Our Featured Interpreter this week is Janis Palma. Janis is an English-Spanish interpreter and translator with over 40 years of experience. She became federally certified as a judiciary interpreter in 1981, certified by NAJIT as an interpreter and translator in 2004, and is licensed by the State of Texas as…
One of the main speakers at LEO’s conferences is Dr. Bill Rivers, who is a part of an acclaimed panel What the Future Holds. Bill is the founding Chair of ASTM Technical Committee F43, Language Services and Products, and chairs the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO Technical Committee 232, Education and…
This week we are featuring one of LEO's Conference most beloved speakers Caitilin Walsch. Caitilin is an ATA-Certified translator who delights in producing publication-quality translations for the computer industry and food lovers alike. Former President of the American Translators Association, she brings her strong opinions on professionalism as an instructor…
This week we are featuring one of LEO's favorite conference speakers Jorge Mejia, CCHI-certified interpreter with 15 years of experience. Jorge is a Medical Interpretation Coordinator at Natividad Hospital in California. Q: How long have you been an interpreter, and why did you choose this profession? I have been a professional interpreter…
This week we are featuring one of LEO's 4th International Virtual Conference speakers Ana Soler. Ana is the Chairperson of the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL) and Founder of SeSo, Inc., company supporting school districts and healthcare entities to strengthen cultural and linguistic bridges…
One of the most highly acclaimed sessions at LEO's 3rd International Conference in June was the presentation by Andrea Henry, Complicated Encounters and Research on a Tool that Measures Interpreter Mental Fatigue. We interviewed Andrea to find out more about her experience, get some tips and ask your questions that we…
Natalya Mytareva is a well-known name in the language industry. The Executive Director of CCHI is a highly acclaimed educator, language access advocate and speaker, and a long-time partner of Linguist Education Online (LEO). LEO, formerly known as Interpreter Education Online (IEO) was a part of a pilot program instrumental…
Joshua Jones is a Deaf-blind interior designer who started National Interpreter Appreciation Day as a Facebook group back in 2013. Today, the holiday is widely celebrated by ASL and language access communities on the first Wednesday in May. Joshua was born and raised in southern California and lived in many different…
Featured Interpreter: Danielle Meder On Wednesday, we celebrated National [Sign Language] Interpreter Appreciation Day. Our Featured Interpreter this week is Danielle Meder, a nationally certified ASL interpreter with over 15 years of experience in VRS and video remote interpreting. She currently works as a Senior Director of Vendor Management and Interpreter Quality at a language service company. She is also a licensed interpreter trainer and is…
On this Administrative Professional Day, we celebrate and feature the person all LEO students know as helpful and efficient support guru, our Course Administrator Doha! Doha is originally from Lebanon and has traveled extensively for school and work. She has graduated from the Lebanese Canadian University with Business Administration degree…
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