{"id":390,"date":"2017-08-10T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=390"},"modified":"2017-09-20T18:48:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T18:48:21","slug":"member-spotlight-lets-meet-debora-chobanian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2017\/08\/10\/member-spotlight-lets-meet-debora-chobanian\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Let\u2019s Meet D\u00e9bora Chobanian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"DeboraName<\/strong>
\nD\u00e9bora Chobanian<\/a><\/p>\n

Where I live<\/strong>
\nLondon, UK<\/p>\n

What I do<\/strong>
\nConference interpreting, translation, intercultural training, copywriting and editing<\/p>\n

Pride and Joy
\n<\/strong>Winning an award in 2017 from the Institute of Translation and Interpreting UK (ITI) in the category\u00a0Best performance on an Interpreting Assignment<\/a>. I am a proud committee member of the London Regional Group of the ITI.<\/p>\n

On a personal level, I am proud of my volunteer work for Walworth Allotment Association (urban allotments) and Southwark Mediation Centre (community mediation service). And I have a lovely vegetable garden!<\/p>\n

Background
\n<\/strong>I was born and raised in S\u00e3o Paulo and I am a dual national: a Brazilian citizen and naturalized British citizen. My degree is in Social Communication and I have one Master\u2019s Degree in Interpreting from London Metropolitan University (Portuguese A, English B and Spanish C) and a second Master\u2019s Degree in Intercultural Communication from the University of London.<\/p>\n

I now have 15+ years of experience running translation projects and organizing conference interpreter teams in the Portuguese<>English pairs and other language pairs.<\/p>\n

Major Career Challenge
\n<\/strong>I work for Amnesty International. The assignments are highly interesting, but can be very emotional. My latest was the launching of the report\u00a0You Killed my Son<\/a>.\u00a0It features two Brazilian mothers reporting their experiences when their sons were killed by the Rio de Janeiro Military Police.<\/p>\n

On my Nightstand<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am reading\u00a0Good Behaviour<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, by Molly Keane. I am a big fan of\u00a0Alice Munro<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Hillary Mantel<\/a>. I recently read\u00a0The Long View<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, by Elizabeth Jane Howard, which is an amazing piece of writing, featuring the same time-manipulation technique typical of Alice Munro. They are great female authors for those interested in gender issues during different eras.<\/p>\n

Unforgettable or Favorite Project
\n<\/strong>I am currently building a\u00a0new website<\/a>\u00a0dedicated to attracting more direct clients. I am looking forward to that.<\/p>\n

\"chobanian\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"TerezaBraga\"Members are interviewed by Tereza Braga<\/strong>, former PLD Administrator and current member of the PLD Leadership Council. Tereza has dual citizenship and a freelance business based in Dallas. She specializes in corporate communications and is ATA-certified in both directions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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