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Interpretation and Translation Services Staff
 
 T. Hope Collins    hope@tfli.org    Director
 
Director of Interpretation and Translation Services.
 
Education: TESL Certification from TFLI 2006; MPA, 2005, Tennessee State University; BA. in Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde, West Africa as a health educator in water, sanitation, maternal and child health; ESL instructor.
 
 
Languages: Cape Verdean Kriolo and English. ASPA member.
  
Tanja August   tanja@tfli.org
 
Translation Project Manager
 
Project manager, translator, editor, proofreader.
 

Education: M.A. in International Business and Cultural Studies from the University of Passau, Germany. Experience: Internal communications manager, intercultural communication, newsletter editor, intranet development. Native of Germany.

 

Languages: German, French and English.   


Jennifer Foley  jennifer@tfli.org     Interpretation Coordinator
 
Education: PhD (ABD) Anthropology, Vanderbilt University with a focus in Mesoamerican Archaeology and Latin American Studies. B.A. in Archaeology, with a minor in Anthropology, Boston University.

Experience: Jennifer has worked on several Archaeological projects focused on the excavation of ancient Maya sites in Belize and Guatemala. She recently finished her dissertation research centered on the excavation of La Sufricaya, an ancient Maya site located in northern Guatemala. She has traveled extensively throughout Central America including Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.

Languages: English and Spanish
 

 
Sarah Fowler  sarah@tfli.org  
 
Translation Project Manager
 
Project manager, translator, editor, proofreader.
 
Education: B.A. in Spanish with a concentration in Latin American Studies from Grinnell College
 
Experience: Sarah was born in Guatemala and spent her childhood in El Salvador, Spain, and Nashville, TN. She studied sustainable development in Ecuador, where she interned at a community health organization and took college classes in Spanish. Sarah has also traveled to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Peru
 
 
Languages: English and Spanish