Bio
Prof. Karen Borgenheimer, MFA, recently accepted the distinguished position of Director of the Translation and Interpreting Program at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL. Prof. Borgenheimer is a classically trained, certified interpreter and translator who is regarded as a skilled, insightful, and versatile professional who is equally comfortable in the classroom, courtroom, and international conference.
Karen has interpreted for heads of state, diplomats, the Department of Defense and Homeland Security and Fortune 500 companies. Over the past 22 years she has trained hundreds of certified interpreters and interpreters-in-training. Her Florida-based company, Interpreter Translation, LLC is highly respected in the Translation and Interpreting Industry.
Karen obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Translation Studies from the University of Arkansas—Fayetteville. She also completed doctoral coursework in Spanish Language and Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. For nearly a decade, Karen lived in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (MADRID), Spain where she taught at the Real Centro Universitario (RCU) “Maria Cristina.” During this time, she attended the prestigious Sampere Escuela de Traductores e Intérpretes in Madrid.
Karen has been a university professor for 32 years and a professor in the Translation and Interpretation Program at FIU in Miami, Florida for the past 22 years. She has presented at national and international conferences including the ATA Annual Conference, ATA-SPD, NAJIT, ATI, and CUICIID 2018 “Docentes de Vanguardia” in Madrid, Spain.