Tutor & Translator List
updated November 2012
Please note:
- The Department provides this list as a service to our community.
- We unfortunately cannot offer you any particular references other than the names and information listed below.
- The Department of French & Italian assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this page, the quality of work, or any eventual financial arrangements or transactions made by/with persons listed below.
- Tutors, please be aware of internet fraud. For more information, search "Tutor Scam".
Do you need a translation certified or signed before a notary? A translation for a French or Italian organization may not need to be notarized; the translator may be able to simply compose a certificate of accuracy. For American organizations that require a notary, any local bank should have a notary on staff who will sign for free (the translator is the person who needs to bring the documents to the notary, and remember that s/he should only sign before the notary). Need examples? Scroll to the bottom of this page to download blank versions that your translator can customize, in English or in French, for a French translation; we do not have Italian examples at this time.
If you would like to be included in this list, or if you would like to update your information, please contact Sue Grass.
Associated with the French Department
BERKEN, Jordan
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-1673
Office address: 666 Van Hise Hall
Experienced tutor. BA: French, German, International Studies, and Political Science. Will Tutor.
CATAN, Fély
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Home address: 204 N. Pinckney Street, Madison, WI 53703
Experienced Teaching Assistant in French and Spanish. French native speaker. Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
COLES, Kali
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-6162
Office address: 749 Van Hise Hall
Cell Phone: (413) 320-8470
Experienced tutor with a background in the translation of fiction and poetry. BA in Liberal Studies and French. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
DARGENT-WALLACE, Anne
French Graduate Student
Office phone: (608) 265-6239
Office address: 724 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker from the Paris area. Experienced translator in various subjects. M.A. in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, and Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Acquisition. Will translate, and interpret.
DÉPINOY, Denis
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-4067
Office address: 602 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker, experienced teaching assistant & tutor. Master's Degree in teaching French as a foreign language. Five years of experience as a TA. Experience as a tutor with native speakers of Spanish, English, and Chinese. Translator of literary documents.
Will translate.
GERMAIN, Nathan
Ph.D. student in French Literature & Experienced Teaching Assistant
Office phone : (608) 262-1672
Office address : 650 Van Hise Hall
Home phone : (715) 550-0102
M.A. in French, B.A. in French, B.A. in International Studies. Experienced teacher, tutor, and translator. Wide range of competencies, including: literature, culture, politics, economics, and environmental issues. Will tutor, and translate.
KATHAN, Melanie
Phone: (414) 331-1850
B.A. in French, lived and worked in France for two years. Attending Grad. School in French and Translation, Fall 2012. Experienced in one-on-one tutoring and classroom style teaching from ages 5 and up. Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
MISRAN, Jennifer
Phone: (608) 438-0968
Office phone: (608) 262-1673
Office address: 666 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker. Experienced teaching assistant, tutor. MA in French literature, and PhD candidate in French. Experience in translating literary articles.
PELL, Sandrine
Cell phone: (608) 556-5963
Home address: 913 Lawrence Street, Madison, WI
Office phone: (608) 262-1673
Office address: 666 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker. Over 12 years experience in teaching French to all levels. Designs lessons based on the students needs. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
PORTER, Lark
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-6162
Office address: 749 Van Hise
Experienced Teaching Assistant and tutor. BA French Studies. MA student in French Lit. Experienced written and oral translator, has translated documents for US, French, and Cameroon government agencies as well as commercial vendors. Worked in French customer service for an internationally-based health product company. Live in southern France on two different occasions for a total of two years. Will tutor, translate, and interpret.
POTANOS, Elena
French PFMP Graduate Student
Home phone: (630) 254-0389
Home address: 2029 University Ave., #2, Madison, WI 53726
Graduate student in the Professional French Masters Program, experienced in teaching French to children ages 6-18. BA in Political Science and International Development, advanced speaker of French and German, some knowledge of Italian, experience translating technical documents and websites for a computer software company, studied abroad in Dakar, Senegal. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
SCOTT, Walter
French Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Home phone : (231) 357-2092
Office phone : (608) 262-4362
Office address : 632 Van Hise Hall
Experienced French speaker and instructor. Specializes in Medieval literature and culture. Will tutor and translate.
SMITH, Lindsey
Office phone : (608) 262-1672
Office address : 650 Van Hise Hall
B.A. in French (Luther College), M.A. in French (University of Wisconsin-Madison), currently a Ph.D. student in French literature and an experienced Teaching Assistant. Lived/worked in Guadeloupe for two years, has experience translating government documents and academic articles, was a camp counselor in France. Will tutor or translate.
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Not Associated with the French Department
BAO-KIM, V. Le
Home phone: (608) 556-5213
Native speaker from Paris. Studied Law and Economics at University Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne. Graduate LLM student as UW-Madison Law School (Dec. 2011). Willing to give lessons to people interested in learning French in a pedagogical and entertaining environment. Will tutor, translate, and interpret.
BENSLIMANE, Malak
Home phone: (608) 628-6707
Home address: 424 Friedrick, 1950 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1131
Native Speaker and Undergrad. at UW-Madison. Experienced French group and one-on-one tutor. I am willing to tutor all age groups and skill levels. My hours are flexible. I can also translate documents and interpret.
BRIARD, Clément
Home address: 140 W. Gilman Street, Madison, WI 53703
Native Speaker from France. Experience in teaching, and typing documents. Able to translate scientific papers, as well as other sorts of texts. Also able to write/fill in documents such as resumes, cover letters, and application forms. Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
BROOKS, Amie
Home phone: (480) 980-0334
Home address: 317 Clark Street, Janesville, WI 53545
B.A. in French Education. Experienced teacher and one-on-one tutor. I have patience and enthusiasm for the language!
DAVIS, Zineb
Home phone : (608) 712-0128
Home address : 5025 Flambeau Road, Madison, WI 53705
Native speaker. Will tutor freshmen, first and second semester French language.
CHOTZEN, Anna
Home phone : (608) 606-5294
Home address : 741 E. Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53703
Undergraduate student. Just returned from a year in Paris where I studied French at the Sorbonne, honing my grammar, writing and speaking skills. I am fluent in speaking and writing. I have the Certificate of Business French from the Paris Chamber of Commerce. Some of the specific skills of the Certificate include writing official letters and documents with French-style rubric, having a business-oriented vocabulary and being familiar with basic concepts in French business. Also, after living in Paris for a year, I am familiar with both colloquialisms and formalities necessary to navigate the language of daily life in France.
Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
FADALI, Karim
Home phone : (608) 287-8158
Home address: 709 Midvale Blvd., #3, Madison, WI 53711
Native speaker. Writing experience in both English and French. Experienced in translating technical documentation/manuals from English to French. Experienced in interpreting from French to English.
Will tutor, translate, interpret and type documents.
HALLER, Dominique
Home address: 2537 Kendall Ave., Madison, WI 53705
Native speaker of Swiss origin. Experience in tutoring in academic and non-academic environments, mostly conversation. MA in cultural anthropology.
Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
HALTER, Catherine
Home address: 5156 Anton Dr., #112, Fitchburg WI 53719
Native speaker of English and French, having grown up in an English-speaking household in French-speaking Switzerland. French Assistand at St. John's College, Annapolis in 2010. Recently completed MPhil in Literary Translation from Trinity College, Dublin.
Will translate, and type documents.
KLEIBER, Natalie
Phone: (920) 207-1354
BA in French. Experienced as a teacher/tutor in France. Willing to commit myself to bridging concepts and communicating ideas in the most accurate manner of my abilities, in translating or interpreting. Two years experience living and working in France. Wrote for a local newspaper in France. Will translate, interpret, and type documents.
MAGERMANS, Andrea
Phone: (608) 886-6215
Home address: 221A Nautilus Drive, Madison, WI 53705
Ph.D. from UW-Madison
Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
MAHANEY, Marina
Cell phone: (608) 628-7973
Home address: 2980 Cahill Main, Madison, WI 53711
Native speaker, tutor and translator, all levels. From leisure conversation to business letters, will customize any need.
MOULIN-SALLES, Marie
Phone: (608) 255-2101
Native French tutor and translator. BA and MA in English. All Levels. Business and Literary translations. 20 years experience. Downtown Madison. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
MUNOZ, Heloise
Home phone: (608) 235-9133
Home address: 5 University Houses, #B, Madison, WI 53705
Native and vertified French teacher. MS in Science of Education. Experienced tutor in French from children to adult. Experienced teacher and principal of an elementary school (in France.) Experienced in developing interactive learning into groups or classrooms.
Will tutor.
OBELLIANNE, Sarah
Home phone: (608) 886-8991
Home address: 1118 E. Gorham Street, Madison, WI 53703
Native Speaker. Student in Agroecology (master). Will to help other students learn French. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
PEREZ-VERERO, Carolina
Home phone: (608) 221-4558
Native speaker and experienced translator [French to English and English to French]. Specializes in translating technical, business documents pertaining to information techology, life sciences and market research. Can tutor basic French pronunciation and conversation. BS from Stanford University and MBA from the University of Michigan.
