March 22, 2012
Eve Tarm
654 Burton Ave., Highland Park, Il 60035
Tel. 1-847 433-2139; cell 1-847-716-0063;
Education: 1981 Summa cum Laudegraduate, Master of Arts in Philology (additional specialty in translation and English instruction,)from University of Tartu, Estonia’s No. 1 university.
Memberships:Member of the American Translators Association
Languages:English (effectively native); Estonian (native); Russian (fluent); Finnish (fluent); German (basic); French (basic)
Interpreting/Simultaneous Translation/Translation Work
1991 and 2001: Interpreter for Tibetan leader The Dalai-Lama.
1991: Interpreter for Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
1992: Interpreter for U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle.
1994: Interpreter for U.S. Vice-President Al Gore.
1990-1995: Interpreter for Estonian President Arnold Ruutel, Estonian President Lennart Meri, Estonian prime ministers and other top government officials.
1996-2003: Interpreter and simultaneous translator for Council of Europe missions, conferences in Estonia.
1990-2005: Interpreter/simultaneous translator for top-level seminars and meetings in Estonia, U.S. government sponsored training courses in Washington.
1990-: Translation of Estonian, U.S. government documents, articles, editing of translated materials.
1994- Interpreter/simultaneous translator for the U.S. State Department.
2005-Translator for various US and European translation agencies.
2011-2012Translation Review for the National Geographic Society.
Business/Work Experience:
1991-2004 Founder, owner, chief executive officer of largest English-language magazine in northeastern Europe, City Paper-The Baltic States. Successfully negotiated sale of magazine in 2004 to a major media company from Finland.
1992-1994 Worked forU.S. Embassy in Estonia: Set up U.S.Worldnet TV program, negotiating on embassy’s behalf with Estonian TV stations.
2005-2007Realtor, Quality Service Certified (QSC), Prudential Preferred Properties.
2007- 2008 Sales Associate, Orren Pickell Designers & Builders.
2008- Broker, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
Journalism/Radio and TV:
1981-1991 Senior editor at international news desk and for the English-language program at Estonian National Radio.
1988-1991 Estonian correspondent for English language programs of the Lithuanian National Radio.
1992Producer/host of BBC program on Estonian choral singing; voted the best program of the week by the BBC.
1997 TV host reporting from London in a live, three-hour broadcast of Princess Diana’s funeral, in what was one of the highest rated TV programs of that year in Estonia.
1991-2004 Chief executive officer/executive editor of City Paper—the Baltic States magazine.
Media Source:
Cited by name as an expert on Baltic history and current affairs in USA Today, The Economist andThe Financial Times; one of six panelists on the BBC's four-hour live program on the Baltic states; a featured subject on BBC TV’s popular news program, As It Happens; interviewed on VOA and BBC radio and other leading media.
Seminar Moderator/Organizer:
1995-2002 Organizer and moderator of numerous critically acclaimed seminars sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Estonia and City Paper magazine, including on “Taxation in Estonia” and “Branding Estonia.”
2007 Organized/moderated Ravinia Neighbors Association meeting at Becker/Segal estate, Highland Park, Illinois.