Spring 2025 ETOE™ Exam Scholarship Awards

July 15, 2025

Washington, DC

Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)

We are excited to announce the six recipients of the Spring 2025 cycle of the ETOE™ Exam Scholarship! This scholarship supports interpreters who wish to take their CoreCHI certification to the next level with the performance-based CoreCHI-P™ credential. This Scholarship Cycle was made possible thanks to the sponsorship of CCHI and attendees of the Mini-Conference “Power of Practice” https://cchicertification.org/2025-mini-conference/.

The Spring recipients of the ETOE™ Scholarship, are:

1. Juliane F. Sterner (Portuguese, MA)
2. Maria Gregory (Russian, WA)
3. Jennifer Thomas Shearer (ASL, OR)
4. Zakia Siddiqi (Pashto/Dari/Farsi, WA)
5. Elizabeth Kumbong Amaazee (French, OH)
6. Nancy Reiko Hammond (ASL, CA)

CCHI celebrates these interpreters’ accomplishments as well as their commitment to professional success. They have much to be proud of, and we wish them the best of luck on their testing and certification journey.

CCHI Commissioners and Staff