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PUBLISHED BOOK TRANSLATIONS

Little Sisters, Arctis Books (upcoming, 2024) (FR>EN)
If Memory Serves..., Life Drawn (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Ellie in First Position, Marble Press (upcoming, 2023) (IT>EN)
Gurvan: A Dream of Earth, Humanoids (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Storyboarding for Wim Wenders: Visions of Wenders, Life Drawn (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Bibi & Miyu, #1-2 , TOKYOPOP, 2020-21 (#3, upcoming, 2023) (DE>EN)
Dagfrid, Viking Girl: Secret Viking Wishes, Arctis Books (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Dagfrid, Viking Girl: No More Ear Buns, Arctis Books (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Just Friends, TOKYOPOP (upcoming, 2023) (ES>EN)
SMURF Tales #7, Papercutz (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Magical History Tour #12: Samurai, Papercutz (upcoming, 2023) (FR>EN)
Sirius: Twin Stars, TOKYOPOP, 2022 (ES>EN)
The Sisters, #3-8, Papercutz, 2017-2022 (FR>EN)
Magical History Tour #11: Slavery, Papercutz, 2022 (FR>EN)
Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon, Papercutz, 2022 (FR>EN)
Tiki: A Very Ruff Year, Life Drawn, 2022 (FR>EN)
Alice on the Run: One Child's Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War, Life Drawn, 2022 (FR>EN)
Physics in Crisis: From Multiverses to Fake News, World Scientific Publishing, 2022 (FR>EN)
Chloe #6: Green Thumb, Charmz, 2022 (FR>EN)
Magical History Tour #9: The Titanic: Shipwreck of a Giant, Papercutz, 2022) (FR>EN)
Magical History Tour #8: Vikings, Papercutz, 2022 (FR>EN)
Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter , Life Drawn, 2022 (FR>EN)
Rosa Parks, NBM Publishing (2022) (IT>EN)

Magical History Tour #7: Gandhi, Papercutz (2022) (FR>EN)

Magical History Tour #6: The Plague , Papercutz, 2021 (FR>EN)

A House Without Windows, Life Drawn, 2021 (FR>EN) (Publishers Weekly Book Pick of the Week; Publishers Weekly Starred Review; NY Times book review)

Mysterious Black Holes, World Scientific Publishing, 2021 (IT>EN)

Alter Ego, TOKYOPOP, 2021 (ES>EN)

For Justice: The Serge & Beate Klarsfeld Story, Life Drawn, 2021 (FR>EN), (Publishers Weekly review)

Chloe and Cartoon #1-2 Charmz, 2020-21 (FR>EN)

Brina the Cat #2: City Cat , Papercutz, 2020 (IT>EN)

Undead Messiah 3, TOKYOPOP, 2020 (DE>EN)

Chloe #5, with Joe Johnson, Charmz, 2020 (FR>EN)

Super Sisters, Papercutz, 2020 (FR>EN)

Little Josephine: Memory in Pieces, Life Drawn, 2020 (FR>EN)

Who Killed Kenny? NBM Publishing, 2019 (IT>EN)

Superman Isn't Jewish (by Jimmy Bemon), Humanoids, 2018 (FR>EN), (Publishers Weekly review)

Luisa: Now and Then (by Carole Maurel, adapted by Mariko Tamaki), Life Drawn, 2018 (FR>EN) (Publishers Weekly starred review; YALSA 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens; Stonewall Book Awards Honor Book); 2020 GLLI YA Honor Book; Kirkus review)

California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before the Mamas & the Papas (by Pénélope Bagieu), First Second Books, 2017 (FR>EN),( YALSA 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens; 2018 Harvey Awards Best European Book; NY Times book review)

Sherlock, Lupin & Me #-3-4, Capstone Books for Young Readers, 2015 (IT>EN)

Enchanted Emporium #3-4, Capstone Books for Young Readers, 2015 (IT>EN)

Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #1-19, Papercutz, 2009-2017 (IT>EN)

Sea Creatures Graphic Novels #1-2, Papercutz, 2017 (FR>EN)

Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #1-7, Papercutz, 2013-17 (IT>EN)

The Sisters Graphic Novels #1, with Annie and Owen Smith, Papercutz, 2016 (FR>EN)

