5417 NW 58th Terrace
Kansas City, MO64151 / Phone 202-550-2969
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Kathryn McGinniss

Professional experience / September 2007-August 2008 Starbucks Coffee Washington, D.CAssistant Manager:
  • Responsible for all store ordering
  • Assisted with training new partners as well as facilitating new training platforms mainly with Spanish speaking partners.
March 2006-July 2007Iglesia del Camino La Antigua, Guatemala
Head Interpreter:
  • Enabled communicationbetween English-speaking Pastor and Spanish-speaking congregation and church staff
  • Interpreted during Sunday services, Pastoral counseling sessions, staff meetings, and business meetings. Mastered skills in simultaneous interpretation
  • Other duties included translation of all staff memos, legal documents, church publicity and worship music
English Teacher:
  • Taught English language certification course to group of Guatemalan adults
  • Developed course curriculum, designed oral and written assessments
Youth Director:
  • Initiated a bilingual program for young adults that included weekly group study, social events, and community service projects.
March 2006-July 2007 Caminos CaféLa Antigua, Guatemala
Restaurant Manager:
  • Increased profits by 200% in 14-month period.
  • Generated publicity, streamlined budget, renovated venue, created new menu
  • Served as head buyer, responsible for large purchases of equipment and supplies as well as weekly stocking
May 2005- March 2006Global Frontiers Mission Oaxaca, Mexico
Interpreter:
  • Served as legal interpreter for foreign couples adopting Mexican children
  • Managed research database containing census data of 200 groups of indigenous peoples; responsible for English to Spanish translation of database and distribution of information to researchers in various electronic formats.

Education / Sept 2003 – May 2004TempleUniversityPhiladelphia, PA
  • Earned 39 undergraduate credits with focus in Spanish Language and International Business; 3.58 grade point average on 4.0 scale
  • Completed Latin American Studies Semester Program: accepted into competitive bilingual course of study that combined Spanish language coursework with intensive seminars in the history, politics, and culture of Latin American countries.
Sept 2004 – July 2005 VisionInternationalUniversity Ramona, CA
  • Earned Associates Degree in Tlaxiaco, Mexico via international distance learning program with a concentration in Spanish language and Biblical studies
  • Lived for six months in rural Mexican village as part of intensive cultural immersion experience
Aug 1999 – Jun 2003 Park Hill South High School Kansas City, MO
  • Earned High School Diploma, graduated magna cum laude with 3.8 grade point average on 4.0 scale
  • Participated in Foreign Exchange program at Las Hayas Preparatoria, in Veracruz, Mexico during first semester of sophomore year

Languages / Fully bilingual in Spanish and English; extensive experience in written and oral interpretation.