I have a BFA and 2 MA's in Translation/Interpretation and Teaching of Conference Interpreting. My photographs, drawings and sculptures have featured in shows in Tucson, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Santa Cruz and Rome (Italy), as well as in various online galleries and/or publications (Duende, Lenscratch, LensCulture Network, Talent-Photo, Sargadelos Museum)For 35+ years I worked as a freelance conference interpreter with a varied clientele - the UN, EU, IMF, OAS, US State Department, Foreign Ministry of Spain, Spanish National Television, and the UNFCC, Kyoto Protocol and other international environmental organization, among others. In 2018 I received the Danica Seleskovitch Prize for "outstanding service to the interpreting profession."I have also taught translation and interpretation in the USA, Spain, China, South Korea and Thailand, as well has leading workshops in various countries.As a translator I specialized in international relations, public health and the environment. And as a literary translator I have published works by Juan Goytisolo, Vicente Alexaindre and Luis Cernuda.For 20 years I was Editor-in-Chief of the online journal of the International Association of Conference Interpreters and wrote extensively on the language professions.