A brief spotlight on the work of several amazing language industry non-profits and how you can get involved.
Speakers: Karen Walker
Karen was born in Massachusetts and is the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica. She studied psychology and Spanish at Oberlin College and later studied school psychology at Tufts University. Karen has worked as a school psychologist in the public school system working with students from pre-school through high school.
She spent a number of years working with homeless youth providing academic and career development services first as a classroom instructor and later as an administrator. Karen also spent four years working at a community college in Massachusetts overseeing a dual enrollment program for high school students with disabilities. , Program Director for Career Advancement at Found in Translation,
Cecilia Maldonado
With a degree in translation from the National University of Cordoba, Ceci's 18-year experience in the industry includes co-founding, managing and merging language service companies, co-founding the first language industry association in Argentina, volunteering with different international organizations, as well as organizing more than 30 training events such as the Language & Technology Conference, Think Latin America, and the Vendor Management Seminar in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, Peru and the United States. , Vice President of Women in Localization,
Manuela Noske,
Manuela is the Community Manager for TWB where she is responsible for community outreach strategy, developing scalable engagement programs, creating training and development opportunities for the community, and supporting community-initiated projects. Community Manager at Translators without Borders,
Jeannette Stewart,
Jeannette Stewart is a strategic leader helping brands achieve global growth, business revitalization and transformation. She founded Translation Commons, an online volunteer nonprofit community, offering free tools and resources, helping graduates acquire working experience and creating visibility through global impact programs such as the Language Digitization Initiative. As the CEO of CommuniCare, a life-science language services provider with offices in London, Paris, Athens, Budapest and Los Angeles, she has been involved in high-profile projects such as the Genome Project and prototyping the online Unified Submission Process for the European Medicine Agency. She is committed to volunteerism and has founded, served on the board of directors, moderated and participated in various educational, women's and health charities. Founder, Translation Commons