POISSON, Jean-Marc (Ph.D.)
Home phone : (608) 238-6289
Native Speaker with over 15+ years of experience as a Translator. Certified by the American Translators Association; Grader for the ATA English to French Certification Exam. Specializations: medical, international development, microfinance, legal.
RACHMANIS, Camila
Home phone: (917) 346-1989
Home address : 630 N. Frances St., Madison WI
Native speaker of French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Lived in Paris (ages 1-5). Studied at the Lycée Français in New York from kindergarten through middle school (9 years). Taught Portuguese at a local public school in the summer of 2003. Worked at a children's sports camp in a local village of Spain in the summer of 2004. Tutored beginner level French during junior year of high school. Also fluent in Italian and studies abroad in Rome, Spring 2010. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
SMILEY, Ann Marie
Home phone: (608) 354-2075
email: salutsmiley@tds.net
Home address: 2102 Mayflower Drive, Middleton, WI 53562
Experienced teacher, tutor, interpreter and translator. Current French Teacher. Experienced anthropology and legal translation. Notary Public.
SOUC, Julien
Home phone: (847) 840-6428
Home address: 202 N. Hamilton #106, Madison, WI 53703
Native speaker. Experienced Teacher and Tutor - Institut Français-Madrid. B.A. in Foreign Languages - French, Spanish and English - Paris VII. Specialize in translating business letters and technical documents.
Will tutor, translate, interpret and type documents.
VALLS, Julien
Home phone: (262) 359-0303
Home address: 3125 Maple Valley Drive, Apt. 204
Madison, WI 53719
Native speaker. UW-Whitewater undergraduate student. Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
YAWO, Michel Kodzo
Home phone: (608) 338-9362
Home address : 4706 Barby Lane, Madison, WI 53704
Native speaker from Togo (West Africa). Graduated from the University of Lome, Togo, with an MS in Geography. Taught Geography for 2 years. Completed MS in Urban and Regional Planning, UW-Madison.
Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
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Tutors and Translators Associated with the Italian Department
ASTARITA, Alice
Doctoral Student in Second Language Acquisition
Home phone : (608) 215-0903
Experienced Teaching Assistant and Tutor. B.A. and M.A. Italian Language and Literature. Specialized in developing conversation skills at beginning and intermediate levels. Will also assist with grammar review, reading and composition.
BENDER, Elena
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-7865
Office address: 711 Van Hise Hall
Native Speaker. Extensive experience in teaching Italian to groups and individuals. Taught Italian to a variety of age groups, from Seniors to children. Translation of Art Historical Prose and Literature.
Will tutor, translate, and interpret.
BUSCIGLIO, Daniela
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-7865
Office address: 711 Van Hise Hall
Semi-native experienced Teaching Assistant, tutor, and translator. Experience teaching all ages. Specialize in business letter translation and interpreting.
Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
CALORO, Antonella
Italian Graduate Student
Office phone: (608) 262-6162
Office address: 749 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker. Experienced teaching assistant and tutor. Specialize in translating medical, literary, and business letters.
Will tutor, translate, and interpret.
CAMARATA, Elisa
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-7865
Native Speaker. Experienced teaching assistant and tutor in Italian, to groups, and individuals. Specialized in developing conversation skills at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Will also assist with grammar review, reading, and composition. Specialized in Literature, and performing arts.
Will tutor, and interpret.
CARONE, Maria Giulia
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Home phone: (608) 260-0902
Office phone: (608) 262-1672
Office address: 650 Van Hise Hall
Italian and German Native Speaker. MA Translation Degree in Italian, Spanish, and English; MA in Italian, German, and English Literature. Experienced instructor and tutor: taught Italian, Spanish, and German at American Liberal Arts Colleges. External experience as translator and interpreter, specialized in legal, technical, and literary texts.
Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
CORNETTE BRISCOE, Carla
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Home phone: (608) 206-9096
Office phone: (608) 262-4067
Office address: 602 Van Hise Hall
Will be working at the Università of Siena in Italy from August 2013 through August 2014. Please contact by email during this time.
Diploma in Italian Language & Culture from Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy (2010). MA in Italian from Middlebury College, the Italian School in Florence, Italy (2011), specialization Linguistics. Completed a 6-month course in Italian-English translation at Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, (2010)
Will tutor, and translate.
