Amie Smith Santiago is a certified ASL interpreter with 16 years of experience in the interpreting field including the last six years working with a state operated certification system where she learned the intricacies of certification testing. She brings a unique skillset to her new position as CASLI testing manager.
Amie loves to learn. She completed an Interpreter Training Program along with a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language at Salt Lake Community College and went on to complete her undergraduate degree at Utah Valley University in Deaf Studies. She then completed a master degree in Corporate and Organizational Communication from Northeastern University.
Amie has worked hard through several interpreter certification exams and assessments and now holds NIC certification, Utah Certified: Professional, along with an EIPA score of 5.0 score in the PSE Secondary setting. She knows how it feels to navigate certification pathways and even how it feels to fail while doing so. She believes that the failures that she faced when testing, along with a growth mindset, strongly contributed to her motivation for continued skill development practices and ultimately her ability to advance her skills to an even higher level.
Amie loves spending time with her husband and their blended family of six kids along with their fur/scale babies. She loves to travel, read, and solve puzzles when she has free time.
