Larissa Rakofsky
Bayside, NY 11364
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EXPERIENCE: UC Translations, New York, NY March 2008-
Present
Spanish Simultaneous Interpreter
.Interpret during focus group
discussions for market research projects.
Lionbridge Interpretation Services, Washington D.C.
Immigration Court Interpreter
July 2007-Present
.Serve as a spanish interpreter for the Department of
Justice Executive Office
for Immigration Review.
The Language Center, Hackensack, NJ
June 2007-Present
Hackensack University Medical Center
Spanish Medical Interpreter
.Interpret during psychological, speech, hearing and
learning evaluations for
children and their parents at the hospital.
.Assist psychiatrists and nurses with interpreting
for mentally ill patients.
.Intrepret caregiver classes for new mothers and
families of patients
undergoing surgery.
.Provide interpretation for classes on nutrition.
Legal Language Services, New York, NY
April 2007-Present
Spanish Interpreter
.Provide interpretation for business conferences and
community meetings
requiring simultaneous interpreting.
Legal World, New York, NY
March 2000-Present
Spanish Legal Interpreter
.Provide interpreting services for attorneys,
plaintiffs, and defendants
involved in legal depositions, arbitration
hearings and examinations under
oath.
CTS LanguageLink, Vancouver, WA
December 2005-May 2007
Spanish Telephonic Interpreter
.Provided interpretation over the phone for
customers of the Motor Vehicle
Department, abused
victims requiring child protective services, and criminal
hearings.
TIS Translations, New York,
NY February 2000-May 2007
Spanish Interpreter
.Interpreted for educational meetings in the
Westchester school district.
.Simultaneously interpreted for parents,
teachers and faculty at Board of
Education workshops, student suspension
hearings, and meetings.
EDUCATION : New York University, New York, NY
M.A., Marketing May 1996
Queens College of the City University of New York,
Flushing, NY
B.A., Education (minor in English)
September 1993
.Graduated cum laude, with Distinction in the Major