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Interview
Meet Our CTA Translators: Heike Holthaus
November 4, 2019
Did you know that almost 10% of CTA members live outside of Colorado? Read an interview with Heike Holthaus, English to German patent translator and one of the out-of-state members of the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association.
Meet Our Colorado Translators: Sean Stromberg
If you attended the 9th Annual CTA Conference in April, you probably met Sean Stromberg at the book signing table where he sold signed copies of his book “Legal Terminology Dictionary – A bilingual Dictionary for Legal translation and Court Interpreting.” Sean is a Spanish-English court interpreter and recently joined the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association. Learn more about Sean’s work, his new book, and his other passions in life.
Meet Our Colorado Translators: Corinne McKay
By Mery Molenaar, CTA President
January 11, 2019
I have had the great pleasure of interviewing Corinne McKay, French-to-English translator, former CTA president, and current president of the American Translators Association (ATA). Learn more about her work, favorite book, tips for beginning translators, and how she manages to balance a busy and successful career with her “other” life.
Meet Our New Media Coordinator: An Interview with Norberto Cardenales
By Mery Molenaar, CTA President
October 20, 2018
Earlier this year, then CTA Media Coordinator, Martina Heine-Kilic, was elected to the position of CTA Secretary. Fortunately, it didn’t take us too long to find a replacement for her. Allow me to introduce our new Media Coordinator, Norberto Jr. Cardenales Cardona.
Entrepreneur and Freelancer: An Interview with CTA Member Rebecca Gilsdorf
by Katja Yeats, CTA Secretary
July 15, 2017
Meet Rebecca Gilsdorf, translator and small business entrepreneur.
Balancing Medical and Linguistic Expertise: An Interview with Dr. Lizbeth Mendoza
By Sharon Heller, CTA Social Media Coordinator
March 5, 2017
For the past years and continuing this year, Dr. Lizbeth Mendoza, co-chair of the International Medical Interpreters Association’s Colorado chapter, has presented workshops for interpreters at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association. We talked to her about her passion for medicine and languages.
Meet Ulrike Anderson: the New CITA Membership Coordinator
By Sharon Heller, CTA Social Media Coordinator.
February 21, 2016
“I’m a Kent State translation program alum. I celebrated 10 years in translation last year. That’s when I decided it was high time to increase my participation in professional associations. While no longer a Colorado resident at that time, I remembered having heard great things about the CTA. I have not been disappointed!”
Meet the New CTA Social Media Coordinator: Sharon Heller
By Marion Rhodes, CTA Interim Vice President.
September 9, 2015
After two and a half years, I decided to give up my position as the social media coordinator for the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association in order to step in as interim vice president. I am very happy that Sharon Heller of Palisade, Colorado, agreed to take over my position. After talking to her, I am confident that she will take great care of our CTA social media presence. Here is my introductory interview with her.
Meet Our Colorado Translators: Jennifer Nielsen
By Marion Rhodes, CTA Social Media Coordinator
January 26, 2015
Many translators have unique stories of how they ended up where they are today. Take CTA member Jennifer Nielsen, a Spanish-into-English translator and owner of Spanish 2 English Translations. In this interview, she tells CTA about her path that has led her from behind a desk at the Colorado DMV to the business world of Guadalajara, Mexico.
