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Margarita Gibler, Hispanic Producer
Upon receipt of her English as a Foreign Language
Teacher Certification from the Center of Foreign
Languages at the National Autonomous University
of Mexico in 1982, Margarita taught English as
a Second Language and Music in various schools
in Mexico City, while also working as a free-lance
English-Spanish-English translator.
Having moved to El Paso, Texas in 1986, she was
employed by Language Plus, Inc. from April 1987
to March 2005. Positions included: English, Spanish
and GED instructor, Office Manager, Head of the
Translation Services Department; Special Projects
Coordinator, special presenter at immersion camps,
Intensive Spanish Course Director, translator,
and interpreter.
Throughout the 18-year employment with Language
Plus, she participated in numerous projects, such
as:
• Language instruction (English and Spanish)
for adults. Students included corporate clients,
participants of Government Programs and Agencies,
private individuals, etc.
• GED Instruction at the El Paso County
Detention Facility –Female Inmates
• support staff for the Summer Youth Training
Employability Program support (a yearly contract
by bid with the Upper Rio Grande Private Industry
Council, now Upper Rio Grande Workforce Solutions)
aiding the coordinators in tasks such as testing,
recruiting, records, attendance forms, sign-in
sheets, etc. as needed. The main objective of
this program is to upgrade participants in world-of-work
readiness skills. Through the use of innovative
and nontraditional practices, participants are
able to combine work and academic training to
enhance their motivation and continue their studies
in preparation for their future careers;
• Transcription and translation of recordings
for Federal Agencies, including DEA, FBI and INS;
• Interpreter coordination for multi-lingual
DOJ Immigration Hearings;
• Translation of employee manuals, advertising
brochures, medical materials, insurance claims,
informational literature, Vital Statistics documents,
degrees, transcripts, diplomas, and Web pages;
• Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation
for events such as immigration hearings, depositions,
conferences, community meetings, public hearings,
etc.
Margarita currently works as an independent contractor,
offering the added bonus of flexibility, timeliness
and cost-effectiveness to a high level of quality
and understanding of the clients’ needs,
an ability acquired from years of experience in
the corporate world.
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