Our office team
For contact details, click on a team member's picture.
Paul Wilson
Caroline Wells
Jacqui Flint
Ann Brooks
Emma Cull
Emmeline Batchelor
Carolina Alves
Jacqui Wallace
Paul Wilson
- Phone:
- 01908 325250
Caroline Wells
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325256
Jacqui Flint
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325252
Ann Brooks
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325257
Emma Cull
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325259
Emmeline Batchelor
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325258
Carolina Alves
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 01908 325250
Jacqui Wallace
Our Board members
ITI is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Its elected board is responsible for all strategic, financial and membership aspects of the Institute. The ITI Board is made up of Paul Wilson, Chief Executive and the following ITI members (click on their picture to read more about them);
Paul Appleyard MITI
Nicki Bone MITI
Carmen Swanwick-Roa MITI
Angela Dickson MITI
Jakub Sacharczuk - AITI
Claire Cox FITI
Marian Dougan MITI
Hannah Stacey MITI
Hayley Smith Affiliate
Francesca Matteoda MITI
Kerry Gilchrist MITI
Paul Appleyard MITI
Paul is a French/English specialist with 25 years’ experience in translation and localisation. He graduated from Saint David’s University College, Lampeter and then studied translation at the University of Surrey.
Paul has managed the translation and localisation process for software companies, including working on some large software installations in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia as well as once managing the simultaneous release of a complete ERP package in 21 languages.
While in the United States he became a member of the American Translators Association in 1995.
Paul has been a director of a language services provider with his wife since the turn of the millennium.
Nicki Bone MITI
Nicki graduated with an Honours Degree in Modern Languages from Coventry Polytechnic (now University) and then spent over 20 years working in international sales and marketing before becoming a freelance translator in 2013. She represents voting members on the Board.
Nicki offers translation, proofreading and commercial language services from French, Spanish, German and Italian into English.
With her extensive commercial experience and knowledge, she is a firm believer in enhancing the professional aspects and perceived commercial value of the translation industry.
Carmen Swanwick-Roa MITI
Carmen is a freelance translator from Spanish and Portuguese into English, specialising in the areas of medicine and international development.
She also works as a précis-writer for the World Health Organization and International Labour Organization, which involves travelling to Geneva to work in-house.
From 2014 to 2017, she worked part-time at the University of Leeds’ Centre for Translation Studies, first as a CAT technology demonstrator and then as a tutor in Portuguese-to-English translation.
She is a Committee member of the ITI Medical and Pharmaceutical Network.
Angela Dickson MITI
Angela has been a freelance translator (French to English, specialising in medicine) since 2004.
Following studies at Oxford (Modern Languages) and UCL (MA Linguistics), she took the CIoL’s DipTrans at the same time as starting her freelance career and working as a hospital administrator.
She has been an MITI since 2009.
Jakub Sacharczuk - AITI
Jakub Sacharczuk (BSc, AITI) is a freelance interpreter and translator. He provides linguistic services to various clients predominantly from the legal and insurance industry.
Jakub started his self-employment in 2008, mixing it with university and part-time work in customer service. Gradually, he went full time into language services and in 2013, to diversify the income, took part in the BSEEN, EU programme providing funds and training to start-ups. Translation Ofis Ltd, the company established as a result, serves as a linguistic and cultural bridge between various service providers and the Polish community. Jakub is very involved in giving back to the profession and the community, organising and delivering training, serving on the Board of ITI and supporting other NGOs.
Claire Cox FITI
Claire has been translating professionally for over 35 years and running her own translation business since 1989. She translates from French and German into English.
Prior to freelancing, Claire worked as an in-house translator with British Nuclear Fuels plc, and, for this reason, her specialisms include nuclear engineering, health & safety and power generation. She also founded the popular Foodie Translators group on Facebook and has a keen interest in all things food-related.
She is a Fellow of the Institute and social media officer for the ITI German Network.
