IIBSC Leadership News
Meet Kate Howell
Kate Howell joined the IIBSC team in January when she was promoted to Vice President for Development and Communications. In her new role she is overseeing IIBSC operations and marketing in addition to agency-wide marketing, fundraising, and volunteer programs.
Kate has been with the International Institute in various roles since 2003. She has degrees in French, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Management and Leadership - making a perfect fit with the language interpretation, translation, multicultural training and consulting services of the IISTL.
Kate loves the multicultural surroundings of the IISTL and thinks St. Louis' diversity is one of its hidden gems. She believes that attracting and retaining a diverse community is the key to a successful St. Louis community. Connect to Kate on LinkedIn.
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Cultural Competency Training
Is your organization looking to equip its employees with a toolkit in cross-cultural competency and multicultural inclusion?
We offer cross-cultural training to organizations throughout the St. Louis region. Our Cultural Competency Training goes beyond Equal Employment Opportunity and traditional discrimination avoidance efforts. It extends to the exploration and understanding of underlying differences in world view due to diverse cultural norms. Employees learn how to embrace, accept and adapt to a diverse set of work and communication styles, leading to an increase in overall team building for your organization.
The IIBSC provides educational seminars, 3-hour training sessions, and follow up sessions so that employees continue to grow in developing their cross-cultural intelligence and thus creating a more productive, inclusive workplace for your organization. Visit our web site to learn more.
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Interpreter & Translator Dialogue
Meet Celeste Blumer
Celeste Blumer has been working as an interpreter for the International Institute Business Solutions Center for four years. Celeste is a native English speaker and is also fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. Celeste moved with her family from the US to Brazil when she was almost 12 years old and became immersed in the Portuguese language as she made friends with the local Brazilians. Celeste is told that she speaks Portuguese like a native. She attended an accredited overseas high school in Brazil and performed well on a Spanish language achievement test, although she never had a Spanish class. Celeste then learned to speak Spanish fluently but still holds onto her Brazilian accent. Read more...
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Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring 2012
