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

- Former Board Member

Intercultural Community Council (ICA)

- Former Advocacy Committee Member

National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)

- Conference Presenter

Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT)

- Three Times Symposium Presenter

Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators (TAHI)

- Webinar Presenter and Public Speaker

Other platforms and events.

Current Board Member and PR Chair since 2023

Current Member since 2025

Former Board Member and

Interpreter Special Interest Group, Program Coordinator (2013-2023)

**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.

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."