Why We Exist.

Preferred Interpreting is here to help you provide skilled, qualified language access for Deaf people — in every hospital, classroom, courtroom, workplace, and community across the state of Michigan and virtually nationwide.

That vision is what Preferred Interpreting was built around. We believe that we are helping to build a world where Deaf people have access everywhere they want to be. Where the organizations and institutions they lead and that serve them know how to show up. Where interpreters are valued, supported, and proud of the work they do.

We believe all of that is possible. And we’re starting right here in Michigan.

Who We Are.

Preferred Interpreting was founded by Katie Corr and Tashmica Torok — interpreter and advocate, derby wife and business partner, two people who between them bring twenty years of ASL interpreting experience, community organizing, and nonprofit leadership, and a shared vision for what community-centered language access can look like.

What We’re Building.

Preferred Interpreting is a skilled, professional ASL interpreting agency with a personal touch — intentional, community-centered, and deeply connected to the people we serve.

That means interpreters who are fairly compensated and have a real stake in the agency’s success. It means listening to and learning from the Deaf community, and advocating alongside them for the language access they deserve. It means working with schools, hospitals, courts, and community organizations not just as a vendor but as a partner — helping them understand how to create environments where Deaf people are fully included.

We also believe in investing in the next generation of interpreters. Mentorship is part of how we operate — because the field gets better when new interpreters are supported well from the start.

Our Credentials.

Katie Corr brings twenty years of professional ASL interpreting experience to Preferred Interpreting, along with [certifications and affiliations to be added].

Kathryn Corr brings twenty years of professional ASL interpreting experience to Preferred Interpreting Sign Language Services.

Katie co-founded Preferred Interpreting because she knows the importance of working for an agency that skillfully handles logistics, offers equitable compensation, and helps partners create accessible environments for interpreters so they can walk in the door and focus on doing great work.

Tashmica Torok is a Survivor Activist, community organizer, and Healing Justice consultant whose work has always centered one question: who gets left out, and what does it cost us?

As founding Co-Director of The Firecracker Foundation (Sunset 2024), she spent over a decade leading a survivor-serving organization that grew its commitment to access over time, learning from people with disabilities and the movements they led. She created events, facilitated trainings, and developed written materials that made full participation possible for everyone in the room — and then shared those resources with other organizations ready to raise their own standards. Her background in trauma-informed spaces, mandatory reporting navigation, and transformative justice means she understands what’s at stake when communication breaks down and what becomes possible when it doesn’t.

She is currently completing ASL interpreting training — a deepening of work she has always done.

Ready to Work Together?

Whether you need language access support for your organization or you’re an interpreter who wants to be part of what we’re building — we’d love to hear from you.