Select Presentations

• "Upholding Standards of Quality in Medical Translation: Best Practices for Quality Control", Presentation, Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association. November 12, 2006. Co-presenter with Rocío Txabarriaga.

• "Cultural Aspects of Emergency Preparedness", Presentation, Annual Conference of State and Local Health Officials. October 3, 2006. Co-presenter with Darci Graves.

• "Connecting the Pieces on Certification", Closing Panel Discussion, General Assembly, California Healthcare Interpreters Assocation. June 3, 2006.  Co-panelist with Cynthia Roat (National Council on Interpreting in Health Care), Janet Erickson-Johnson (Language Line Services) and Maria Michalzyk (National Council on Interpreting in Health Care).

• "Cultural Competence in Public Safety", California Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association.  January, 2006. Co-presenter with Marjory Bancroft (Cross-Cultural Communications) and Kevin Willett (Public Safety Training Consultants).

• "Testing for Certification", Presentation, Critical Link 3rd International Conference, Montréal, Québec, Canada, May 2001. Co-presenter with Holly Mikkelson (Monterey Institute of International Studies) and Danyune Geertsen (Language Line Services).

• "The Development of a Comprehensive Certification Program", Presentation, American Translators Association 41st Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, September 2000.  Co-presenter with Danyune Geertsen (Language Line Services).