Name: Andrew Hudson LC position: Social Media Coordinator Where are you originally from? Southwest Virginia Where do you currently live? Waco, Texas How did you become a translator/interpreter? I was an adjunct music faculty member for 25 years, then tried translating to “supplement” that profession […]
Name: Stella Waltemade Position: Calendar Girl Where are you originally from? Cologne, Germany Where do you currently live? Munich, Germany How did you become a translator? After my “Abitur”, I went to language school to train as a foreign language correspondent in French and Spanish. […]
Name: Jen Mendez LC position: Student Consultant Where are you originally from? Seattle, WA Where do you currently live? Portland, OR How did you become a translator/interpreter? I began translating informally at the age of 17. I had just begun to learn German in school […]
Name: Sabine H. Seiler LC position: Editor-in-Chief of interaktiv Where are you originally from? From a small town on the river Main, between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, Germany. Where do you currently live? In Niskayuna, NY, near Albany How did you become a translator/interpreter? I studied English at […]
Many GLD members, who are primarily self-employed freelance translators and interpreters, collaborate with translation agencies. Heike Kurtz, a GLD member based in Germany, shares insights into the advantages and disadvantages of working for agencies rather than for direct clients. She also provides a wealth of […]
At the Annual Meeting of All Members of ATA’s German Language Division, Administrator Karen Leube announced her appointment of two new consultants to the Leadership Council. In today’s post, we introduce you to our other new consultant, Andrew Belisle. Name: Andrew Belisle LC position: Consultant […]
At the Annual Meeting of All Members of ATA’s German Language Division, Administrator Karen Leube announced her appointment of two new consultants to the Leadership Council. In today’s post we introduce you to Consultant Megan Falk. Name: Megan May Falk LC position: Consultant Where are […]
Name: Ellen Yutzy Glebe LC position: European Coordinator Where are you originally from? Western North Carolina Where do you currently live? Kassel, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? Although I did major in German in college and spent two semesters in Munich as an […]
Name: Gerhard Preisser LC position: Consultant Where are you originally from? Weiden, Germany Where do you currently live? Manassas, Northern Virginia
Name: Ruth Boggs LC position: Consultant Where are you originally from? Wächtersbach/Hesse, Germany Where do you currently live? Fairfax, Virginia How did you become a translator/interpreter? By chance. I never aspired to be a translator. I’m what is referred to as a “Quereinsteiger.” After 20 […]
Name: Heike Holthaus LC position: Collaboration Pool Coordinator Where are you originally from? I grew up in a village in Germany’s Westerwald region. Our property bordered the forest, and one of my favorite pastimes was going for walks in the woods hunting for mushrooms. Growing […]
RSVP for the GLD Zoom Educational Social on April 1, 2023 at 6:30 pm CET / 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT The topic of this get-together is “Why not You!? – Tips for Presenting at the ATA conference or other public speaking events.” […]
Name: Kristina Cosumano LC position: New Member Coordinator Where are you originally from? Southeastern Pennsylvania (Chester County) Where do you currently live? In the Bavarian countryside about 60 km west of Munich. Our landlords raise cows, chickens, and alpacas. How did you become a translator/interpreter? […]
Name: Rainer Klett LC position: GLD Listmaster Where are you originally from? Tübingen (Germany) Where do you currently live? Seattle, WA How did you become a translator/interpreter? After completing an M.A. in Art History and American Studies in 1997, I moved to the US, […]
Name: Erin Riddle LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? I was born in Salamanca, New York (Western New York State) Where do you currently live? Owego, New York How did you become a translator/interpreter? I started translating when I started studying […]
Looks like everyone had fun networking at the GLD Stammtisch in the Washington, DC area Monday! If you want to organize a Stammtisch and meet other GLD members in the area, just let us know. Thanks to Ruth Boggs and Karen Leube for organizing this […]
Name: Katrin Rippel Galati LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? Dresden, Germany Where do you currently live? Pilot Mountain, NC, United States How did you become a translator/interpreter? After 14 years in international hospitality, I went back to study translation and […]
The GLD is now on LinkedIn (a big thanks to Noah William Alter) – click here to stop by! And don’t forget to follow!
Do you live in or near Washington, DC? Would you like to meet up with other GLD members from the area? Then join us on February 13, 2023, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at First Watch in the Greenbriar Town Center, 13027 Lee Jackson […]
Name: Robin Limmeroth LC position: Assistant Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Stroudsburg, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Mainz, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? I have always loved languages. After my first […]
Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Virtual Educational Event on February 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm CET / 11:30 am EST/ 8:30 am PST The topic of this get-together is “Learn About the ATA Certification Exam and How to […]
Name: Marion Rhodes LC position: interaktiv Editor-in-Chief Where are you originally from? Nuremberg, Germany Where do you currently live? San Diego, CA How did you become a translator/interpreter? English and French were my favorite classes in high school, I even did my Abitur with English and French as my two primary subjects. After high school, I moved to […]
Name: Karen Leube LC position: Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Millersville, Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Aachen, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? After earning degrees in German from Millersville University and Northwestern University (including a year […]
There are still a few spaces left for the workshop in Mainz from March 10-12, 2023. Registration is open until February 15th or until the workshop is full, so sign up soon! The city of Mainz is not only the home of Weck, Worscht und […]
Dear GLD Members, wir wünschen euch ein frohes neues Jahr 2023! To kick off the new year, please tune into our first GLD digital social for 2023. Details below: Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Zoom Social on January […]