7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: Student Consultant

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: Editor-in-Chief of interaktiv

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 […]

7 Questions for GLD Leadership Council Members: 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 our other new consultant, Andrew Belisle. Name: Andrew Belisle LC position: Consultant […]

7 Questions for GLD Leadership Council Members: 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 […]

7 Questions for GLD Leadership Council Members: European Coordinator

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: Consultant

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 […]

Meet & connect with colleagues and GLD friends online

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.” […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: The New Member Coordinator

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? […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: The Listmaster

  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, […]

Networking at the GLD Stammtisch in the Washington, DC area

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: Digital Events Coordinator

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!

The GLD is now on LinkedIn (a big thanks to Noah William Alter) – click here to stop by! And don’t forget to follow!

GLD Stammtisch in Fairfax, VA, on Feb. 13, 2023

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: The Assistant Administrator

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 […]

Don’t miss the next GLD Virtual Educational Event !

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: interaktiv Editor-in-Chief

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 […]

7 questions for GLD Leadership Council members: The Administrator

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 […]

8th Annual ATA GLD Members in Europe Workshop

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 […]

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Don’t miss the first GLD Digital Social of 2023!

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 […]

GLD Networking Dinner

Better late than never: In case you missed it on our social media, here are some pics from our GLD Networking Dinner at ATA63. It was a fun evening with delicious food, a rousing game of jeopardy (a big thanks to Marion Rhodes!), in which […]

Southeastern Pennsylvania Stammtisch

Making German-English/English-German connections: GLD Administrator Carlie Sitzman, Assistant Administrator Karen Leube and members Petra Rieker and Matthew Bunczk met for a Southeastern Pennsylvania German Language Division Stammtisch in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.