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Marta Stemberger, MA, Founder/Owner and CLO (Chief Language Officer) of Arinna Inc Language Services, is a native Slovenian who has been living, studying, and working in New York City for the last 16.5 years. She earned her MA in Liberal Studies at The New School with a focus on women studies through the lens of history and sociology, and was a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in women’s intellectual history. As a linguist, Ms. Stemberger frequently interprets for Slovene diplomats at the United Nations. Her roots, however, are in modern dance; she was trained at the Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham schools.

Ms. Stemberger has over 13 years of experience as a linguist, and is fluent in English, Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, with a good comprehension of French. Through her work, Ms. Stemberger acquired expertise as translator, editor, interpreter in medical, pharmaceutical, and legal fields, as well as diplomatic affairs; through her studies and experience, she acquired proficiency in humanities, social sciences, performing and visual arts, fashion/costume design and handicrafts.

Highlights from the resume:

· Interpreted (consecutive) from English into Slovene and Slovene into English the high level dialogue between Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, and Mrs. Marjeta Cotman, Minister of Labour, Family, and Social Affairs of Slovenia on the occasion of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, New York, 2007

· Interpreted (simultaneous) into English the Slovene speech by Dr. Janez Drnovšek, then President of the Republic of Slovenia at the 58th, 59th and 60th Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 2003-2005

· Interpreted (simultaneous) from English into Slovene the 2nd International Parliamentary Union conference at the United Nations, New York, 2005

· Interpreted (consecutive) depositions and court trials in pharmaceutical patent litigations from English into Slovene and Slovene into English, and prepared a related glossary for a team of translators, 2003-2006

· Quality reviewed Slovene translation of the English articles for the Slovene edition of National Geographic Magazine, 2006

· Interpreted (consecutive) interview for the asylum case from Serbian into English and English into Serbian, and translated the supporting documents from Serbian into English, 2008

· Interpreted (consecutive) hearings for an international commercial arbitration case from English into Croatian and Croatian into English, 2006

· Translated subtitles for a documentary film on Srebrenica from Croatian and Bosnian into English, 2006-2007

ONLINE SAMPLES:

· Translated Provision of Public Services in Alpine Areas (Final Report of the Interreg III B Project) for PUSEMOR (Public Services in Sparsley Populated Mountain Areas), 2007 >>> (PDF format) or (HTML format)

· Co-translated the play Pullman, WA by Young Jean Lee (contemporary) from English into Slovene for the USA-Slovenia playwright exchange, 2006 >>> (DOC format) or (HTML format)

FULL RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST!

Devoted

to craft translation with care,

to interpret with respect and integrity,

to know your language and your culture.