Fluent in Italian and English, native language is Dutch.

Trained as a professional Italian language interpreter/translator specialized in legal and financial languages, and the arts, at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. I have vast experience in editing and writing English and Dutch language texts in both scientific and popular genres.

Specialized in medical translation, health communication, employment, education, news, rights of minorities/migrants/asylum seekers/displaced persons/statelessness.

Current/recent clients: NTR (Dutch public broadcasting); TNS opinion; translation agency (Knockhundred Translations); White Label Productions, Beelingwa, TW Languages.

Worked as translator/editor for: Amnesty International the Netherlands; EU Fundamental Rights Agency; Council of Europe; European Commission; Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht; Utrecht University.

Worked as interpreter for: Royal Institute for the Tropics, the Netherlands; Shiatsu Center, Bologna; Utrecht University exchange program.

Worked for over 15 years as a social science and linguistics researcher at postdoctoral level, editing and translating texts on media and communication, linguistics, migration and ethnic relations, and human rights.