EADIE, Loren
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone : (608) 265-8272
Office address: 712 Van Hise Hall
Experienced teaching assistant and tutor. B.A. in Italian Language and Literature from Smith College, Masters in Italian Literature from UW-Madison. Specialize in tutoring first and second year Italian students in both basic and advanced grammar.
Will tutor.
MATTAVELLI, Sara
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-7865
Office address: 711 Van Hise Hall
Native Speaker. Experienced Teaching Assistant. Taught Beginning, Intermediate, and Intensive classes. Experienced Tutor. MA in Italian Literature. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
SPONSELLER, Daniela
Home Phone: (608) 233-1941
Native speaker. Previous UW Instructor for both Italian and German (UW Masters in German and Second Language Acquisition). Experienced teacher and tutor, familiar with textbook "Prego".
Available for tutoring, conversation, and translations.
VILLA, Paola
Italian Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Office phone: (608) 262-7865
Office address: 711 Van Hise Hall
Native speaker. Experienced tutor.
Will tutor, translate, and type documents.
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Not Associated with the Italian Department
ADAMO, Frank
Home phone: 0039-329-815-0621
Alumnus of the Department of French and Italian, ESL teacher and translator in Italy for 20 years, specializing in medical and scientific articles. My text and audio translations have appeard in major international journals and medical websites.
Will translate.
AGNELLO-MODICA, Franca
Home Phone : (608) 244-2027
Native speaker. Experienced teacher, tutor, interpreter and translator of technical documents.
Will tutor, translate, interpret and type.
CELI, Christopher
Cell phone (414) 339-8068
Home address: 1025 Sherman Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
Bilingual Native Speaker (Italian/English). Experienced Instructor (6 years at UW), Tutor (7 years at UW), and Translator/Interpreter. Raised and schooled in Italy (10 years) and US (B.A. & M.A. from UW - 2001). UW Italian Instructor for 6 years (first through third year IT101-312). Extensive experience tutoring all levels of Italian and translating/interpreting.
Will teach courses, tutor, translate, and interpret.
FRANCAVILLA, Manuela
Home phone (608) 251-0619
Italian native Speaker. Instructor and Freelance Translator (from English, Spanish, and French into Italian). B.A. in Spanish and French Languages and Literatures from University of Turin, Italy. Taught Italian and Spanish at UW, Madison College for the Continuing Education Dept., and Literacy Network. Please contact me for: tutoring, translating, voice over, typing, and editing documents. Check out my CV: http://www.proz.com/translator/1655692 or www.linkedin.com/in/manuelafrancavilla
LEHNUS, Massimiliano
Phone: (608) 698-8868
Native Speaker. Born and raised in Italy. Pursuing a BS in Genetics. Experienced language tutor (one-on-one or group type lessons). Tutoring services include: grammar review, vocabulary reinforcement, conversation exercises, and exam preparation, at all levels. Patient and professional. Will tutor and interpret.
PU, Davide
Phone: (608) 906-2020
Home address: 150 Iota Court, Madison, WI 53703
Native Speaker. Born and raised in Italy, currently an exchange student at UW-Madison, BS in Economics (Bocconi University in Milan). Experienced tutor, translator and interpreter (worked at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games and 2009 Swimming world champs). Fluent also in Chinese and moderate in French. Will tutor, translate, interpret, and type documents.
RUSSO, Nickolo
Home phone: (920) 539-7056
Home address: 10F Gerry Court, Madison, WI 53715
Experienced tutor having lived in Italy for a year, and completed 43 Italian course credits.
SCHOEPF, Carmela Masecchia
Home phone: (414) 469-8192
Home address: 708 Lake View Avenue, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
Native speaker. Experienced tutor for German (Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom) and Italian. master Degree in Italian Law, Specialization in Public International Law, Master Degree in Italian Language and Culture. Former Italian Diplomat with extensive period of study and living in Belgium, Spain, Ecuador and Germany. Specialize in translating legal documents from English into Italian. Willing to tutor, translate, and type documents.
TERRUSO, Federica
Phone: (608) 576-9288
Home address: 1402 Regent Street, Madison, WI 53715
Currently studying at UW-Madison, as an exchange student, for the academic year. Will help students who need help with Italian Language. I can help with grammar structure and converse with students who want to practice Italian with a Native speaker. I can also help them understand Italian culture. Will Tutor.
TURNER, Rosine
PhD in Italian from U.W. Madison 1995.
Expert tutor, familiar with "Prego" and course expectations. Has materials and techniques to make it easier for you to learn. Office near the Capitol -- 15 minutes on foot , or 5 on your bike from Van Hise. Will be available this fall through November 15.
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