About SLS/Bios

Jonathan Levy
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Levy, Source Language Solutions' co-founder and CEO, has domestic and international experience spanning public and private sectors. Among other accomplishments, Mr. Levy has created a model for improved DOD interpreter performance metrics, written on the need for a multi-agency approach to address the language service challenge, produced and administered multiple interpreter training and testing programs, and consulted with city and county agencies about adequately meeting the needs of non-English speakers.

As the former Assistant Director for the University of Arizona’s National Center for Interpretation, Mr. Levy oversaw the creation and implementation of multiple state and federal interpreter testing and training programs and co-directed the Professional Language Development Project, a highly successful program to train bilingual secondary students in interpretation and translation. In Tucson Mr. Levy has worked closely with local refugee populations and served on the Pima County Emergency Planning and Preparedness team representing the needs of limited-English proficient populations. In 2006, he began co-producing Somali Tucson Television to help recently arrived Somalis adjust to life in the United States.

Mr. Levy’s graduate work focused on cross-border education and he holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in Asian and African history.

Armando Valles
Chief Operating Officer
Armando is Source Language Solutions' co-founder and COO. He has worked at the University of Arizona's National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research, and Policy for over five years as a research specialist. During this time he has overseen the administration of multiple interpreter testing and training programs as well as conducted on-site research of interpreted events in hospitals and elsewhere. During his time at the university, he has come to thoroughly understand the field of interpretation as well as the administrative systems best suited to provide quality interpreter services. Armando, originally from Cananea, Mexico, holds a master's degree in Quality Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Josh Pope
Chief Information Officer
Josh has worked in the geographical information system industry (GIS) for over eight years. Over five years of this experience has been working with public entities and private sector clients as a GIS specialist in engineering and planning consulting firms. In this environment he has worked with education specialists, air force base officials, estuarine researchers, civil engineers, economic development departments, attorneys and numerous federal, state, a local government agencies in compiling, analyzing, and presenting geographic datasets. Josh has a bachelor of sciences degree in geography from the University of Louisville.