Meet Noah William Alter, the GLD\u2019s New Social Media Coordinator<\/p>\n
It’s mid-July and while this may be what some Germans call the “Sommerloch,” we have a number of new news items on our GLD blog to share in the coming weeks. We start by welcoming our new Social Media Coordinator Noah William Alter. Noah set up and has been managing the GLD LinkedIn page and now adds Facebook and Twitter to his purview. We sincerely thank our Ilona Friedman for serving the division as Social Media Coordinator for the past three years.<\/p>\n
Read below to get to know Noah in this week\u2019s installment of \u201c7 Questions for GLD Leadership Council member\u201d:<\/p>\n
Name: <\/strong>Noah William Alter<\/p>\n LC position: <\/strong>Social Media Coordinator<\/p>\n Where are you originally from? <\/strong>Derry, Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n Where do you currently live? <\/strong>Derry, Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n How did you become a translator\/interpreter?<\/strong><\/p>\n My journey in the language services industry is surely an interesting one. Coming from a small town in Western Pennsylvania, not many people around me spoke another language other than English, nor did they hold an interest in learning another language. While I was in middle school, I began to take a strong interest in understanding my family history and learned from my family that some of our ancestors came to Pennsylvania from Germany several centuries ago. In this, I thought, \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be great to be able to speak their language and travel there?\u201d This is where it all started, and my passion for learning German and French was further ignited by my high school German teacher, Mrs. Beth A. Roadman, who encouraged me to pursue my passion, which ultimately led to obtaining a BA in French and German from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, and a MA in Applied Translation Studies from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK.<\/p>\n Today, my passion for language continues to grow, and have begun learning Thai with the hope of one day learning to speak Icelandic and Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch (Pennsylvania German). In short, I\u2019m obsessed with language and culture, and the language services industry is simply a perfect fit for me.<\/p>\n What are your areas of specialization?<\/strong><\/p>\n My areas of specialization are Business, Certificates, Education, and Marketing.<\/p>\n What do you like about ATA?<\/strong><\/p>\n I simply enjoy knowing the fact that I\u2019m surrounded by a bunch of likeminded people, who also share such a strong passion for language and culture. Additionally, in belonging to ATA, the networking and continued learning opportunities are outstanding.<\/p>\n Tell us about your position on the GLD Leadership Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n I manage all the social media channels for the German Language Division, incl. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. My responsibilities are monitoring all channels, engaging with our network, and posting\/sharing relevant content.<\/p>\n Anything else you would like to share? (hobbies, interests, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n My hobbies and interests are language study (English, French, German, and Thai). Outside of the language world, I also volunteer as the Chair of the Derry Borough Planning Commission in Derry, Pennsylvania. Additionally, I volunteer as the Director of International Relations & Social Media at the Global MS Society, a non-profit based in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Beyond language and volunteering, I\u2019m an avid traveler, who has visited 23 countries and counting. Last, but not least, I am a lover of astronomy, history, and religion. Most importantly, I\u2019m a servant to my beautiful calico (AKA my home office manager) by the name of Freyja, named after the Norse goddess Freyja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet Noah William Alter, the GLD\u2019s New Social Media Coordinator It’s mid-July and while this may be what some Germans call the “Sommerloch,” we have a number of new news items on our GLD blog to share in the coming weeks. We start by welcoming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n