Subject to Interpretation

This week we speak with Andrea Henry on her continuing work to understand and measure interpreter mental fatigue. 

Andrea has been active in healthcare interpreting for 24 years, beginning her career in 1994 as a freelance interpreter for Pacific Interpreters and later as a fulltime remote interpreter at their company headquarters in Oregon. She earned her B.A. from the University of Oregon in Spanish and International Studies with a minor in Ethnic Studies. After relocating to Atlanta, Andrea worked for six years in development of interpreter services departments for two hospital systems. She has received over 150 hours of interpreting education, attended 30+ conferences both nationally and internationally, and regularly presents on a variety of healthcare interpreting topics. One of the most satisfying aspects of Andrea’s career has been serving the families and staff as a full-time interpreter at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta while carrying out this research on measuring interpreter mental fatigue. 

Carola Lehmacher-Richez is a multi-lingual freelance translator and interpreter with over ten years of experience working with government and industry at executive and operational level. 

She grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, speaking German and Spanish, and was educated in a multicultural environment, learning English as a young child and studying French after high school.  

Carola holds two university degrees in translations studies granted by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally, she obtained a Spanish ˂˃ German interpreting diploma (2005) and concluded a 3-year Spanish ˂˃ English interpreting course (2008). In 2013 and 2014, she taught 3 interpretation courses - namely Interpretation I and II, and a translation workshop - at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.  

After moving to Atlanta in 2015, she completed the Spanish ˂˃ English Legal Interpreter Certificate Program at the University of Georgia and the 40-hour WLTG Core Medical Interpreter Training Program. Carola became a certified court interpreter for Spanish and a registered court interpreter for German for the State of Georgia.  

Carola also works as a conference interpreter for various local and international clients, and she is one of the voices of a major news network where she interprets live shows that are broadcasted through this news channel to Spanish-speaking viewers. 

She is the current President of the Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators (AAIT). 

This week we speak with Carlos Solis on the tech and tools needed for successful remote interpretation.

Carlos Solís is the Co-founder and Director of Technology of uniVerseLanguage Solutions. Under his direction, uniVerse has grown to become one of the largest Conference Interpretation Equipment, Technology and Technical Services Providers in the US. His clients include Integrators, Production and Audio-Visual companies, as well as Fortune 500 companies. With the advent of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation and platforms, Carlos and his team are developing solutions for the integration of conference interpretation systems and web-based technologies. As Technical Director of uniVerse, Carlos has worked as head of conference interpretation production and technology in every state in the US, as well as in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Central & South America. 

'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 

In this episode we speak with Paul Panusky on the parallels and intersections of spoken and sign language interpreters.  Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis. 

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Vinka Valdivia is a CA State and Federally Certified Interpreter with over 26 years of experience in Translating and Interpreting. She works primarily in the courts but also works as a freelancer for agencies, private clients, and the federal government in legal settings, business meetings, and conferences. She’s also been a presenter at T&I national conferences, such as NAJIT and the ATA. She’s the first presenter who ever addressed the subject of LGBTQ+ Terminology & The Law. 

Happy New years! in this special episode, Maria Ceballos speaks with DE LA MORA Institute President Agustin De La Mora about the 4 agreements. 

We wish you a very happy and productive 2021

'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 

In this episode we speak with Paul Panusky on the parallels and intersections of spoken and sign language interpreters.  Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis. 

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Paul Panusky is an attorney, mediator, interpreter, and presenter in Atlanta, GA.

Paul graduated Magna Cum Laude and in the top 10% of his class from Georgia State University, College of Law. Paul is an inductee into the order of the Coif and earned awards in contracts, forensic evidence, and as the best trial advocate. Paul also graduated with highest honors for Pro Bono work. The Panusky Law Firm currently focuses on criminal defense and family law but also handles a variety of other types of cases including premises liability, contract drafting, landlord/tenant, and ADA issues.

Paul holds generalist (NIC) and educational (Ed: K-12) interpreter certifications as well as a specialist certification in legal/court interpreting (SC:L) and is one of only 10 interpreters in Georgia and 338 interpreters in the country to hold an SC:L. Paul has interpreted all stages of civil and criminal matters in both state and Federal level courts. He has since focused his interpreting on a variety of legal settings such as trials, hearings, mediation, depositions, and specializing as an interpreter for counsel and consultant.

Paul has presented at conferences across the county on various topics including discourse analysis, ethics, interpreter processing, legal/courtroom interpreting, and working with an attorney as interpreter for counsel. Paul has presented to audiences such as students at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, certified interpreters, attorneys at the Department of Justice, and the National Legal Aid Defenders Association national conference.

'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters. 

In this episode, Aquillia talks about the importance of education, confidence vs competence and her positive experience with telephonic interpretation. Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis. 

Aquillia Alowonle, a New York State certified court interpreter graduate of The University of Minnesota’s program in Translation and Interpreting. Aquillia has experience working as a hospital staff interpreter at The University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital, as a freelance interpreter at various hospitals, as a telephonic interpreter for several agencies, and as a court interpreter in New York State. Aquillia is the owner of ANA Professional Language Services, LLC, and she is a licensed trainer of The Community Interpreter. Aquillia is also an Author for DE LA MORA Institute and you can find her course 'Note-Taking 101' here: https://bit.ly/2JMrjOU

'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 This week we speak with Sandro Tomasi the author of An English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure a contributing author of Diccionario Jurídico, Law Dictionary (Cabanellas de las Cuevas and Hoague), a consultant for Dahl’s Law Dictionary, Diccionario Jurídico Dahl (Henry Saint Dahl), and a practicing New York State court interpreter. Sandro has trained around 3,000 interpreters and translators in conferences for professional associations as well as in workshops for various state courts in the U.S., and has taught interpreter courses for the City University of New York’s continuing education programs at Hostos College and Queens College as well as an online legal terminology course for the New Mexico Center for Language Access. In this episode, Sandro goes deep into his most recent projects and his work as an accidental advocate for the profession. Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis.

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'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 This week the conversation continues with Agustin De La mora as he discusses the changes brought on by the pandemic. Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis. 

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'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 This week we is the re-launch of the podcast after the pause brought on by the pandemic. We have a new host Maria Ceballos-Wallis and the guest is DE LA MORA Institute's president and founder Agustin De La Mora.

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