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Dianne Danehey
Bladen, NE 68928

QUALIFICATIONS
I am an avid student of Latin American history and politics, in addition to the Spanish language. I have traveled and studied in Mexico, and was a member of a trade team of the U.S. Grains Council on a mission to Havana,Cuba.

EDUCATION
2002-2004 Master of Arts, Spanish Education, Certificate of
Translation/Interpretation,
University of Nebraska at Kearney GPA 4.0
1977-1981 Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, Political Science, Hastings College Magna Cum Laude

EMPLOYMENT
2007-2008 Spanish teacher, Adams Central Public Schools
1995-2007 Spanish teacher, Red Cloud Public Schools
Developed K-12 Spanish program.

EXPERIENCE
1998 Agricultural trade team member, U.S. Grains Council
Traveled to Cuba to meet with Cuban officials regarding trade.
1994 Invited speaker, U.S. Grains Council, Zacatecas, Mexico and Omaha,NE
Presented speeches in Spanish on commitment of U.S. farmers to international customers.
1989-1993 Volunteer interpreter, Mission to Mexico
Assisted in building homes in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Lupe Hickey
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 217-5433
Email: hickeylupeg@yahoo.com


HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years experience as medical interpreter
• 8 years of bilingual customer service and intake relations in social services
• 3 years as full-time interpreter/translator for INS detainees
• Experienced courtroom interpreter with training in code of ethics
• Proficient English classes instructor for detained undocumented aliens
• Interpretation for legal depositions and mediations
• Seasoned interpreter and translator for feedlot and cattle handling procedures
• Competent in Hispanic cultural protocols, and Hispanic cultural nuances
• ESL classroom instructor for adults
• Comfortable relating to people of diverse cultures and ages
• Possess a unique and inside vantage point of the Hispanic and English speaking cultures
• Born in Mexico City and keep close ties to family in Mexico


EDUCATION
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Bachelor of Arts, December 2005
Major: Spanish Translation and Interpretation
Minor: International Studies
• Certificate: Spanish Interpretation and Translation 2004
• Alpha Mu Gamma, Foreign Language Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
§ District Courtroom Interpreter, Adams County Court, Hastings, NE, 2004-2005
§ Translator for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Central Administration since 2006
§ District Courtroom Interpreter, Adams County Court, Hastings, NE, 2003-present
§ Interpreter, Hastings Correctional Center, Hastings, NE 2002-2005
§ Bilingual Intake Clerk and Case Aide, Nebraska HHSS, Lexington, Kearney, NE 1994-2002
§ ESL Instructor, Central Community College, Lexington, NE 1993-1996
§ County Courtroom Interpreter, Dawson County Courthouse, Lexington, NE 1991-2000
§ Medical Interpreter, Plum Creek Medical Group, Lexington, NE 1991-1993
§ Cattle Processor, co-owned Hickey Custom Cattle Processing, 1977-1991

OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Member of Nebraska Governor’s Diversity Cabinet, 2003 and 2004
• Taskforce Member, Nebraska Supreme Court- To establish courtroom code of ethics for the state of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• President of Haven House Shelter board 1994-1996
• President and board member of Central Nebraska Interpreters Group 1992-1998

 

 

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Luz Marina Arboleda
Kearney, NE 68845
U.S.A.


QUALIFICATIONS
I am a psychologist in education. I am Colombian. I had studied Latin and Anglo cultures for a long time.

EDUCATION
2001-2005 Elementary Education Spanish K-12-ESL Endorsement
2005 Command Spanish Trainer Certification-Community College
Kearney NE
2004 Certificate of Translation/Interpretation, University of Nebraska
at Kearney
1974 Psychology in Education, University of Saint Buenaventura,
Bogota-Colombia


EMPLOYMENT- EXPERIENCE
1995-2005 Educational Coordinator - Gimnasio Los Cerros, Bogota-Colombia
1993-2000 University professor - La Sabana University Bogota-Colombia
Futurekids Center Director-Bogotá-Colombia
Schlumberger Manager Assistance- Bogotá-Colombia
2001-2005 Translator-Interpreter Kearney Public Schools, Kearney,NE
2005 Spanish Command Trainer Community College, Kearney,NE

 

 

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Penny J. Birky
5000 South Baltimore Ave.
Hastings, NE 68901
USA

EDUCATION
1995-1997 Teaching Certificate, 7-12, Spanish, K-12 English as a Second Language, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1991-1995 Bachelors of Arts, Spanish with minor in Political Science and German, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

EMPLOYMENT
2003-present Business manager, interpreter, translator for Paloma Translations, LLC
2001-present Registered court interpreter, State of Nebraska
2001-present Spanish & German teacher for Independent Study High School, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1997-2000 Spanish Teacher, grades 9-12, Hastings High School, Hastings, Nebraska

EXPERIENCE
• 7 years of freelance Spanish interpreting and translation
• 11 years of combined formal and informal Spanish instruction, including preschoolers, grade school, high school, adult classes, home-schooled students and private tutoring
• Summer 1993, Informal Study Abroad, family home stay, Alpedrete, Spain
• Summer 1994, Study Abroad, DID Institute, Berlin, Germany

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
• Successful completion of Interpretation II course at University of Nebraska-Kearney, 2008
• Skills Building Workshop for Court Interpreters, Nebraska State Supreme Court, June 2008
• Working towards Nebraska State Certification, Court Interpreting

 

 
 
 
   
 
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