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Member Directory
- Details for Individual Member
First Name:
Laura
Last Name:
Celis Black
Email:
L.CelisBlack@gmail.com
Address 1:
3722 Bayou Bend Ct
City:
Sugar Land
State/Province:
TX
Zip:
77479
Country:
Phone:
281 313-2882
Fax:
Title:
Website:
Hours of Operation:
Interests or Hobbies:
Community Work, Music, Spirituality, Poetry, and Literature.
Fields of Specialization:
Art | Arts & Entertainment | Cardiology | Cognitive and Achievement Assessment | Education | Energy | Engineering (General) | Environmental | Human Rights | Humanities | Immigration | Insurance | Intensive Care | Interdisciplinary | International Development | Literature | Medical, | Medicine (General) | Oil & Gas | Printing & Publishing | Public Health | Real Estate | Religious | Social Sciences (General) | Asylum Interviews | Cooking | Diet Therapy | Dietary Management | Elearning | Food Industry | Food Service | Health Education | Health Literacy | Higher Education | Interpretation | Nutrition Education | Personal Injury | Politics & International Affairs | Hotels | Cross Cultural Consulting | Hospital | Personal Documents | Travel & Tourism
Translation Languages:
English | Spanish
Translation Services:
Interpretation Languages:
English | Spanish
Interpreting Services:
Consecutive and Simultaneous English/Spanish
Education:
-M. Ed. in Counseling, University of St. Thomas, 2014 -MLA in Psychology, University of St. Thomas, 2009 -B.A. in Architecture and Urban Design from Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1979
Computer Equipment Used:
Double Screen Desktop / Laptop High-speed broadband 600 Mbps
Experience:
International Student Program Coordinator at St. Pius X High School, Houston TX (2017-2021) Presenter/Public Speaker (1991-present) Translated into Spanish and adapted for the Hispanic community a marriage, parenting, and relationship program for a Dallas-based grant. (2005) Spanish Teacher / Long-Term Substitute / Interpreter/Translator (2001-2009)
Translation and/or Interpretation Degree:
-Certified English teacher and interpreter, British Council, Caracas, Venezuela, 1976, by the University of Cambridge.
Additional Information:
AWARDS AND HONORS 2016 Houston Latino Productions Community Outreach Award / 2012 Kappa Delta Pi KDP award for outstanding academic accomplishments and educational leadership / 2011 Viva Venezuela Community Award / 2005 ASTD Scholarship / 1991 USIS Meritorious Honor Award for outstanding performance while Coordinator of Cultural Programming at the United States Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela / 1979 Venezuelan Society of Architects Award for the thesis work "A University for Urban Sciences"
Credentials:
-Marriage Education and Parenting: ARC Master Trainer (Dallas TX, 2007); Family Wellness (Houston TX, June 2009), Certified Gottman Educator (Seattle WA, 2010). -Certified Master Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and Coach (Six Seconds Master Program, San Mateo CA, 2006) -Certified Cross-Cultural Trainer and Coach (adult and children), Interchange Institute, Boston MA 2005. -Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach and Trainer, Six Seconds International Program, Caracas, Venezuela 1998
Mission:
Bilingual-Spanish Cross-Cultural Coach/Educator/Interpreter and Expat passionate about helping people successfully bridge cultures, navigate work & life transitions using cultural and emotional intelligence tools, accountability, storytelling, networking & language acquisition.
Accreditations:
Certified to provide and interpret the following tests and assessments: SEI Brain, SEI Leadership, 360 and YV (Survey of Emotional Intelligence), OVS (Organizational Climate Assessment), MLQ (Bernard Bass Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire), CWq (Hofstede’s Cultural Assessment) TAP (Tucker Assessment Profile for Intercultural Competence), Couple Check-up (Compatibility), Prepare-Enrich (Couple Relationship and Personality Assessment), MAQ (Multifactorial Anxiety Questionnaire).
Services:
-Interpretation (simultaneous and consecutive) -Second-language Acquisition (ELL/ESL) -Cross-Cultural Training/Coaching -Expat Spouse Support -Multicultural Teams -Virtual Global Teams
Company Affiliations:
Triada International, Crown,
Qualifications:
Native Spanish Speaker and Fluent English Speaker Poetry Awards in English and Spanish
Certifications and Licenses: