
Caracas Language Solutions, LLC
Interpretation, translation, subtitling, and human review by a certified Spanish language professional based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Need Spanish support for a public meeting, conference, video, or community-facing project? Let’s talk through the format, audience, and timeline.
Certified Iowa Targeted Small Business. 100% Woman & Latina-owned.
Professionalism

Selected Past Performance:
Public Sector & Civic Communications
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Daily COVID-19 Press Conferences on Iowa PBS; Iowa Judicial Branch; Iowa PBS.
Nonprofit, Advocacy & Community Organizations
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; National Sexual Violence Resource Center; National Alliance to End Sexual Violence; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; Iowa Latinx Project; Center for Migration Studies of New York
Education, Research & Institutional Clients
University of Notre Dame; University of Iowa; Grand View University
Media, Corporate, Labor & Community-Based Organizations
Hola America Media Group; Principal Financial Group; United Food & Commercial Workers; Valley Church; Diocese of Des Moines.
Expertise

Over 15 years of experience as a community interpreter and translator, with ample understanding of legislative, political, and social movement terminology.
Court-certified Spanish interpreter in Iowa since 2015.
Certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) as an English to Spanish translator since 2024.
Intermediate fluency in French.
Human-reviewed Spanish for high-trust communications
AI tools can be useful for drafts, but public-facing Spanish should not be published without qualified human review. Caracas Language Solutions helps organizations protect accuracy, tone, accessibility, and community trust through professional translation, transcreation, editing, and quality review.
Excellence

West Des Moines Leadership Academy Alumna, 2026
Business Record’s 2024 Forty Under 40 class: Vanessa C. Marcano-Kelly
Recognized as “Iowan of the Week” by U.S. Representative Cindy Axne on Oct. 9, 2020
New Leaders Council Fellow, 2015
Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines Alumna, 2014
Press
- JEFAS Magazine: Finding Her Voice While Giving Voice to Others
- DSM Magazine Jan/Feb. 2023: Global Flavors
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center Guest Blog: Lessons on access and justice from Vanessa C. Marcano-Kelly
- Iowa Starting Line: Understanding the importance of my voice
- CBS2 Iowa: Two Spanish-speaking interpreters help expand access to COVID-19 information
- We Are Iowa: Spanish-language translating key to providing latest coronavirus information to Iowans
- The New York Times: How Will Thousands of Latinos in Iowa Be Greeted at ‘El Caucus’?
Certified Iowa Targeted Small Business

Caracas Language Solutions is a 100% Woman & Latina-owned Iowa Targeted Small Business.





