Directory of NETA Translators

Susanna Nazarova
snazarov@uvm.edu
Telephone: 802-728-4793
Languages: Russian to English, English to Russian
Education: MA in Linguistics, Moscow State University; MA in Applied Linguistics/TESOL, University of California in Davis; PhD work in Russian Literature, University of Bristol, UK
Experience: 15 years of translating/teaching experience
Credentials: Lecturer in Russian, University of Vermont, Burlington
Memberships: TESOL
Specializations: literature, social sciences, politics, economics, business, education

Natalya Sciarini
gnv_1999@yahoo.com
Languages: English <=> Russian
Education/Experience: Russian native, M.A. in English Language and Literature, Ph.D. in Linguistics from Moscow Linguistic University (evaluated in Europe by Incorvuz, UNESCO, and in the USA by World Education Services, Inc.). Worked at a Russian University teaching and practicing translating and proofreading on an advanced level; ESL teacher at Yale University, New Haven, CT. More than 25 works published (both original and translations) in GB, USA, Russia and Korea; 10 + years of experience, excellent research skills (on- and offline), extensive network of contacts for consulting and quality control.
Certification: ATA, English > Russian (general, business/law, literary)

Ella Shmulevich
ellash@rcn.com
Telephone: 617-332-3214
Languages: English <=> Russian
Education: MA in Linguistics from Moscow Linguistic University
Experience: Translator, Editor, Proofreader
Credentials: ATA-certified from English into Russian
Memberships: ATA, NETA
Specializations: Medicine, Law, Business, Software localization, Education, Sociology

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INTO SERBO-CROATIAN

Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero
suncekrit@aol.com
Telephone: (603) 898-3281, (603) 818-9300
Languages: Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian => English
Education/Experience: International Relations major at NECC, Massachusetts, former UN Interpreter and Translator-mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997-2002), Professional On-site Medical Interpreter/Translator of Bosnian language in MCHC, New Hampshire, Freelancing since 1997.
Memberships: NETA, MMIA
Specializations: Business, Tourism, Entertainment, Education, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Journalism, Politics, General Business, Medical, Legal, Automotive, Industrial, and variety of other fields.

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INTO SPANISH

Patricia M. Acosta
pmacosta@brokenpaw.com
Languages: English => Spanish
Education: B.S. Agricultural Engineering specialized in Plant Genetics (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico); B.A. Linguistics (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico)
Experience: Translator, editor, proofreader since 1990
Credentials: ATA certified English => Spanish
Memberships: NETA; ATA- Spanish Language and Medical Divisions; InTradEs
Specializations: healthcare, social sciences, biology, education, news, business

Alfredo E. Alvarenga
Translator
aea@TexTpertise.com
www.TexTpertise.com
Tel.: +1 (508) 367-9949; Fax: +1 (508) 861-0186
Languages: English => Spanish
Education: Masters of Civil Engineering in Construction Management from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.; Civil Engineering degree from Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador.
Experience: Free-lance translator since 1991
Credentials: Certified from English into Spanish by the American Translators Association since 1991
Affiliations: American Water Works Association (AWWA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), American Translators Association (ATA), New England Translators Association (NETA)
Specializations: Technical documentation and software/web site localization. For more information, please visit TexTpertise.
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Gabriela Ansari
gabiansari@aol.com
Languages: French => English; Spanish <=> English
Education/Experience: Certificat de Langue Française 1980; BA European Cultural Studies (Franklin & Marshall College); Translation Certificate N.Y.U.; over 15 years experience
Certification: ATA Certification French=> English, English => Spanish
Specializations: Medicine, dental, insurance, law, patents, business

Elena Arriaga
flinterpreters@yahoo.com
Tel.: 207 989-4217 other: 207 989-8888 Beeper 207 945-1395
Languages: Spanish <=> English
Education: Associates in Business, Basic Skills of Interpreting Certificate, Medical Interpreter Training Certificate
Experience: 40 years of the Spanish Language.
Interpreter for 20 years.
Credentials: Lifelong experience
Memberships: New England Translator Association, Association of Maine Interpreters & Translators, Language Access for New Americans
Specializations: Human Resources- Interpreting Spanish in Medical, Legal and community aspect.

