Director's Profile

Peg Snider is PDX Spanish's Director and principal interpreter. She grew up in Latin America (Mexico, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic) and has been speaking Spanish since the age of 6.

Credentials and experience:

BA, International Relations, UCLA 1982
Certificate of Translation and Interpretation, UCLA 1986
Certified as Spanish language court interpreter,
State of California 1986
Certified as Spanish language court interpreter
United States District Court 1993
Extensive work throughout the Los Angeles Superior and Municipal Courts from 1986 to 1999
Oregon Judicial Department Staff Interpreter, State of Oregon 1999 to 2000
Extensive work throughout the Federal Court system since 1994.

"Peg Snider is certainly among the best federally certified interpreters in this area, if not the best. I have used her in many different settings. Her abilities are top notch and she does a terrific job interfacing with clients."
Matthew Schindler
Attorney at Law