E105: ATA 2024 Elections - Meet the Candidates

The ATA Podcast

ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA 65th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, October 30–November 2, 2024, to elect the following:

• President-Elect (one unexpired position to be filled for a remaining term of one year).
• Director (three regular positions, each for a three-year term).
• Director (one unexpired position to be filled for a remaining term of one year).

For this podcast episode, candidates had the opportunity to submit a recording. 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 Annual Meeting of Voting Members and Elections will be held Thursday, October 31, 2024. This year’s candidates are:

President-Elect | Remaining One-Year Term

Viktoryia Baum

Andy Benzo

Director | Three-Year Term

Isabel Asensio

Jason Jolley

Jessie Liu

Marcela Renna

Jaime Russell

Yasha Saebi

Marifer Sager

Romina Marazzato Sparano

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/ (October 10, 2024 is the date of record to be eligible for voting in the ATA 2024 Elections.)

• 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 65th Annual Conference in Portland: https://www.atanet.org/ata65/

Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to [e-mail]. Thank you for listening!

Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan