About Holly Mikkelson

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Holly Mikkelson, with her husband and partner, Jim Willis, is one of the founders of ACEBO. Holly is Associate Professor of Translation and Interpretation at the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation, Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is certified by the American Translators Association to translate Spanish to English and English to Spanish, by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the State of California as a court interpreter, and by the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators as a judiciary interpreter and translator. She has taught translation and interpreting for over 30 years and is the author of the Acebo interpreter training manuals as well as numerous articles on translation and interpretation. She has also written a textbook, Introduction to Court Interpreting (published by St. Jerome Press) and is a co-author of Fundamentals of Court Interpretation: Theory, Policy and Practice. Professor Mikkelson has consulted with many state and private entities on interpreter testing and training, and has presented lectures and workshops to interpreters and related professionals throughout the world.