PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
o Producer of Spanish audio books for Recorded Books, the largest distributor of audio books for the libraries in the United States and Random House. The books produced from the studio in Costa Rica, entailed the translation of original books in English. Tasks included Narration, Production and Editing of the audio books that are currently being sold to the public and the libraries in the United States and abroad.
o Anchorwoman for WORLDNET and the American Embassy Television Network, in both English and Spanish, for live broadcasts to Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. WORLDNET and VOA-TV are part of the international broadcasting service of the International Broadcasting Bureau.
o International Media Consultant for USAID and US State Department. In charge of creating, conceptualizing, writing and producing a national multimedia anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria. This included radio dramas, TV PSAs, TV vignettes, a campaign logo/theme and print media copy. TV Producer and evaluator for other anti-corruption media campaigns for USAID in Latin America.
o Freelance TV Producer/Writer/Talent/Off-Line-Editor of political, historical and cultural documentaries for United States Information Agency and numerous independent producers and international organizations, such as the World Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank.
---- These productions have ranged from live satellite transmissions to broadcast outlets in the United States and Latin America, industrial productions, documentaries for community outreach and educational purposes, to television series directly distributed throughout the world through the US government agencies and Embassies.
---- Producer/Reporter of Worldnet TV Newsfile for Latin America. A daily news service feed of US and international stories sent to all the leading TV stations in Latin America.
---- Have completed productions for the World Bank, InterAmerican Development Bank, U.S. Department of Education, US Census Bureau, U.S. State Department-for distribution in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, GMMB&A, American Red Cross and AES International, among others, in both English and Spanish.
o Translator/Voice-over for television series and documentaries. Clients on a regular basis include: United States Information Agency, Voice of America TV, Discovery Channel, Pan American Health Organization, National Geographic, U.S. Parks Authority, PBS, MCI and the National Institutes of Health, among others. Currently translating and voicing for the US Census Bureau daily 1 minute radio spots featuring data about the country gathered by the Census. These spots are aired in more than 60 Spanish language radio stations in the US daily.
o Translator of books published by Perelandra, Ltd. and Hampton Roads Publishing, for national and international distribution. Also, extensive translation work with international organizations, US government agencies, international development consulting companies and private sector companies.
o Narrator of "Spoken Books" in Spanish, for children and adults, for Simon & Schuster, Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich, The Monroe Institute, Library of Congress, Santillana Publishing and Laredo Publishing.
o Former Producer-Announcer of daily radio newscasts and weekly rock music shows for Voice of America Radio and Voice of the OAS Radio.
o Former Producer/Hostess of local TV shows for ABC and CBS network affiliated stations in Washington, D.C.
o Former Executive-Producer/Co-Anchor of "LATIN TEMPO" -- a nationally syndicated Hispanic Affairs TV show, in English, co-produced with NBC and distributed throughout the leading Hispanic TV markets in the country.
o Journalism/Political Science graduate from George Washington University.