Allison Chase Sutherland
703.573.5773
EDUCATION
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
GPA 3.8/4.0
M.S. Applied Linguistics, Concentration
Italian / Doctoral Studies – Applied Linguistics
Aug. 1988
Master’s Thesis: The Canadian Linguistic Dilemma:
Working Toward a Bilingual Canada / French Immersion
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Major GPA 3.9/4.0
B.A. French Language and Literature -- May 1986
FACULTÉ DE LETTRES DE L'UNIVERSITÉ D'AVIGNON
Spring 1985
CENTRE D'ÉTUDES FRANÇAISES, Avignon, France
INTERNSHIP AT ÉCOLE PRIMAIRE, Elementary School, Avignon, France
TEACHING
EXPERT TUTORING SERVICES -- June 2010-present
French/Italian/Spanish/ESOL/English/Writing
History/Science/Elementary
GREEN HEDGES PREPARATORY SCHOOL - Adjunct Faculty - Latin / Spanish
BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTER, Tysons Corner, VA
August 2009-January 2011
Language Teaching / Certified for English, French, Italian & Spanish
MEADOWLARK BOTANICAL GARDENS
Storytelling Programs / French & Italian Tours August 2009-
FAIRFAX COUNTY CAMELOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Annandale, VA
Sept. 2007-
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ESOL Teacher 2-6
Spanish Simultaneous Interpreter
June 2009
MARSHALL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Vienna, VA
Sept. 2004 - June 2007
ESOL Teacher 2-5
Summer Korean Tutoring Program
Book Fair Author
WESTLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Falls Church, VA
Sept. 2001 -June 2004
ESOL Teacher 1-6, Spanish / Portuguese Simultaneous Interpreter
KENT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, McLean, VA
July 2000
French Resource Teacher / French Technology Teacher
French Summer School
June 2001
WASHINGTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION, Fairfax, VA
Linguistic Advisor SAT Prep, Middle School / High School
Korean Leadership Academy
Sept.-Dec. 2006
VOICEOVER
WORLD BANK – Climate Change Presentation in French
Team People
Spring 2013
OPPIX PRODUCTIONS
Dept. of Labor Spanish / English Voiceovers, Scripting /Editing
Summer 2005-
XM Satellite Radio – CNN, CNBC, FOX News, Fox sports, ESPN, MLB
Summer 2000-
UPOP Studio-to-Satellite Sessions – British / Children Voiceovers
Hispanic Heritage Awards
Summer 2008
THE JOHNSON GROUP
“Paper Clips” Holocaust Documentary, German Voiceover
Summer 2003
D.C. Department of Health – Health Services Video
Spanish-speaking Role
Sept. 2003
CENTER FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS
ESOL Teaching Video / TelePrompter
June 2006
WNVC INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION
CHANNEL 56
1996, 2006
WorldView /PBS, On-Air Pledge Host, Scripted
performed live French broadcasts
JOURNALISM
VIVA TYSONS! MAGAZINE / LE NOUVEAU MOI
Editor, Advertising, Culinary/Travel Writer, Photographer, allispa column
June 2010-
LATINA STYLE MAGAZINE, Copy Editor, Washington, DC
Summer 2002
FRONTERA, INC., Falls Church, VA
Educational Publishing House, Bilingual Copy Editor
Summer 1999
THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS, Reporter
TRANSLATION
COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE CENTER, Arlington, VA
July 1999 -March 2000
Account Executive – Translation / Interpretation Sales
GLOBALINK, INC., Fairfax, VA - March 1990-May 1999
Computational Linguist & Lexicographer
Senior Training Specialist
International Marketing
Pan American World Airways
PanAm WorldPass Senior Sales Agent/Interpreter
July 1988 - 1990
INTERNATIONAL
THE AMERICA’S CUP INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS COMPETITION
Simultaneous Interpreter, Cuban National Team
Italian Official USGF Judges’ Meeting - March 1990
INTRAX JAPANESE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Program Director - Summer 1988
FRENCH EMBASSY – CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION
Washington, DC - June 1984
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION
Summer 1984
Interpreter / Excavation Team Member, Morgantina, Sicily
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, University College
Lecturer – The Unknown Italy and Sicily – Classical Archaeology
Jan. 1994
LANGUAGES
FLUENT FRENCH / ITALIAN / SPANISH
CONVERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE / GERMAN
PRAXIS TEST SCORES CBT Reading - 335/335
CBT Writing 335/335
CBT Mathematics 334/335
French 197/200 May 2000
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
- Viva Tysons – bimonthly culinary/travel column – July 2010-present
- Le Nouveau Moi beauty & wellness minizine – allispa column
- Destination: Flavor – an international culinary adventure 2010
- The Adventures of Kaluwara the Koala in the Galapagos Islands
©2010, illustrated by Marshall Road 4th grader
- The Little Old Man Who Lost His Glasses 2003
illustrated by Westlawn Elementary School 2nd grader
- The Snoring Princess 1994, all three in Fairfax County Public School libraries
- The Transformation of Henry Meeker 1994 Fifth Grade Reading Club
- Quintessence – A Collection of Poetry 2005
- Japanophile, Okemos, MI (Poetry)
- The Forum, Las Vegas, NV (Poetry/Short Fiction/Linguistic – French and English Text)
- The Journal Newspaper (Culinary/Travel/Restaurant Reviews)
- La Crónica, Arlington, VA (Restaurant Review – Spanish Article)
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