Dominique Blachon
Instructor, Vocabulary Acquisition and Terminology Research
Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement dans le Secondaire. Former
Terminologist, Translation and Documentation Analyst at Microsoft
Corporation. ATA accredited English to French and French to English.
Member: NOTIS.
Martha Cohen
Instructor, Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
WA State certified court interpreter in Spanish. Interpreter for
over 15 years. Coordinator for interpreter services for King County
Superior Court since 1992. Treasurer of WITS. Served on various
interpreting advisory committees in Washington State. Co-taught
60-hour state court certification since 1992.
Tsukao Kawahigashi
Instructor, Advanced Translation Workshops (Japanese), Localization
MA in Theoretical Linguistics, USC; MA in English Linguistics, Tokyo
Metropolitan University; BA in Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan
University. Currently Program Manager/Editor for a translation company.
Member: NOTIS and ATA.
Courtney Searls-Ridge
Director of Translation Trained as an interpreter and translator
at the Fremdsprachenschule und Dolmetscherinstitut, Hamburg (Germany)
Certified by Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Freelance
translator, bureau owner and consultant since 1979. New York University
Translation Certificate Program: Assistant Adjunct Professor. UW
Extension: Instructor of Introductory Courses in Translation. Member:
German-American Chamber of Commerce. ATA Board of Directors, 1995-present;
ATA Secretary, 1999-present. Member and past president of NOTIS.
Youko Smith
Instructor, Advanced Interpreting (Japanese)
Studied at the Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies
at the University of Hawaii (CITS). CITS Certification: Conference
Interpreting, Scientific and Technical Translation. US State Department
escort interpreter. First President of Hawaii Interpreters and Translators
Association (HITA). Member: NAJIT. Freelance translator and escort
interpreter.
Susana Stettri Sawrey
Director of Interpreting; Instructor, Translation & Interpreting
(Spanish), Court Interpreting
Ph.C., Spanish Literature, University of Washington; MA, Linguistics,
University of Washington; Teaching Certificate, University of Buenos
Aires. Federal and Washinton State certified court interpreter.
Curriculum developer and instructor for Continuing Education courses
for WA State certified court interpreters. Staff interpreter at
King County Superior Court. University of AZ Summer Institute for
Court Interpreters: Instructor. Freelance translator with numerous
published translations from English to Spanish. Member ATA. Founding
member and past president of NOTIS; founding member and current
president of WITS; member of the board of NAJIT.
Caitilin Walsh
Instructor, Technology and Localization
MA, French Language and Literature; BA, French Language and Literature,
Université de Strasbourg (France); BA, French; BFA, Theater, Willamette
University (OR); ATA accredited French to English. Past President
of NOTIS. Freelance translator specializing in software localization.
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