Aside from Interpreting | Translations, we offer

• Cultural Competence and Cross-Cultural Communication
• Conference Presentations
• Webinars
• Other projects.

The Founder and Consultant

Rita Pavone, PhD, MS, MPhil, MA, CCMS

- Northeastern Translators Association (NOTA) PR Chair since 2023.

- Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA) Interpreter Special Interest Group (ISIG) Program Coordinator (2013-2024).

**Among the topics of these meetings:

​Interpreters' challenges and dual roles

Personal development plans and strategies

Personal brand and creativity 

​Negotiation challenges, obligations, and ethical practices 

Changes and opportunities during the pandemic

How to move forward from a crisis

Payment practices and scams for interpreters and translators 

Latest developments in translation software and potential issues

How to interpret/translate emotions and abstract concepts

Legislation that can affect freelancers

Trends and perspectives about gender and language

Mental and psychological health

Artificial intelligence and the impact on interpreting/translation.

- Three Times Presenter at the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators Symposia.

- Presenter at the Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT) Conference.

- Former Board Member of the Intercultural Community Council.

- Former Advocacy Committee member of the National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT).

Publication

Pavone, D. (2011, July). I paesaggi del treno barocco. Barone&Bella.

Bilingual Text with translation by Rita Pavone, Minerva Translations & Language Services: "The Baroque Train and The Surrounding Landscape."