250-4332 Home - (402) 991-5959  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CSC I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Bethany Koubsky  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 250-2438 Home - (712) 505-3282  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Anne McBride  
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 391-7599 Home - (402) 391-6590  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Brittania O'Brien  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 305-4294    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CT I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Traci Patzner  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 212-6149 Home -  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI/CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - Mast T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Liz Polinski-Smith  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 290-1817 Home - (402) 758-8937  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CSC I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - No
     
Joanne Workman  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 321-7893 Home - (402) 391-6571  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CSC I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Vickie Doherty
Will Do Legal - X
Cell - (402) 690-9605 Home - (402) 592-6631
Will Do Medical - X
Work - (402) 554-2872    
RID - I QAST - Level 5 CDI -
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter -
     
Kathy Rocco  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 201-7704 Work - (402) 444-7737  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 5 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 5
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Pamela Duncan  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 578-2408    
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 4
Licensed Interpreter - No
     
Terri Harris  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (605) 376-8609 Home -  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - NAD:IV I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
     
Stephanie Vik-Richart  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 618-1315 Home - (402) 445-2312  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - I QAST - Level 0 CDI -  
NIC - T QAST - Level 3
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Papillion
Jennifer Hendricks  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (402) 651-5952 Home - (402) 991-1749  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - CI,CT I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes
 
Sioux City
Rachel Johns  
Will Do Legal -
Cell - (712) 239-3740 Home - (712) 239-2034  
Will Do Medical - X
RID - NAD:IV I QAST - CDI -  
NIC - T QAST -
Licensed Interpreter - Yes