President: Alejandra Villarroel
presidencia@cotich.cl

English-Spanish translator and conference interpreter from Instituto Profesional ELADI (1995), earned an A.A. Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2000), and pursued journalism studies in the same university. Ms. Villarroel works on a freelance basis, and at present she is also a translation and interpreting professor for a higher education institution. Her areas of expertise include marketing & business, legal, social sciences, environment and mining.

Director: José Bocic
vicepresidencia@cotich.cl

Pharmacist. Certificate of Translation from University of Warwick. English into Spanish. Over 20 years of experience. Post graduate studies in Business Administration and E-Business. Areas of specialization: Medicine, Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical Patents, Chemistry, Biology, Marketing.

Secretary: Claudia Iglesias
secretaria@cotich.cl

Treasurer: Carla Mendoza
tesoreria@cotich.cl

Translator of English and German into Spanish from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Postgraduate Certificate from Translation Skills in City University of London. 11 years working in the translation field. Main work with translation companies.

Director: Magdalena Calderon

maidacalderon@gmail.com

Over 20 years of experience as a trilingual Translator in Chile as well as abroad.

Expertise fields: Psychology, Marketing, Mining Industry amongst others.

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Degree in Translation English-French.

Director: Ney Fernandes 

neyfernandes@gmail.com 

 Professional translator specialized in English, Portuguese, French and Italian into Spanish translation. Mr. Fernandes is graduated from the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III and has a Master’s Degree in Technical, Business and Editorial Translation from the École Supérieure d’Interprètes et de Traducteurs de Paris (ESIT). He has worked as a translation teacher, and senior translator and editor for an on-line business news service. Currently, he works as a free-lance translator and as a research assistant for the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO).

Director: Antonieta Surawski
asurasur@gmail.com

Spanish-English-Spanish Translator and Interpreter, certified by the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC, Canada), member of the Canadian Translators and Interpreters Council, and founding member of COTICH.  Works on a free-lance basis for the public and private sectors, academic institutions, international organizations and development agencies in Canada, United States, Haiti and Chile.  With a Degree in Architecture (Universidad de Chile-Universidad de Valparaíso) and a Master´s Degree in Environmental Studies-Urban and Regional Planning (York University), she also practices as a professional consultant doing research, policy studies and project management in urban planning, housing, environment, social development, local management and international cooperation.

Past President: María Eugenia Poblete