I am bilingual in English and Spanish since birth, while I became trilingual with Italian at age 6. I also work with French and Greek (I have been living in Greece since 1995). I can work, in any combination of these 5 languages. Also available for remote (telephone or web-based) interpreting.

I have been working as a professional interpreter since October 1998. In July 2006 I passed the accreditation test of the institutions of the European Union and have worked regularly for them.

Place of birth: San Mateo, California, United States. Native languages: English and Spanish. Near-native fluency in Italian and Greek (have lived in both Italy and Greece). Fluent in French (I have worked for the European Union in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France). Before working as a translator and interpreter, I worked as a history researcher and a journalist (published articles in English, Spanish, and Greek).

B.A., Ancient Greek and History, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Senior Medalist for Humanities, University of Washington, 1994. Professional translator and interpreter since 1998. EU freelance interpreter since 2006. Member of the Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters. Member of the Association of Interpreters and Translators of Geneva.