# Jacob Warren

> Jacob Anthony Warren is a California-based certified American Sign Language interpreter and Tive founding interpreter whose career spans schools, government, medical and legal settings, live performance, Video Relay Service and Video Remote Interpreting. Alongside nearly three decades in communication access, he has worked as a voice actor and business owner, served professional interpreting associations in California and Hawaii, and pursued library and information science as a second route to the same goal: widening access to knowledge.

- **Role:** Founding Interpreter at Tive
- **Organizations:** Tive, Vagabond Rabbit, LLC, Convo Communications, Purple Communications, AMN Healthcare, Interpretek, Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Hawaii Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Yakima Valley Regional Library
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, Bachelor of Arts in Library Science and Media, Ashford University (now University of Arizona Global Campus), Certificate in Massage Therapy, Remington College, Honolulu Campus, High school diploma, East Valley High School
- **Known for:** Built an interpreting career spanning educational, government, medical, legal, performance, VRS and VRI settings., Served as vice president and multiple terms as member at large of the Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf., Chaired SaVRID public policy work and previously edited its Sacramento Voice newsletter.

## Career timeline

- **1994-2001** — Worked as a reference librarian's assistant and technology instructor at Yakima Valley Regional Library.
- **1996-2001** — Worked as a sign language interpreter for Yakima School District #7 and began operating Vagabond Rabbit.
- **2001-2004** — Interpreted for the Yolo County Office of Education and Woodland Joint Unified School District.
- **2002-2004** — Served as a member at large of the Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, chairing publications work and editing The Sacramento Voice newsletter.
- **2004-2010** — Worked at Purple Communications as a video interpreter and trainer.
- **2007-2009** — Served the Hawaii Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf on committees and as webmaster.
- **2008-2011** — Owned Intouch Pacific, combining private-practice interpreting with a massage therapy studio.
- **2010-2023** — Worked as a video interpreter at Convo Communications, later becoming a Video Interpreter Partner through 2024.
- **2012-2014** — Served as vice president of the Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
- **2016-2018** — Returned to the SaVRID board as member at large, chairing public policy work and serving on its bylaws committee.
- **2017-2020** — Completed a bachelor's degree in library science and media.
- **2023-2024** — Pursued graduate study in library and information science at San Jose State University.
- **2024-present** — Joined Tive as a founding interpreter.

## Achievements

- Built an interpreting career spanning educational, government, medical, legal, performance, VRS and VRI settings.
- Served as vice president and multiple terms as member at large of the Sacramento Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
- Chaired SaVRID public policy work and previously edited its Sacramento Voice newsletter.
- Served the Hawaii Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf as a committee participant and webmaster.
- Earned degrees in library science and library and information science while continuing professional interpreting work.
- Joined Tive's interpreter team at its founding stage in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Began working as a founding interpreter at Tive.
- **2024-06** — Completed a professional credential listed as valid through June 2029; the public profile excerpt does not identify the credential name.
- **2024** — Completed the listed 2023-2024 period of graduate study at San Jose State University.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobanthonywarren
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/bQHkHzPPrToE
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vagabondrabbit/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacobanthonywarren

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Last updated: 2026-09-27