About Us - Certified ASL Interpreters

SRI is a Deaf-owned, family-run business. Our operations manager is a nationally certified interpreter.

John Burke, Owner, Director of Operations, and Qualified Deaf Interpreter, comes from fifth generation Deaf family. John, being a consumer of interpreting services himself, brings with him with a unique sensitivity to culture, language and commitment. He serves as an advocate and resource for SRI clients.

Joye McCormick, Owner, is a Certified Interpreter, and has been in the field since 1982. Joye has devoted her career to providing quality sign language services. Her experience allows SRI to create a positive image of accessibility for large companies as well as providing quality sign language interpreting for the community. Joye is also certified by NAD as a Qualified Sign Language Instructor.

Fran Krohn, Business Manager, has had her finger in many pies. She has worked as an apple picker and sales person on a family-owned orchard, as cook and laundress at a boarding school, and as general office help in a family-owned nutritional supplement business. She fills her postion with us perfectly. She earned an associates degree in pre-engineering in the 80’s, married and began a family. In more recent years she has worked as an in-home caregiver, bookkeeper, classroom aide and in a variety of capacities at SRI. In 2007 she returned to school working towards her degree in mechanical engineering.

Linda Stiles, Scheduler, is a stay-at-home mom at heart. She is blessed to be able to work from home surrounded by her family. She has a Bachelors in Religious Education and is currently home schooling her 2 boys. In her spare time (LOL!) she enjoys learning ASL, developing raw food recipes, researching health and alternative healing. She was a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator for nearly 10 years and still enjoys stamping and scrapbooking as well as many other creative crafts including bookbinding, beading, collage, mixed media, needle crafts and sewing. SRI is so lucky to have her on staff.

Pat Cooley, Secretary/Scheduler, has been working for SRI since July of 2002. She is that friendly voice you hear when you call SRI. When she first started, she could bring her crocheting to work and actually had time to work on it! She makes sweaters, booties, hats, and blanket sets for a local charity called Babies In Need. She loves working at SRI and we love having her, even though it takes two to do her job now, smile.