Marian Dougan MITI
Marian has been a freelance translator for over 25 years, working from Italian and French into English. She lived in Italy for 24 years, and recently spent four years in Germany as an in-house translator/editor at the European Central Bank.
She is a member (and former committee member and Convenor) of ITI Scotnet, and a member of ITI-LIFTnet and the Italian Network.
She is very interested in outreach activity, and she loves sharing her enthusiasm for translation with pupils at local schools, through talks and participating in career days.
Hannah Stacey MITI
Hannah has over ten years’ experience working as a translator and running a busy team at Surrey Translation Bureau as Head of Translation Operations.
She translates from Italian into English and also revises translations from German, French and Portuguese into English. She enjoys writing in English and localising from other English variants into British English.
Her experience has familiarised her with the ins and outs of running a translation agency; the importance of sales, marketing and commercial awareness; and ensuring that the needs of in-house and freelance translators she works with are heard and met.
Hayley Smith Affiliate
Hayley is a recent Translation MA graduate and a relative newcomer to the profession.
Previously, she enjoyed a successful decade-long career in the not-for-profit sector, working with, and representing, a variety of stakeholders. As a result, she has a thorough understanding of the concerns and aspirations of new entrants to the language service industry alongside a keen grasp of business and governance issues.
She translates from French and Spanish. She is passionate about encouraging other students and early career professionals that it is never too early to begin CPD.
Francesca Matteoda MITI
Born and raised in London, Francesca is from a family of translators of Italian origin. After graduating with first-class honours in French and Italian from the University of Westminster, she continued there onto an MA in translation.
After three years as an in-house translator, Francesca started her freelance career in 2000 translating and revising medical and pharmaceutical texts from Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian into English, as well as copy-editing texts written in English by non-native speakers.
She is a regular contributor to ITI MedNet, SpanNet and PortNet and she also mentors members from the first two of these Network groups.
Kerry Gilchrist MITI
Kerry worked in retail management, national and international customer services and international transport before starting out as a freelance translator in 2000. She has a BA in German and Russian and an MA in Translation Studies, as well as the CIOL Dip Trans.
Kerry translates from German and Dutch into English, covering arts, humanities, marketing, tourism and business, and has a particular interest in digital transformation, sustainability and the circular economy. She is also joint coordinator for the YTI, ITI's regional Yorkshire Network.
Our Committees
ITI currently has the following committees:
Membership
Purpose:
- To oversee ITI membership applications based on the Institute's bylaws and quality standards
- To propose appropriate amendments to the bylaws and to create and update literature for applicants and their referees
Chair: Cate Avery
Professional Conduct
Purpose:
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To investigate potential breaches of the ITI Code of Professional Conduct and to recommend disciplinary measures if such a breach has occurred
Chair: Vacant
Professional Development
Purpose:
- To organise and provide training courses, workshops and other learning events that count towards members' CPD activities
- To provide information and useful resources about career development
Chair: Kari Koonin
Fellowship
Purpose:
- To consider applications from Qualified Members (MITI) for Fellowship of the Institute and to advise the Board on such proposed appointments
Chair: Kirstin Heimerl-Moggan
Appeals
Purpose:
- To act as an independent panel for any appeals lodged as part of the assessment process, based on the Institute's bylaws
Chair: Francoise Vignon
ITI Networks Coordinator
Purpose:
- To act as the contact between the ITI Networks and the ITI Board, and to advise the Board on actions it should take under Bylaw 5
- Organisation of ITI Networks Coordinators' meetings
Coordinator: Nicki Bone
Nominations
Purpose:
- To ensure the procedures agreed by the ITI Board for the appointment of a Board Chair, Vice-Chair and Second Vice-Chair are followed
- To be responsible for identifying potential candidates to fill Board vacancies as and when they arise, speaking to such individuals to determine their suitability for and confirm their interest in the role, answering any questions raised by the same individuals regarding the role as a member of the Board.
Chair: Carmen Swanwick Roa