We’re Deaf-led.

We bring interpreting, communication, content and community together so everyday connection works on your terms.

Make Your World Bigger

Your world grows through the career, business, family and community you build. It grows through the people you work with and learn from. There is one world, with more of it open to everyone in it.

Our vision

A world where Deaf and hard of hearing people belong without having to fit in, and have equal freedom to choose, participate, lead, and thrive.

Our mission

We build personalized communication access and pathways with the Deaf community, so people can participate fully, pursue opportunity, and make their world bigger.

Our values

Build with communityDeaf-community expertise and agency shape our decisions from the beginning.

See the whole personHonor each person’s identity, language, preferences, ambitions, and definition of a bigger life.

Make access expectedDesign language access in from the beginning.

Be worthy of trustDeliver with care, high-quality interpretation, reliability, and accountability.

Grow possibilityInnovate and build a durable business when doing so expands people’s choices, connection, and opportunity.

Leadership

Tive is Deaf-led.

Executive Team

John Clesen

Chief Executive Officer

Facilitates company direction

Jonathan Soukup

Chief Operating Officer

Leads interpreting, customer experience and operations

Bryce H. Chapman

Chief Product & Marketing Officer

Leads product, engineering, brand and marketing

Leadership Team

Danica Dzipkovic

Controller

Leads finance

Scott Coombs

Head of Contracts and Compliance

Leads FCC compliance and contracts

Janet Maxwell

VP of Interpreting Operations

Leads our interpreters and interpreting quality

Julie Kramer

Head of Business Operations

Leads operations and HR

Tom Scuderi

Head of Customer Experience

Leads customer support and community outreach

Team

Ashlene Etkie

Content and Community Engagement Specialist

Makes our videos and runs community engagement

Lani Murashige

IT and Product Support Specialist

Keeps our tools and accounts running

Our interpreters

Our interpreters are qualified. We also work with a group of independent contractor interpreters, and we’re always looking for more to join our growing team.

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Certified by the FCC

The FCC granted Tive full certification as a VRS provider in June 2026.