2025 School Outreach Contest Winner: Diana Lara

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

The School Outreach Program congratulates Diana Lara as the winner of the 2025 School Outreach Contest. Diana gave her winning School Outreach presentation in…

2024 School Outreach Contest Winner: Suhey Tapia

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

This year’s School Outreach Contest winner, Spanish<>English court-certified interpreter Suhey Tapia, inspired students at McKinna Elementary’s Career Day by demonstrating the unique challenges and…

2023 School Outreach Contest Winner: Fatima Cornwall

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

Fátima Cornwall, a Portuguese and Spanish federally and state certified court interpreter, Spanish certified medical interpreter (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters), and…

2022 School Outreach Contest Winner: Aída Carrazco

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

The winner of ATA’s 2022 School Outreach Contest is Aída Carrazco, an ATA-certified English to Spanish freelance translator based in Mexico. Aída spoke to…

2021 School Outreach Contest Winner: Majlinda Mulla-Everett

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

The winner of ATA’s 2021 School Outreach Contest is Majlinda Mulla-Everett, an Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian interpreter. In June 2021, Majlinda presented…

2020 School Outreach Contest Winner: Giovanna Lester

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

Giovanna won the contest for her virtual presentation to students from Farmington R7 School in Missouri. She spoke to the 22 students aged 8…

2019 School Outreach Contest Winner: Denise Fisher

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

ATA Member Denise Fisher, a Japanese<>English interpreter and translator based in Orient, Ohio, is the winner of this year’s School Outreach Contest. She won…

2018 School Outreach Contest Winner: Jessica Sanchez

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

Jessica Sanchez, a Spanish interpreter and interpreter coordinator for the Fayette County Public School District in Kentucky, won a free registration to ATA’s 59th…

2017 School Outreach Contest Winner: Marybeth Timmermann

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

Marybeth Timmermann, an ATA-certified French>English translator, is the winner of the 2016–2017 School Outreach Contest. She won a free registration to ATA’s 58th Annual…

2016 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Rika Mitrik

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

This year’s ATA School Outreach Contest winner showed her audience how language professionals can save the day! Rika Mitrik, a Japanese<>English interpreter and ATA-certified…

2015 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Molly Yurick

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

ATA member Molly Yurick, a Spanish>English translator based in Oviedo, Spain, won a free registration to ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida. Molly…

2014 School Outreach Contest Winner: Jenny Stillo

March 19 / 12:52 am EDT

The 2014 School Outreach Contest winner was Jenny Stillo, a Spanish interpreter and translator based in Crested Butte, Colorado. Jenny took an interactive approach…