I have been a freelance Dutch to French and English to French translator since 2002. I have translated in various fields since I made my debut on the translation scene, but I now specialize in two areas:Diplomacy and government affairs: (inter)national institutions, politicsEditorial: press/journalism, fiction and nonfiction, arts and cultureIn the field of diplomacy and politics, I have worked as an individual contractor for the Belgian Federal Parliament/Government, for the Flemish Government, for the United Nations and for the US Administration (Dpt of State, Air Force).I have also been translating fiction and nonfiction books since 2015 and am accredited by the Dutch Foundation for Literature. I also translate poetry, theatre plays and for various (literary) magazines, notably for the French weekly journal Le Courrier International.In addition to an MA in Translation from the University of Mons, Belgium, I hold a Post-Master’s Degree in Translation Studies and a Research Certificate. Over the years, I have pursued training opportunities in literary translation at the European Centre of Literary Translation and taken part in various translation workshops in Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Paris.In addition to being a practicing translator, I am also a teacher. I am passionate about linguistics and translation studies and conduct research in this field at the University of Mons, where I also teach translation. I have also been a guest lecturer at the University of Lille since 2010. I have given quite some lectures and talks around Europe and in the US.In 2017, I was selected for the Prix Révélation de Traduction from the French writers association Société des Gens de Lettres for my translation entitled "N’écrire pour personne" of the Dutch novel "Belangrijk is dat ik niet aan lezers denk", by A.L. Snijders. In 2019, I won the first prize of the United Nations St. Jerome Award.I have also been a Council member of the Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters since 2011, serving as president from 2017 to 2021. Since May 2022, I'm representing translators and interpreters at global level as a Council Member of FIT, the International Federation of Translators.