Irene Bascunana
irenebjay@comcast.net
Languages: Spanish and English
Education: Spanish/English Translation and vice versa Universidad Complutense (Madrid), MBA
Experience: Nova Marketing Inc for advertising campaigns in the Hispanic market
Memberships: ATA, Massachusetts Medical Interpretation Association
Specializations: Business, Technical, Medical, & Legal

Eduardo Berinstein
Translator and Interpreter
sayitinspanish@rcn.com
Languages: English <=> Spanish
Experience: 16 years of court and hospital interpreting, and written translation work
Certification/Memberships: ATA Certification English => Spanish; ATA Active Member; Federally Certified Judiciary Interpreter
Specializations: Legal, Medicine, Economics

Patricia V. Bluestein
Translator and Interpreter
pvbluestein@hotmail.com
Languages: English => Spanish (A.T.A. Certified), Spanish => English
Experience: 27 years experience as interpreter and translator in Federal and State courts, conferences , non profit organizations, public service campaigns and private sector (brochures, advertising, general)
Certifications: U.S. Court certified, ATA Certification English to Spanish.

Scott Crystal
scott@americantranslationpartners.com
http://www.americantranslationpartners.com/
Tel.: 508.823.8892
Fax: 508.823.8854
Toll free: 888.443.2376
Languages: English <=> Spanish/French
Education: Harvard University Extension School; Tufts University; School of the Museum of Fine Arts; Berklee School of Music; Portland School of Art (now called MECA); University of Maine, Orono
Experience: Senior Project Manager for Software Localization, Website Globalization, Conference Interpretation, Audio Transcription, Desktop Publishing and Translation projects in multiple language pairs
Memberships: National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT), Massachusetts Medical Interpreter Association (MMIA), American Translators Association (ATA), Association of Translation Companies (ATC)
Specializations: medical, legal, insurance, technical, software localization, website globalization, DTP, and voice interception.

Deborah J. Cuenca, BA, MA
rahca2000@yahoo.com
Telephone: (603)437-9695(Home & Fax) Cell: (603)548-6927
Languages: Spanish -- I translate bi-directionally
Education: MA - Spanish Language & Lit.- BA in Spn. & Psych. (Double major)
Experience: 7 Years Medical Interpreting
Credentials: In addition to the above, 200+ Hrs. Medical Interpreter Training and Medical Terminology (Anatomy & Physiology)President, Foreign Language Society, Plymouth State University (previously PSC), Recipient of Madie Barrett Scholarship for Excellence in Spanish, PSU
Memberships: MMIA, NETA, NHITO,ATA, SOMI
Specializations: Medical, Community Interpreting, currently learning legal terminology

Rosa M. Eberhardt
rosa_eberhardt@yahoo.com
Telephone: 971-235-1685
Languages: Spanish
Education: Associate
Experience: 17 + years
Credentials: Court Certified Interpreter
Memberships: ATA - NAJIT - NETA
Specializations: Legal, Medical, Workmans Comp, Workplace Safety, Business & Zoology

Olga Edmunds
Translator/Librarian
templanza30@hotmail.com
Languages: English => Spanish
Education/Experience: M. Sc. in Library Science from Simmons College, Boston. Translation Certificate from UMass, Boston. Medical Interpreter Training Prog. from Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, Quincy, MA.
Experience:2 years of experience doing a variety of translation, research, and library services on a part-time consulting basis to several organizations.
Specializations: librarianship, general, medical (general).

Ivelissa I. Escalera
Translator/Interpreter
Ivelissa@aol.com
assilevi.languages@verizon.net
Languages: Spanish <=> English
Education/Experience:  Medical & Legal Interpreter Certificate, Bentley College, Waltham, MA; Spanish Court Interpreting Certificate, UMASS, Boston, MA; B. S. B. A.  Management. Certified Courses: Anatomy & Pathophysiology (part I and II), MMIA, Boston, MA; Interpreter's Practices, MMIA, Boston, MA; 60-Hours Emergency Room & Acute Mental Health Certified Training (Module I & II), MMIA/UMASS Medical Center, Worcester, MA;  Advanced Techniques & Skills for Translation UMASS, Boston, MA. Extensive experience and education as an Interpreter, Translator and Business Administrator. 
Credentials:  Academically Certified Medical & Legal Interpreter; member of  ATA, NAJIT, MMIA, TTIG, Comm. of MA Contract Vendor - Foreign Language Written Translation & Oral Interpretation Services (contract #ST7J511).
Specializations:  Medical, Legal, Business, Social Services

Victoria Furio
Translator and Interpreter
vjfurio@cs.com
Languages: Translate Span<=>Eng and Fr=>Eng; Interpret Span<=>Eng
Education: B.A. French & Spanish, 1973
Experience: 10 years NGO translator & interpreter, 6 years freelance
Memberships: ATA, NYCT, LASA, NETA
Specializations: political economy, human & labor rights, women, immigration, free trade agreements, ecology & environment, disaster relief, theology/religion

