Description

ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA 64th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida (October 25-28, 2023) to elect a president-elect, secretary, and treasurer for a two-year term, as well as three directors for a three-year term.

In this podcast, each candidate gets a chance to introduce themselves. Listen to learn:

• Where they are based and what kind of translation/interpreting do they do.
• When they joined ATA and why.
• Why they are running for ATA office.
• What is an area of ATA where they feel they can have the most impact if elected?

The slate of candidates for the 2023 elections are:

President-elect
Geoff Koby
Meghan McCallum

Treasurer
Robin Bonthrone
Marian S. Greenfield

Secretary
Eve Bodeux
Jaime Russell

Director
Yasmin Alkashef
Analía Bogdan
Jessie Liu
Daniel Sebesta
Robert Sette
Chaowei Zhu 

Show Notes:

• Candidate Statements: https://www.atanet.org/about-us/board/elections/
• Become a Voting Member: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/become-a-voting-member/

• Join ATA: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/join-ata/
• The ATA Podcast Archive: https://www.atanet.org/news/the-ata-podcast/
• ATA Events Calendar: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/
  
• ATA Socials: https://linkin.bio/americantranslatorsassn 
• ATA's 64th Annual Conference in Miami: https://www.atanet.org/ata64/

Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to podcast@atanet.org. Thank you for listening!

Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan