Company: Team
Olivier Fabris
General Manager
Olivier, a native of Belgium, has been with AOLTI since 1999. He has an extensive language background, including studies in English, Dutch, Russian and Latin, and achieved University degrees in Translation and in Slavic Studies. He has also completed a certificate program in Localization at the University of Washington. In his free time, Olivier likes to spend time with his family and exercise outdoors.
Adriana Nodal-Tarafa
Interpreter Coordinator
Adriana joined AOLTI in 2009. She received a BA in Anthropology and a certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Washington. She has been a Spanish medical interpreter in Seattle since 2005 and is a WA State Court Certified Interpreter. Adriana also holds an ESL teacher certificate from the Anglo Mexican Foundation, and works as a volunteer translator for the International Network of Street Newspapers as well as for the Headstart program. She moved to Seattle after spending her childhood in Mexico City and Florida. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, being inspired by art, cooking and traveling, and she just started writing a blog.
Nayely Cano
Assistant Interpreter Coordinator
Nayely, a Seattle native, joined AOLTI in June 2010. Nayely is currently pursuing a BA in Linguistics from the University of Washington. As part of her degree, she has undertaken the study of Spanish, Portuguese, French and most recently Arabic. Before coming to AOLTI Nayely worked as a Spanish Medical Interpreter and is still involved in interpretation as a volunteer interpreter for the Community Health Center of Snohomish County and Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. Nayely enjoys spending her free time outdoors, in particular rock-climbing in Eastern Washington and the North Cascades.
Martin Chapman
Assistant Interpreter Coordinator
Martin joined AOLTI in 2011. He received a B.A. in International Relations and French from Tufts University in 2006. As part of his studies, he lived in Paris, France and; upon his graduation, he traveled to Morocco as a Peace Corps volunteer. Before joining AOLTI, Martin spent most of his professional career with international non-profits involved in human rights, international education, and government. In his down time, Martin enjoys distance running, travel writing, poker, and football (Barcelona!).
Chiaki Isono
Translation Project Manager
Chiaki, a native of Japan, joined AOLTI in 2010. She holds a BA in English and a M.Ed in Bilingual and Multi-cultural Education. Before joining our team she held various positions in the translation, editing and software industries. She is also experienced as a freelance English to Japanese translator. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, swimming and she is an avid reader.
Chaouky Kaboul
Owner
Chaouky, a native of Lebanon, established the Academy of Languages in 2002 as an independent corporation, following its initial establishment in 1990 as a branch of the Washington Academy of Languages which he co-founded in 1979). He is a founding member of NOTIS, has served on the education committee of the Red Cross Language Bank, and helped establish the Translation and Interpretation Institute in Seattle.
Sherri Kaboul
Owner
Sherri has been with the Academy of Languages since 2002, handling the Company’s finances and general corporate responsibilities.