Paul García
Translator/Interpreter
translat@tidewater.net
Languages: Spanish<=>English
Experience: B.A. and M.A. in English; Linguistics, Boston University and Universidad de Puerto Rico (Río Piedras); have worked in México, Puerto Rico and Spain +/- 15 years; various publications in Eng./Spa, and 20 years experience teaching both; have run my translating/interpreting business since 1990.
Specialization: Law and Business; Accounting; Banking; Civil Procedure; Contracts; Criminal Procedure; Intellectual Property; and Securities Law.

Fernando Álvarez-González
maferal2000@yahoo.es
Languages: English => Spanish, ATA Accredited
Education: Licenciatura en Historia del Arte, MA in Architectural History, PhD in Architecture (in progess)
Experience: in-house Spanish language specialist for 3 years
Specializations: Software and web localization, architecture, marketing

Laurie Hartzel
Translator, Localizer
lhartzel@gmail.com
Languages: English => Spanish(Latin American)
Education: MA Spanish - Translation major, GPA 4.0 - University of Maine, USA Certified Literary, Technical & Scientific English>Spanish Translation (BA equivalent), Instituto de Enseñanza Superior en Lenguas Vivas "Juan Ramón Fernandez", Buenos Aires, Argentina
Experience: 4 years freelance; 6 years in-house
Memberships: ATA - Associate; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Specialization: Software Localization (User Interface, Documentation, Online Help Systems, Collaterals), ERP Software & Doc, Household Appliances & Light Industry, Education, Anthropology & Archeology, Travel & Recreation, Self-Help Literature, Company & People's Profiles.

Rudolf Heller
Translator/Interpreter
info@gohls.com
Languages: English => Spanish
Experience: 30 years experience
Certifications: ATA Certified; Massachusetts Courts Certified; United States Federal Courts Certified
Specializations: Legal, technical, advertising, video and audio scripts, patient education, pharmaceutical
Web site: http://www.goHLS.com

Eva Hipólito
eva_hipolito@yahoo.com and evahipolito@t-online.de
Website: Resume at www.hipolito.tk Visit card at www.dolmetschen.tk
Languages: Source languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Catalan. Target languages: Catalan and Spanish.
Education: I hold a Degree in Anglo-German Philology (University of Barcelona, 1995) and Postgraduate Degree in Conference Interpreting (Univ. of Vic, 2001).
Experience: Since 1996.
Credentials: Sworn translator Spanish <> Catalan appointed by the Catalan  Government (Generalitat de Catalunya).
Memberships: TRIAC.
Specializations: legal, financial, balance sheets, annual accounts, investment, CRM, ERP, medical, linguistics, humanities, education, web translation, audio transcription, simultaneous interpretation.

Diana Iranzo
diranzo@fastmail.net
Languages:Spanish<>English; German>English
Education:BA in European Studies from Royal Holloway University of London, MA in International Co-operation from Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Certification:Certificate in Translation from University of Massachusetts Boston
Memberships:NETA
Specialization: Education, social services, journalism, international relations

Silvana Maria Kirby
silvanakirby@aol.com
Tel: 413-445-4815
Cell: 413-841-6561
Languages: English/Spanish - Colombian
Education: 1995-1999 BS International Business Administration at Duquesne University, 2000 Spanish Translation Courses at University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Translation Technology Course at University of Massachusetts.
Experience: 5 years of experience in the Translation field, 1998-present: Freelance translator; 1998-1999 Project Manager Intern for Translation Agency.
Specializations: International business, marketing, general business, general medicine, and general legal.

Georgetina Meyer Kirkland
gkenterprises@adelphia.net
Website: www.ProZ.com/pro/42193
Languages: Dutch, Spanish, Flemish, Afrikaans, Papiamentu > English. English > Dutch, Flemish.
Education: B.A. in Spanish
Experience: Interpreting since 1997, translating since 1972.
Credentials: Berlitz qualified to interpret in Immigration Court in Dutch, Spanish, Flemish, Papiamentu.
Memberships: New England Translators Association
Specializations: Litigation, immigration, corporate communications, rare languages.

