On Board with ITI

Dean Evans MITI

Dean Evans MITI is a freelance translator working from German, French and Spanish to English. He works with patent attorneys and specialist translation agencies and specialises in patent applications and patent litigation in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering. He is a board member of ITI and chairs the Nominations Committee. He is also treasurer of the ITI French Network.

: https://www.deanevanstranslations.co.uk
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Fiona Gray MITI

Fiona Gray MITI has been Chair of ITI since 1 May 2025. She joined the ITI Board of Directors in 2022 and was Vice-Chair for almost three years. Her other previous roles within ITI have included Coordinator of the ITI East Anglia Network and Member of the Membership Committee.

Fiona has over a decade of experience in the translation industry and has been running her own business since 2016. She helps brands and businesses based in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg to find their voice in English through creative copy and compelling content that makes their German words travel.
Fiona won the ITI Mentor of the Year Award in 2023 and was named Linguist of the Year at the ATC Language Industry Awards 2024.

: www.fionagraycreative.co.uk
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Simona Manca

Simona Manca is an Italian MITI translator who has been living in Scotland for over 20 years. She specialises in creative work - including video game localisation, children’s books, and the arts, - legal translation, and support for businesses and individuals with bureaucracy. In May 2025, she joined the Board of Directors at ITI and is a member of both the ITI Italian Network and ITI ScotNet.

: www.ladysmancalanguages.com

Sara Robertson

Chief Executive, Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)

Sara initially trained as an architect at Edinburgh College of Art where she specialised in historic building conservation. Having undertaken the SPAB Lethaby Scholarship in 2002 she spent the early years of her career honing her skills in conservation policy and practice in various roles at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Leading the award-winning Faith in Maintenance project was a highlight from this time. In 2015, she left SPAB to take up a strategic policy role as Head of Historic Environment at the Heritage Lottery Fund before returning to the voluntary sector to become Chief Executive at Icon (the Institute of Conservation) in January 2019.

In May 2023 Sara moved into a new sector, taking up the post of Chief Executive at the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI). Although she is not a linguist, she has a long-standing enthusiasm for languages, and harbours an ambition to brush up her German skills. Her voluntary role as a Council member of Europa Nostra (a pan-European cultural heritage charity) brings her into contact with professionals working in the cultural heritage sector from all corners of Europe and has taught her the value of timely, effective, accurate and trust-worthy communication between those who speak different languages. She is therefore proud to be an advocate for the vital services provided by translators and interpreters.

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