English and Spanish Translation Services

Resumes Dianne Danehey Bladen, NE 68928 QUALIFICATIONS I am an avid student of Latin American history and politics, in addition to the Spanish language. I have traveled and studied in Mexico, and was a member of a trade team of the U.S. Grains Council on a mission to Havana,Cuba. EDUCATION 2002-2004 Master of Arts, Spanish Education, Certificate of Translation/Interpretation, University of Nebraska at Kearney GPA 4.0 1977-1981 Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, Political Science, Hastings College Magna Cum Laude EMPLOYMENT 2007-2008 Spanish teacher, Adams Central Public Schools 1995-2007 Spanish teacher, Red Cloud Public Schools Developed K-12 Spanish program. EXPERIENCE 1998 Agricultural trade team member, U.S. Grains Council Traveled to Cuba to meet with Cuban officials regarding trade. 1994 Invited speaker, U.S. Grains Council, Zacatecas, Mexico and Omaha,NE Presented speeches in Spanish on commitment of U.S. farmers to international customers. 1989-1993 Volunteer interpreter, Mission to Mexico Assisted in building homes in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Lupe Hickey
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 217-5433
Email: hickeylupeg@yahoo.com

HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS

· 3 years experience as medical interpreter
· 8 years of bilingual customer service and intake relations in social services
· 3 years as full-time interpreter/translator for INS detainees
· Experienced courtroom interpreter with training in code of ethics
· Proficient English classes instructor for detained undocumented aliens
· Interpretation for legal depositions and mediations
· Seasoned interpreter and translator for feedlot and cattle handling procedures
· Competent in Hispanic cultural protocols, and Hispanic cultural nuances
· ESL classroom instructor for adults
· Comfortable relating to people of diverse cultures and ages
· Possess a unique and inside vantage point of the Hispanic and English speaking cultures
· Born in Mexico City and keep close ties to family in Mexico

EDUCATION

University of Nebraska at Kearney
Bachelor of Arts, December 2005
Major: Spanish Translation and Interpretation
Minor: International Studies
· Certificate: Spanish Interpretation and Translation 2004
· Alpha Mu Gamma, Foreign Language Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
§ District Courtroom Interpreter, Adams County Court, Hastings, NE, 2004-2005
§ Translator for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Central Administration since 2006
§ District Courtroom Interpreter, Adams County Court, Hastings, NE, 2003-present
§ Interpreter, Hastings Correctional Center, Hastings, NE 2002-2005
§ Bilingual Intake Clerk and Case Aide, Nebraska HHSS, Lexington, Kearney, NE 1994-2002
§ ESL Instructor, Central Community College, Lexington, NE 1993-1996
§ County Courtroom Interpreter, Dawson County Courthouse, Lexington, NE 1991-2000
§ Medical Interpreter, Plum Creek Medical Group, Lexington, NE 1991-1993
§ Cattle Processor, co-owned Hickey Custom Cattle Processing, 1977-1991

OTHER EXPERIENCE
· Member of Nebraska Governor’s Diversity Cabinet, 2003 and 2004
· Taskforce Member, Nebraska Supreme Court- To establish courtroom code of ethics for the state of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
· President of Haven House Shelter board 1994-1996
· President and board member of Central Nebraska Interpreters Group 1992-1998

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Penny J. Birky
5000 South Baltimore Ave.
Hastings, NE 68901
USA

EDUCATION
1995-1997 Teaching Certificate, 7-12, Spanish, K-12 English as a Second Language, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1991-1995 Bachelors of Arts, Spanish with minor in Political Science and German, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

EMPLOYMENT
2003-present Business manager, interpreter, translator for Paloma Translations, LLC
2001-present Registered court interpreter, State of Nebraska
2001-present Spanish & German teacher for Independent Study High School, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1997-2000 Spanish Teacher, grades 9-12, Hastings High School, Hastings, Nebraska

EXPERIENCE
· 7 years of freelance Spanish interpreting and translation
· 11 years of combined formal and informal Spanish instruction, including preschoolers, grade school, high school, adult classes, home-schooled students and private tutoring
· Summer 1993, Informal Study Abroad, family home stay, Alpedrete, Spain
· Summer 1994, Study Abroad, DID Institute, Berlin, Germany

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
· Successful completion of Interpretation II course at University of Nebraska-Kearney, 2008
· Skills Building Workshop for Court Interpreters, Nebraska State Supreme Court, June 2008
· Working towards Nebraska State Certification, Court Interpreting

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Luz Marina Arboleda
22 Mustang Tr.
Kearney, NE 68845
Email: larboled@esu10.org

I’m Colombian. I came to the US in 2001. I have a degree in psychology in education from Colombia. I graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Nebraska Kearney. I also have a certificate of translation and interpretation. And I have worked as an interpreter-translator for 6 years in the US. In 2007 I started working as a Grant Director for Lexington Public Schools. I love to teach, and translation is my passion.

*Qualifications

*Education
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Bachelor of Education
Major: Elementary Education- Spanish K-12 – ESL Endorsement
Minor: Translation and Interpreting
Central Community College
Command Spanish Trainer Certification
Universidad San Buenaventura, Bogotá-Colombia
Psychology in Education

*Workshops
Developing Critical Thinking Skills                        
1991
Leap into Learning                                                     2004
Bridges to Learning: dreaming-Building-Sharing            2005
Bringing Languages and Cultures in Education                2005
It’s a Small Word                                                  
2006
Making Connections in a Small World                          2006
Love and Logic                                                              2007
Behaving                                                                      2007
BIST                                                                            2007

*Job Experience
Mougli Preschool Director                                               1979-1981
Escuela Militar de Guerra Preschool                                 1981-1984
La Ronda de los Niños                                                    1984-1988
Gimnasio de los Cerros   Preschool Coordinator                 1988-1995
Schlumberland Oil Company (Assistant Manager)            1995-1999
Colegio Nuevo Reino de Granada                                    1999-2001
Universidad La Sabana  Faculty Psychology I
Student Teaching Supervisor
History of Education
Disposable Material               1988-1995
Central Elementary School Kearney Public School 
2002-2007
Lexington Public Schools (Pathways Director)         
2007- current