Dr. Pedro R. Muñoz, P.E.
Translator and interpreter
e.translations@att.net
Telephone: (978) 374-3984
Languages: Spanish-English English-Spanish
Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 1994 from New Jersey Institute of Technology
Experience: Extensive practical experience in direct and simultaneous interpretations technical and medical since 1986.
Memberships: ATA, NETA, NCTA
Specializations: Medical and Technical Interpreting and Translating

Laura Rocha Nakazawa
nakazawa@comcast.net
Telephone: 617-395-8260
Languages: Spanish<>English
Education: MA Interdisciplinary Studies
Experience: 18 years of experience as technical translator/ Seven  years of experience as interpreter (legal, conference, medical)
Credentials: Federally certified Spanish interpreter, MA Certified Spanish interpreter
Memberships: ATA, NAJIT, NETA
Specializations: Medical, legal, technical, general, literary

Mariana A. Paz
pazmariana@hotmail.com
Tel.: 617-460-5091
Languages: English/Spanish - Spanish/English
Education: B.A.
Credentials: UMass Boston Translation Program, Notary Public
Memberships: ATA, NETA
Specializations: Community services, interpreting, immigration, transcriptions, subtitling, marketing/advertising technical and non technical

Louise Popkin
lpopkin@fas.harvard.edu
Tel.: 781-643-6957
Languages: Spanish <=> English
Education / Experience: Translator since 1975; A.B., Spanish literature.; M.A.Ibero-American Area Studies (esp. Literature,Linguistics and Anthropology), PhD., Spanish Language, Spanish and Latin American Literature
Certification: ATA Spanish <=> English
Specializations: literature (all genres), academic texts in the humanities

Miguel A. Rojas
tisolutions@cox.net
Languages: English => Spanish
Education / Experience: Translator and interpreter since 1985; BA
Certification: ATA Member English => Spanish
Specializations: Human services, Medical, Financial, Marketing, Voice-over

Mariana Galdo de Ramos
mgramos@rcn.com
 www.versionfinal.com
Languages: Spanish, English
Education: High School. Certificate in Legal Translation: NELS (Caracas-Venezuela), Universidad Metropolitana (Caracas-Venezuela), UMASS Boston. Certificate in Translation and Interpretation: Berlitz (Caracas, Venezuela. Certificate in Medical Interpretation: Harvard Pilgrim Health Foundation.
Experience: 14 years translating legal and medical documents, among others.
Credentials: Intérprete Público de la República de Venezuela
Memberships: Venezuela Association of Official Interpreters, NETA.
Specializations: Legal, Medical

Virginia Saltzman
vksaltzman@aol.com
Telephone: 203-245-6230
Languages: English <=> Spanish
Education: B.A. – Spanish
Experience: Interpreting, all modes. Some translation
Credentials: Federally Certified Interpreter; State Certified Interpreter (California); Passed Exam for Immigration Court
Memberships: ATA; NAJIT
Specializations: Legal (Criminal); Health Insurance

Gema Schaff
Translator and Interpreter
gs@americanlanguageservices.us
http://americanlanguageservices.us
Language: English<=>Spanish
Education: All But Dissertation (1989) The Ohio State University with emphasis on Communication Theory; M.A. (1983) Universidad Iberoamericana at Mexico City with emphasis on Education and Development.
Experience: Language Services since 1979 including management of large multilingual projects, proofreading, abstracts, subtitling and voice recording. Interpreter since 1999 with emphasis on medical, legal and conferences.
Membership: Massachusetts Medical Interpreter Association (MMIA), American Literacy Translators Association (ALTA) and the American Translators Association (ATA).
Experienced Spanish teacher for managers and supervisors and, English as a Second Language Adult Teacher.
Specializations: Medical, Legal, Education and Media.

Drita P. Silveira
dritap@comcast.net
Languages: English-Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (Brazilian)-English, English-Spanish, Spanish-English
Education: MA in Brazilian Studies from Brown University; Masters in Public Health from UT Houston School of Public Health; BA in Latin American Studies (Languages, History & Political Science) from Rice University
Membership: New England Translators Association, Western MA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tamara S. Sorber
tss_email@yahoo.com
Telephone: (508) 397-7045
Languages: English (fluent) > Spanish (native)
Education: B.S. International Business Management (Millersville University, PA); A.S. Marketing (IFE, Madrid); Biology (Universidad Complutense, Madrid)
Experience: 6 years of experience in medical/pharmaceutical and marketing translations (translation of reagent inserts, brochures, labels, medical product specifications, etc.); Spanish Instructor (Berlitz).
Memberships: NETA, TranslatorBase
Specializations: Medical/Pharmaceutical, Marketing/Business, Education