Disney Graphic Novels #4: Great Parodies: Mickey’s Inferno, Papercutz, 2016 (IT>EN)

Dinosaurs Graphic Novels #1-4, 3D, Papercutz, 2014-15 (FR>EN)

Sin ilusion (No pasaran, v. 3, by Vittorio Giardino), NBM Publishing, 2008 (IT>EN)

PUBLISHED BOOKS EDITED AND/ OR PROOFREAD

- Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes, by Robin Feldman (Oxford University Press, 2019)
- Drug Wars, by Robin Feldman (Oxford University Press, 2017)
- Rethinking Patent Law, by Robin Feldman (Harvard University Press, 2012)
- Awakening the Essential Feminine, by Maureen Simon (Essential Feminine Publishing, 2011)
- Translator Certification Manual (Global Translation Institute, 2011, co-editor, co-author, expert content provider)
APP/ GAME/ WEBSITE CLIENTS (COPY WRITING, LOCALIZING, PROOFREADING)
- JetDogs Studios; GLT Media; Yabra, Ltd.; Mallorca Holiday Letting; Native Speaker Translations
VOICE OVER CLIENTS
- G3Translate; RebelMind Communications; ICON Clinical Research, Traductia; TikTak; Pronto E-Services; Helicon Soft; Global Translation Institute; Matinee Multilingual
LANGUAGES STUDIED
- French: Cornell Univ., Kinkaid School (10 years), native speaker in childhood
- Italian: Univ.of Ca., Berkeley
- German: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley, Goethe Institute, Cornell Univ.
- Latin: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley, Kinkaid School
- Spanish: Cornell Univ.
- Portuguese: Centro Latino, Berkeley
- Hungarian, Czech & Dutch: Private studies
- Russian & Hebrew: ABC Languages/ Lehrhaus Judaica: 2011-13
- Languages sung: Auvergnat, Basque, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Yiddish
ENGLISH SKILLS
- Native speaker of U.S. English
- Published writer: SCBWI (P.A.L. Member); California Writers Club (Member); Author's Guild (Member); PEN (Member)
- Blog: #WorldKidLitWednesday, Co-blogger, GLLI-US.org (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative), 2019-present
- Blog: Music and Words on the Road, 2008-2016
EDUCATION
- PhD in Music: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley
- MM in Vocal Performance: Holy Names College
- MA in Music: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley
- AB in Music, cum laude: Cornell Univ.
- Goethe Institute: Ludwigsburg and Munich, Germany
- Centre International de Formation Musicale: Nice, France
- Writers Workshop at Chautauqua (Highlights Foundation)
EXPERIENCE ABROAD
- Operatic and concert performances in Italy, Germany, France, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic
- Interpreting (informally) for rehearsals: Italy (Italian, French, and English)
- Maid and café waitress: Switzerland, 1976
- Foreign exchange student (Council on International Education Exchange, 1975): Switzerland
WORK & OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Opera and classical singer: 1989-present; CDs:
- - The Guernica Project (Centaur Records, upcoming, 2022)
  - Once/Memory/Night: Paul Celan (2020) (Global Music Awards Silver Medal)
  - The Hungarians: From Rozsa to Justus (Centaur Records CRC 3660, 2018) (Global Music Awards Gold Medal)
  - Surviving: Women's Words (Centaur Records CRC 3490, 2016) (Global Music Awards Silver Medal)
  - Benedetto Vinaccesi: the Solo Cantatas (Centaur Records CRC 3270: 2013
  - Fabulous Femmes (Centaur Records, CRC 2461: 2000/7)
- Voice Teacher, 1986-1995, 2002-present
- ATHENA Translations & Voice overs: Translating, editing, localizing and/ or proofreading from French, Italian, and German into English; writing, editing, and/ or proofreading in U.S. English—Technical & Scientific (software, technical instructions, medical, scientific research); Localization (websites, games, software, apps); Business (marketing, press releases, presentations, human resources); Journalism (tourism, sports, journal articles, interviews, editorials); Humanities (art, music, literature, history, economics, politics, training presentations, current events), 2001-present (Associate Member, ATA; Member ALTA; Member)
- Voice overs, 2010-present, French and English; Editing, nonfiction and children’s books, 2008-13
Photo credits: All photos on this web site except those in the photo gallery, are by Russ Fischella.