This past week, GLS was honored to perform Haitian<>English conference interpretation for a series of meetings held from June 11-13 between IAF personnel and U.S. Senate/Congressional representatives.
About Dr. Rebekah Dyer Founder & CEO Dr. Rebekah Dyer is the founder and CEO of GLS who completed her Doctor of Liberal Studies degree from Georgetown in the fall semester of 2019. Prior to founding GLS in 2012, Dr. Dyer was the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Torres Advanced Enterprise
For those who don’t know what NAJIT stands for, it is the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. This year’s NAJIT conference was held at the Omni hotel and conference center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Some graduating physicians do not take the Hippocratic Oath now. “First do no harm” has been replaced with a more modern version. This doesn’t make it any less important to protect patients at all costs. There is a growing problem, however, and it is getting in the way of the physicians’ ability to always provide the best care for their patients. This problem is a lack of qualified medical translators and interpreters, which is leading to medical errors and leaving patients with long-term pain and suffering—even death!
After earning a Master's degree in Spanish translation and interpretation from La Salle University, Tom began working in the language services
Denise Franco Grimsley has enjoyed a career as a professional linguist for more than 15 years. Native to Brazil, she has worked as a professional Translator and Interpreter in both Portuguese and Spanish languages