G. L. Tovares
Translator
guadalupelt@gmail.com
Languages: Spanish <=>English
Education: History (B.A.) / Business Admn/Acct. (Assoc.)
Experience: Six years of freelance translation experience and over 15 years working in bilingual settings communicating (oral/written) and interacting with a variety of Latin American and U.S. organizations.
Memberships: NETA
Specializations: International Law, Community-based Development, Popular Culture, Health, Financial

Teresa Triana
Translator 
teretriana@comcast.net
Languages: English => Spanish
Certification: ATA English => Spanish
Specializations: Medicine, biochemistry, microbiology, laboratory science

Rocío Txabarriaga [Chavarriaga*]
xldrummer@yahoo.com
www.xldrummer.com
Languages: Translation: English and French => Spanish. Full fluency in English, French, and Spanish (mother tongue). Italian (verbal fluency), German (currently studying).
Education: MA, International Policy Studies & Translation. BA in Linguistics, French and English. Certificates of fluency in French and English. Currently pursuing studies towards a certificate in German. Numerous seminars and symposia all over the world. Extensive research on applied linguistics.
Experience: 18 years, technical and medical translation, 13 years of experience in software localization.
Credentials: ATA Certified English into Spanish. Graduate translation studies.
Memberships: ATA, NETA.
Specializations: Hardware, software, medical, telecom, IT, applied linguistics, localization testing, HR, marketing, and educational materials.

Lydia Umaschi
lumaschi@comcast.net
Telephone: 781-646-4096
Languages: Spanish-French-English
Education: Dentist, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Elementary School Teacher, Escuela Normal N1 Buenos Aires.15 years of English . 6 years of French. Curso para escribir guiones de TV (3 years), Curso de escritura de Teatro (3 years).Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sesion of training for Medical interpreting, Course for legal Interpreting both at Cross Cultural (Winchester MA)
Experience: 20 years Biology Teacher, 2 years Elementary Teacher, 2 years Interpreting French<=>Spanish in Ivory Coast, Africa and Geneva Switzerland. 3 years writing a humor column in Maxima( monthly woman's magazine, Argentina). Author of one humor book. Supervisor of translation one book English =>Spanish. Since 2003 free-lance working for Cross Cultural and Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, MA.
Credentials: Certification for Medicine and Legal Interpreting, Cross Cultural (Winchester MA)
Memberships: NETA
Specializations: Medical, Legal, Literature, Humor, Scripts for TV and films.

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INTO SWEDISH

Jenny Nilsson Reing
j_nilssonreing@hotmail.com
Languages: English <=> Swedish
Education/Experience: Native Swedish speaker. BA in Computer Science from a Swedish University. Part-time freelance translator.
Specializations: Web sites

Roger K.T. Stenlund
rks49@aol.com
Languages: Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/German/French/Russian/Polish/Spanish/Icelandic/Dutch/English => Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/English
Experience: 15 years of translation experience
Specializations: technology, law, medicine

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INTO TURKISH

Michael E. Entin
Translator and Interpreter
transwell@cs.com
Languages: Russian <=> English, Turkish <=> English, Czech => English, Polish => English
Education: M. A. in comparative linguistics
Experience: Freelance translator/interpreter since 1986
Credentials: Certified by 5 institutions including ATA Certified from English into Russian & Connecticut Court System
Memberships: ATA, NETA
Specializations: Law, Finance, Health Care & Pharmaceutics, International Relations & Military, Patents, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Computer-Related Technology

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INTO UKRANIAN

Natalia Klimova
klimovs@gwi.net
Languages: English <=> Russian/Ukrainian
Education: MA in English Language, Kyiv State Linguistic University, Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Kyiv "AGIO" School of Business Administration
Experience: 7 years as interpreter/translator for American and British consulting companies in Ukraine; translation of financial statements, legal contracts, laws and regulations, semi-technical documents, general correspondence, including official letters between the heads of American and British Government Agencies and Ukrainian Ministers; simultaneous (from subtitles) interpretation of Ingmar Bergman's films at the International Film Festival in Ukraine, Kyiv, Oct 95; interpretation of a presentation of the Ukrainian delegation to the UK Department for International Development, London, Oct 99; interpretation of the Financial Management course for a group of Ukrainian experts, Edinburgh, Oct 99; 2 years as a free-lance consecutive and simultaneous interpreter and translator for organizations that host Government-sponsored visits of Russian and Ukrainian-speaking professional groups in the US.
Specialization: business, finance, economics, power sector, environment, education, social services

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