First and Last name: Sylvia Sham
Company name: Sylvia Sham
Native Language: Chinese -Cantonese, Mandarin , Enping
Working Languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin)
Other Languages: Enping
Language Pairs: Cantonese English, Mandarin English, Enping English
Country of origin: Hong Kong
Fields of Expertise: Medical, Legal, Business, Education
ATA Membership: No
Other memberships & Affiliations: NAJIT (National Judiciary Interpreters and Translators)
MING (Medical Interpreter Network of Georgia)
CACPG (Chinese-American Cultural Performing Group)
ACE (Asian Cultural Experience)
Certifications/Training: Core Certification Healthcare Interpreter (CCHI) (2019)
Georgia Conditionally Approved (CA) Court Interpreter (Cantonese)
(Georgia Commission on Interpreters) (2009)
Georgia Registered Court Interpreter (Mandarin & Cantonese) (2003-2008)
CCHI Associate Healthcare Interpreter Examination (AHI) (Passed the Written Exam @5/2014)
North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Interpreter (North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy, Cobb County, Georgia) (2006)
“Bridging the Gap”, Medical Interpreting Program (Cross Cultural Health Care program from Seattle, Washington) (2002)
Certification in Consecutive Interpretation (Arlington, VA. Inlingua School of Interpretation) (2002)
AAIT Certified Interpreter Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese) (2008)
Education: B.S. Computer Science Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA 1993
Experience: 2015-present Contract Medical Interpreter, Northside Hospital, Wellstar Healthcare System
2013-present Contract Interpreter, Cobb & Cherokee County State Court
2012-present Contract Interpreter, Sandy Springs Municipal Court
2009-present Contract Interpreter, Forsyth County State & Municipal Court
2005-present Contract Interpreter, Georgia United States North District Court
2004- 2007 Contract Interpreter, Georgia Department of Human Resource
2001-present Translator/ Interpreter, All Court Systems of Georgia, School
Education, Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities etc ….
2000 Clerk, US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Gwinnett, GA
1999- Present Executive Director, Chinese-American Cultural Performing Group, GA.
1997- 2018 Board of Committee, Asian Cultural Experience. GA
Tools & Technology: 30075
Phone Number: 404-457-8778
