Tanya Gesse

LANGUAGES:

Tanya offers simultaneous and consecutive interpretation between the following languages:

• English 

• Russian

• German

• Hebrew 

ACCREDITATION:

• ATA accreditation - Russian > English

• US Department of State - Conference level contract interpreter, Russian<>English 

• US Department of Defense - Language proficiency tests in Russian and Hebrew passed at highest level.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Translators Association - ATA

• Chicago Area Translators and Interpreters Association - CHICATA

• GPF (Groupe Professionnel Francophone) - GPF

• International Association of Conference Interpreters - AIIC

• Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network - MiTiN

• The American Association of Language Specialists - TAALS

EDUCATION:

 

2000- on	Continuing Professional Education
	German as a "C" Language Course at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germersheim, Germany, March 2003 Diplom - Wirtschaftsdeutsch International Goetheinstitut. April 2003 Grade received: A French refresher course organized by AIIC: Paris, France, July 2003 Cambridge Course on Conference Interpretation, Cambridge, England, August 2003. Tanya attended the American Translators Association Annual Conference in Phoenix (2003), the AIIC triennial conference in Porto, Portugal, and the AIIC 50th Anniversary ball in Paris.
1995-1999	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Jerusalem,  Israel
	Intensive Hebrew courses.  "A" average. "Ptor" certificate 1999, 96%
1987	Schiller International University	Paris,  France
	B.S.  Major: International Business; Minors: German and French.  Dean's List.
1986	Sorbonne University	Paris,  France
	Courses in French Language and Civilization.  "A" average.
1984-1985	Ludwig - Maximilians University	Munich,  Germany
	Courses in German Language and Civilization.  "A" average.
1981-1983	Wayne State University;  Lawrence Technological University	Detroit,  USA
	Undergraduate coursework in Business Administration and German.  Dean's List.