Sign Language Studios, LLC

Sign Language Studios, LLC was established in 2022 to increase resources for the interpreting, Deaf and hearing communities. We provide sign language interpreter services, workshops, mentorships, consultative services, and other opportunities to improve the skills and knowledge of professionals in our field. In doing so, we can ensure the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing communities have the highest quality access and services.

Meet the Team

  • Amy Dawn Lankheit

    Co-Owner | Director of Operations & Interpreting Services
    Nationally Certified ASL Interpreter

  • Kayla Geide

    Co-Owner | Director of Professional Development
    Nationally Certified ASL Interpreter

Amy D Lankheit, NIC

Amy is certified Sign Language Interpreter, founder, Co-Owner and Director of Operations at SLS.

She is a SODA who grew up in Newaygo, Michigan, later moving to Southern Illinois. There she attended and graduated from the Interpreter Preparation Program at John A. Logan Community College in 2002. After that, she immediately started professionally interpreting as a staff interpreter for Lakeland College and Eastern Illinois University. Later, she moved to Oklahoma City where she started developing new skills involving education, the local community, and VRS.

After moving to Middle Tennessee in 2012, Amy became a contract interpreter and has now interpreted in a multitude of fields, including medical, mental health, legal, platform, government, media and performance. She continues to work in the VRS and VRI settings as well.

Amy started SLS with the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing community as the central driving factor. Providing Professional Development to interpreters was a stepping stone that led to a wider scope of services for the community. She is now the lead for all general operations provided by SLS such as; interpreting services, consultative services, and more.

To contact her directly send an email to: amy@signlanguagestudiosllc.com

kAYLA gEIDE, NIC

Kayla is a certified Sign Language Interpreter, Co-Owner and Director of Professional Development at SLS.

She grew up in Key West, Florida and later moved to Orlando to attend Valencia College where she took her first ASL class as an elective. She instantly fell in love with the language and culture, leading her to change her major to ASL/English interpreting. After graduating from Valencia’s ITP with an AA, she transferred to the University of North Florida where she graduated with a BS degree in ASL/English Interpreting in 2019.

Along the way, she studied abroad in Austria and Poland with a focus on Deaf people in concentration camps during the Holocaust. During this trip, her passion for the Deaf and Interpreting communities grew. Inspired by the plethora of resources available in Europe, she realized the same resources were needed stateside. After moving to the greater Nashville area in 2021, she met Amy and soon realized this was a chance to put that passion into practice.

At SLS, she runs the Professional Development Department where she strives to provide top quality continuing education for interpreters all over the country.

”We provide professional development that empowers interpreters & elevates excellence.”

You can contact her directly at: kayla@signlanguagestudiosllc.com

Alyssa Williams

Alyssa Williams is the Administrative Assistant and Social Media Director at Sign Language Studios, LLC.

Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Alyssa spent part of her childhood in upstate New York before returning to Florida, where she first discovered her passion for American Sign Language. She began taking ASL classes and connecting with the Deaf community as a high school freshman. This early involvement inspired her to pursue a career in interpreting, leading her to graduate from the University of South Florida’s Interpreter Training Program in 2020.

Alyssa holds her Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) certification and is actively working toward earning her National Interpreter Certification (NIC).

After graduation, Alyssa began working as an educational interpreter at the elementary school level, following her passion for supporting young Deaf students. She later relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where she has spent the last four years working for Metro Nashville Public Schools and currently serves as the lead interpreter for her elementary school.

With over five years of professional interpreting experience and 13 years of community involvement, Alyssa has worked in various interpreting settings, including medical and performance interpreting. At SLS, she plays a key role in both administrative operations and social media outreach, ensuring the studio's mission and services reach the wider interpreting and Deaf community.

Alyssa's true passion lies in performance interpreting and helping shape the youth of the Deaf community in Nashville.

To contact Alyssa directly, please email info@signlanguagestudiosllc.com.