About

Words matter.

In the course of my career so far, I've worked in nearly every facet of publishing and translation. I spent six years in Madrid, Spain, where I worked as an ESL instructor, writer, and editor across multiple media platforms.

Since 2011, I have worked in B2B translation management in Chicago. My focus is the translation and linguistic validation of clinical outcomes assessments.

I continue to write and translate from Spanish to English on a freelance basis. From 2018-2021, I was a contributor to EFE America, providing coverage in the Midwest for the world’s largest Spanish-language news agency.

I have proofread, edited, and translated subtitles for such clients as: Netflix, HBO, Antena 3, Cuatro, LEGO, Slack, and Amazon.

In 2021, my first short film, Pan de cada día (Daily Bread), was produced by 12 Pingüinos Animation Studio and directed by two-time Goya Award-winning director and animator Manuel Sirgo. It has appeared as an Official Selection in 70 international film festivals.

  • SLU-Madrid Graduate Student Debuts as Screenwriter

  • Spanish alumna’s new film inspired by worldly experiences at Ohio State

  • Film Honors:

    • Winner - Best Animated Short, V Festival Internacional FESCILMAR, 2021

    • Nominated - Best Hispanic Animated Short Film, Festival de cine entre largos y cortos oriente (ELCO), 2021

    • Winner - Best Animated Short, and Winner - Audience Award, IV European Short Film Festival, 2021

    • Winner - 3rd prize, Animated Short Category, 17th Athens ANIMFEST, 2022

    • Honorable Mention - Animation Category, Seville Indie Film Festival, 2022

    • Winner - Best Animated Film, VI San Antonio Independent Film Festival (FESCISA), 2022

    • Honorable Mention - Animation Category, Prague International Indie Film Festival, 2022

    • Winner - Best Animated Comedy Film, Chicago Women’s Comedy Film Festival, 2022

    • Winner - Best National Short Film, and Winner - 3rd prize Audience Award, Cinema 4L Monóvar 2022

    • Winner - 3rd prize Audience Award, Children’s Category, XVI Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax, 2022

    • Winner - Best National Short Film, Young Jury Prize, V Certamen de Cortometrajes Reyes Abades, 2022

    • Winner - Best Animation, ex aequo, X CineFem Film Festival (CineFem10), 2022

    • Winner - Best Animation, Capital Filmmakers Festival Madrid, 2022

    • Winner - Best Animation, 7th Out of the Can International Film Festival, 2022

In 2024, my second short film script, “Con todas las comodidades” (All Mod Cons) was named an Official Selection in Spain Film Connect hosted by the Asociación Nacional de Cineastas y Artistas Unidos (CineArt).

All Mod Cons is currently a finalist in the International Short Screenplay category at the 13th Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival.



Education

BA, Spanish - The Ohio State University
Executive MBA - IE University
MA, Spanish - Saint Louis University - Madrid