Languages We Speak

Meet Maria Sanchez, Interpreting Project Manager for Language Network. Maria’s first language was Spanish and she often acted as her parents’ interpreter growing up. She would interpret for them throughout daily life, even at school meetings. Maria remembers feeling awkward with the attention teachers placed on her at parent-teacher conferences, al...

More than half of the world's population lives in cities with the number projected to increase in the future. Globalization has led to the development of diverse cities as people of different cultures, religion, race, and geographical location meet. This gives rise to the issue of inclusivity to ensure that everyone in the city counts.   Inclusive ...

Meet Mercedes Marleaux, one of the linguists we work with! Mercedes has been working with us from the beginning, she has a B.A. in Intercultural Studies and is fluent in French, German, Spanish, and English. Her favorite go-to snacks are mixed salad and sushi. In her free time, Mercedes loves to be outdoors, especially near the ocean, and to read. ...

If your nonprofit works with non-English speaking clients or employs people with low English proficiency, then it is vital that you are able to communicate with them in a way that will minimize misunderstandings and get your point across clearly. Today's society is more multicultural than ever before. People with varying backgrounds interact regula...

Meet Ariel Lemus, Operations Manager for Language Network.   Language Network has always been a part of Ariel’s life, her parents having started the company the year after she was born. It wasn’t until later in her life however, that she considered working at Language Network. She started with the company at age 18, working on and off, until she de...