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OSTI Board of Directors
email: board@ostiweb.org
| President Allison deFreese |
Allison deFreese has led literary translation workshops for the Oregon Society of Translators and Interpreters since 2017-2018 and served as OSTI's conference chair for the past 5 years. Because learning is a lifelong process and language access and equity are important, Allison has been coordinating Spanish language literacy courses for adult learners in Oregon since the 2004-2005 school year. Her recent poetry translations include Verónica González Arredondo's Green Fires of the Spirits (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla's University Press, Libros BUAP, Mexico, 2022) and I Am Not That Body (Not a Pipe Publishing, 2024), Carolina Esses' Winter Season (Entre Ríos Books, 2023), Luciana Jazmín Coronado's Dinner at Las Heras (C&R Press, 2024), and Karla Marrufo's The City Within You (Cathexis Press, 2024).
 | Vice President Olga Boratova |
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Treasurer Romina Espinosa |
Proclamation for Peace: Translated for the World); simultaneous interpretation for international conferences; event/conference organizing; and serving as treasurer for the Oregon Society of Translators and Interpreters and a member of OSTI’s board of directors.
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Director Malcolm Goldman |
Malcolm Goldman has been involved with OSTI since 2018 when they went to an introductory workshop on literary translation as a college student. Since then, they have completed a bachelor’s degree in German and Applied Linguistics with a literary translation as a thesis, given guest lectures in the PSU Linguistics department on translation, and published their first translation in print. Their translations focus on 20th century philosophy, surrealism, and modern perspectives from marginalized voices.
Malcolm has served on the OSTI conference papers selection committee annually since 2021 and currently works as the office coordinator for the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Portland State University, where they track finances, write contracts, and organize many of the other operations of the department.
As the office coordinator for the Department of World Languages and Literatures at PSU, he comes into daily contact with people who would benefit from OSTI’s introductory resources, continuing education, and institutional knowledge - including students interested in translation and interpretation careers, as well as community members and language professionals visiting the university. Malcolm believes that these outreach opportunities and understanding of this portion of the community’s needs will align well with the Director at Large position.
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Secretary Sylvia Benner |
