Continuing Education & Professional Development

CFI Conference, October 2016

• El vasto territorio de la Ñ, Sylvia Falchuk

• Legal Spanish in American Courts, Sandro Tomasi, English-Spanish Dictionary of Criminal Law and Procedure

• Semiology: Practical Applications for the Theory of Meaning, Eric Bishop, SFSU

• Interpreting Created Languages, David J. Peterson, Language Creator for HBO's Game of Thrones

• Video Remote Interpreting in Judicial Settings, Ingrid Eagly, UCLA School of Law, Sabine Braun, Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey, Cynthia Giambruno, University of Alicante, Mary Lou Aranguren, Janet Hudec

• Small Claims, Bill Tanner, Legal Aid Society of Orange County

• Unlawful Detainers, Cassandra Goodman, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

CFI Conference, October 2015

• Pitfalls in Varieties of Spanish, Anthony Rivas, NCI

• Judicial Standards in the Courtroom, Janice Brickley, California Commission on Judicial Performance, Ignazio Ruvolo, First District Court of Appeal, Mary Lou Aranguren

• Video Remote Interpreting: Safeguarding the “I” in VRI, Tracy Clark, Ventura Superior Court

• Am I the Right Interpreter for You?, Naomi Adelson, Asociación Mayab

CFI Conference, October 2013

• Realignment from State to Counties, Hon. Morris Jaconbson, Alameda Superior Court

• Note-Taking for Consecutive, Claudia Villalba, de la Mora Interpreter Training

• Purgatorio, Rodrigo Reyes

• Forensic Linguistics and the Interpreter, Gerald R. McMenamin PhD, Cal State Fresno

• A Culture of Professionalism and the Future of Our Industry, Dorothee Racette, ATA

• Language Access and the Law, Cannon Han, Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

• Civil Procedure, Lauren Zorfas

• Commission on Judicial Performance & Judicial Standards in the Courtroom, Victoria Henley

• Comparative Mexican and U.S. Criminal Law, Vicente Mendoza

• Argentine Criminal Procedure, Cesar Sivo, UNMDP

CFI Conference, October 2012

• Secrets for Simultaneous Interpreting, Katharine Allen, InterpretAmerica

• Prosecuting Emotionally Charged Cases, Eric Siddall, Los Angeles District Attorney

• The Language Expert, Alicia Ernand

CFI Conference, October 2011

• The Department of Child Support Services, Susan Eadie, Alameda DCSS

• Presunto Culpable – Reforming Mexican Justice, Layda Negrete & Roberto Hernández Ruíz

• Transforming the Way We Communicate, Alejandra Sosa Siroka

• Alternative Dispute Resolution, Barrie Roberts

Miscellaneous

• FCICE Oral Test Prep Seminar, Susana Stettri-Sawrey, National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy, The University of Arizona, College of Humanities, June 2007

• Court Interpreter Ethics Workshop, Panelists Judge Garrett Wong, SF Superior Court, Steve Wagstaffe, Chief Deputy, San Mateo County District Attorney, Ed Rojas, San Mateo Private Defender, December 2006

• Gang Violence Case Theories in Asylum, Cesar Ternieden, Ben Winig & Veronica Ramirez, McDonough Holland & Allen, Merav Avital-Magen & Chris Howald, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, October 2006

CFI Conference, October 2006

• Conference Interpreting: Vocabulary & Technique, Nestor Wagner, Director, Southern California School of Interpretation

• Dealing with Contempt, Al Menaster, Deputy-in-Charge Appellate Branch, Los Angeles County Public Defender

• Procedimiento de la Extradición en El Salvador en Relación con el Derecho Internacional Público (Extradiction Procedure in El Salvador and International Law), Lic. José Díaz Bernabé

• Interpreting the News, Analia Sarno-Riggle, KTLA Simulcaster

• Tattoos On The Heart: Putting A Human Face On Gang Members, Father Gregory Boyle, S.J., E. Jobs For A Future /Homeboy Industries

• Advanced Spanish Vocabulary Workshop, Dennis McKenna

• The Criminal Court Dictionary: Analysis & Overview, Dennis McKenna

• Ballistics, Philip M. McVey, Firearms Instructor

Miscellaneous

• Asylum Spring Seminar, LCCR, by Kate Jastram, Boalt Hall School of Law, March 2006

• Deposing an Expert in an Employment Case, Hastings Civil Justice Clinic, by Brad Seligman, The Impact Fund, January 2006

• Occupational Health and Safety, by Frances Schreiberg, CalCOSH/Worksafe!, Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center, December 2005

• Parrots or Cultural Ombudsmen: Verbatim v. Cultural Interpretations, by Holly Mikkelson, Adjunct Professor of the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), at 3rd Annual CFI Conference, October 2005

• Normalization of Legal Terminology, by Nestor Wagner, Director of the Southern California School of Interpretation, at 3rd Annual CFI Conference, October 2005

• Business Side of Translation seminar, Accent On Languages, June 2004

• Literary Translation workshop, Center for Art in Translation (CAT), May 2004

• Introduction to Family Law, VLSP (SF Bar Assoc), April 2004

• Trados workshop, NCTA, Feb 2004

• Tax Workshop for Translators, NCTA, Dec 2003

• Trados workshop, NCTA, Oct 2003

• Translation and Legal Translation workshop series, Oakland Legal Language Access Project, May 2003