Terp Savvy is owned and operated by Xenia Fretter Woods. Xenia is an interpreter and interpreter educator based in Humboldt County, California. She holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education, the Certificate of Interpretation, the Certificate of Transliteration and the Specialist Certificate: Legal from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and has qualified at Level 5 on the EIPA. Certified by the American Sign Language Teachers Association, she is a community college instructor, an interpreting mentor, and a workshop presenter. Her areas of special interest are sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and rural interpreter education.

I owe my success in this field to the many ASL teachers, interpreting teachers, mentors, and colleagues who have paved the way and inspired me to work hard to be the best interpreter I can be. Please join me in being a part of a highly professional, well-informed, and well-connected community of American Sign Language professionals. You are needed, and your contribution is appreciated.