The new Leadership Council will lead the Portuguese Language Division from November 2023 through November 2025.
Alexia Klein – Administrator (New York, USA)
Alexia Klein is a translator hailing from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She transitioned from a career as a pharmacist to pursue her passion for translation in 2012. Holding degrees in pharmaceutical sciences and history of science from Brazil’s UFMG, along with a certificate in translation from NYU, she has developed a strong focus on translations in the medical and pharmaceutical fields.
Alexia plays an active role in her local community, having served on the Board of the New York Circle of Translators (NYCT), an ATA chapter, for two terms. In 2023, she finished her tenure as NYCT Program Director, during which time she organized all their events, including monthly educational seminars.
She has been calling New York City home since 2006.
Paula Ianelli – Assistant Administrator (New York, USA)
Paula Ianelli is a Brazilian conference interpreter who was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and is now located in New York City. During her almost 15 years of experience, she’s helped her clients communicate in a wide array of fields. She’s a member of AIIC and APIC and she’s certified by ATA and ABRATES. Paula holds a degree in Translation and a full diploma in Conference Interpreting.
Working at events with thousands of listeners and live broadcasts to global audiences, Paula has interpreted widely known figures, from celebrities like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves, and Sandra Bullock to politicians like American Vice President Kamala Harris and Brazilian Presidents Jair Bolsonaro and Michel Temer. She has a complete studio for Remote Simultaneous Interpreting and has been trained in multiple RSI platforms. Paula’s work in written translation is heavily geared towards crafting well-written texts that sound elegant and natural to a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker—hence her expertise in the creative realms of transcreation and game localization. Paula is also an experienced speaker who has delivered talks in multiple countries, has been an interpreter trainer at Alumni and has sat on the board of the Brazilian Translators and Interpreters Association. To learn more about her work, please visit www.paulaianelli.com and www.pitraducao.com.br.
Ana Araújo – Secretary (Florida, USA)
Ana Araújo is a certified Cape Verdean Creole<>Portuguese interpreter with over 14 years of experience in the field. Prior to her career in interpretation, she worked in the international and finance department at a bank for 11 years across multiple continents. Ana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese with a minor in Business Administration from Florida International University.
Elenice Barbosa de Araujo – ATA Conference Coordinator (São Paulo, Brazil)
Elenice is a certified EN<>Br-PT translator, editor and proofreader. She holds a certificate in Translation & Interpreting Studies, and a B.A. in Education. In her 22 years of experience as a professional translator, she has translated many fiction and non-fiction books in a variety of subjects. She specializes in food and nutrition, education and humanities, editorial content and corporate marketing.
Giovanna Lester – Online Presence Coordinator (Florida, USA)
Gio is an ATA Certified Portuguese into English translator living in Miami, FL. She is also an interpreter, and her career has spanned four decades and two continents. Gio has served the ATA as a marketing team volunteer, Assistant Administrator and Administrator of the Interpreters Division, and Certification Grader (Portuguese into English). She was President of the original Florida Chapter (FLATA) and later co-founded the current Florida chapter (ATIF), which she also led as president—twice. Gio also served as Interim Vice-Chair of the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, Chair of the Miami-Dade County Advisory Council on Translation and Interpretation, and General Secretary of the Brazilian Association of Translators and Interpreters (ABRATES). She was also President of ABRATES for the 2020–2022 term.
You can follow Gio on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Lynnea Hansen – Copyeditor (Wisconsin, USA)
Lynnea Hansen is a conference interpreter (Portuguese<>English), US State Department contract interpreter, translator (Portuguese>English) and English proofreader from the USA. She graduated from New York University in international relations, began translating and interpreting during an internship at an NGO, then worked at United Nations headquarters for two years, moved to Brazil and continued translation, proofreading, and interpreting studies (graduated from Rio Brasillis), and interpreted President Obama in Washington DC in 2016. She has 24 years of experience and many hundreds of articles translated or edited/proofread, which have been published in international academic journals.
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