Marina Khonina, Russian Conference Interpreter & Language Consultant

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Russian to English
English to Russian
English (monolingual)

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Marina Khonina
Inclusive Language & Interpretation

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Local time: 15:14 PST (GMT-8)

Native in: Russian

, English

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Interpreting, Translation, Editing/proofreading, Project management, Operations management, Training, Transcription, Voiceover (dubbing), Copywriting, Website localization, MT post-editing

Specializes in:
International Org/Dev/Coop	Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Government / Politics	Journalism
Business/Commerce (general)	Poetry & Literature

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Words translated: 4,968

56 projects entered

3 positive feedback from outsourcers

3 positive feedback from colleagues

Project Details	Project Summary	Corroboration
Interpreting Volume: 4 days Completed: May 2011 Languages: English to Russian	4th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: May 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Regional Youth Conference: Investing in Youth, Path to Accelerated Development International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: May 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	2nd Istanbul International Water Forum Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Apr 2011 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	8th Banking Summit The banking sector in Russia: IT trends and innovations Finance (general), Computers: Systems, Networks, IT (Information Technology)	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Apr 2011 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Information Systems in the Justice Sector Law (general), International Org/Dev/Coop, IT (Information Technology)	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Apr 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Working Group Meeting Economics, Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Mar 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Reducing Health Inequalities, Regional Meeting EECA Regional Technical Meeting on Reducing Health Inequalities: Focus on Vulnerable Groups and SRH 28-30 March 2011, Istanbul, Turkey Medical: Health Care, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment. Colleague feedback: Maria Kokhanova: No comment.
Translation Volume: 2235 words Completed: Mar 2011 Languages: English to Russian	UN document on desertification Desertification Decade document Environment & Ecology, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Mar 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Islamic Finance Roundtable Economics, Finance (general), Religion	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1 days Completed: Feb 2011 Languages: Russian to English	Film subtitles Subtitles and description for a 30–minute feature film by a German-Kazakh director for an international film festival Cinema, Film, TV, Drama	No comment.
Translation Volume: 37000 words Completed: Jan 2011 Languages: English to Russian	Book on language learning Russian translation of the Language Hacking Guide by Benny Lewis Education / Pedagogy, Linguistics	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Jan 2011 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	International negotiations Forestry / Wood / Timber, Law: Contract(s), Transport / Transportation / Shipping	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Nov 2010 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	24th IPMA World Congress Transport / Transportation / Shipping, Management, Business/Commerce (general)	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Nov 2010 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Congress on pharmaceutical management of pain in osteoarthritis Medical (general), Medical: Health Care, Medical: Pharmaceuticals	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Nov 2010 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Presentation of non-surgical facelift techniques Medical (general), Medical: Instruments	No comment. Colleague feedback: Maria Kokhanova: No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Oct 2010 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	UNFPA Regional Gender Meeting Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., International Org/Dev/Coop, Government / Politics	positive Blue Board outsourcer (0 to 5 entries): No comment. Colleague feedback: Maria Kokhanova: Highly qualified professional
Translation Volume: 2125 words Completed: Sep 2010 Languages: English to Russian	Museum website Internet, e-Commerce, History	No comment.
Editing/proofreading Volume: 1 days Completed: Aug 2010 Languages: English to Russian	Proofreading of health questionnaire Medical: Health Care	positive Blue Board outsourcer (0 to 5 entries): No comment.
Translation Volume: 12792 words Completed: Apr 2010 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Museum virtual tour Media / Multimedia, History, Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1730 words Completed: Apr 2010 Languages: English to Russian	UN document on biodiversity Environment & Ecology, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Apr 2010 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	UNICEF regional workshop on survey design International Org/Dev/Coop, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Mathematics & Statistics	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Mar 2010 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	International telecoms conference Simultaneous interpretation Telecom(munications), IT (Information Technology)	No comment.
Translation Volume: 9625 words Completed: Aug 2009 Languages: English to Russian	Annual report for an international civic organization International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3289 words Completed: Nov 2008 Languages: Russian to English	Academic article Topic: Development of civil society Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3311 words Completed: Nov 2008 Languages: Russian to English	Academic article Topic: Social partnership between the Government and NGOs Government / Politics, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2828 words Completed: Nov 2008 Languages: Russian to English	Academic article Topic: Leadership in NGOs Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Nov 2008 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	European medical congress Topic: Pharmacoeconomics for Decision-Makers Economics, Government / Politics, Medical: Health Care	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3198 words Completed: Oct 2008 Languages: Russian to English	Academic article Topic: Civic participation in decision-making Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1179 words Completed: Oct 2008 Languages: English to Russian	Press Release Topic: Palliative care (World Health Day) Document available at http://www.hrw.org/ru/news/2008/10/20 Medical: Health Care, International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Translation Volume: 8106 words Completed: Jul 2008 Languages: English to Russian	Academic article Russian translation of Chernilo, Daniel. 2006. “Social Theory's Methodological Nationalism: Myth and Reality.” European Journal of Social Theory 9(1): 5-22. Science (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 4007 words Completed: Jul 2008 Languages: English to Russian	Academic article Russian translation of Burawoy, Michael. 2008. “Rejoinder: For a Subaltern Global Sociology?” Current Sociology 56(3): 435-444. Science (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 7583 words Completed: Jun 2008 Languages: English to Russian	Conflict resolution workshop manual Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., International Org/Dev/Coop, Government / Politics	No comment.
Translation Volume: 8111 words Completed: Jun 2008 Languages: English to Russian	Conflict resolution case studies Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 hours Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Public lecture National Ideology and State-building in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Government / Politics	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 hours Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Public lecture Higher Education Reform in Kyrgyzstan: The Politics of Neo-Liberal Agendas in Theory and Practice Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Government / Politics, Education / Pedagogy	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1429 words Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: Russian to English	Academic article Topic: Legal aspects of migration Government / Politics, Law (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2528 words Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Brochure and promotional material Texts for international jazz festival Music	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Press conference and on-stage presentations Interpreter for an international jazz festival Music, Advertising / Public Relations	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Apr 2008 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Human rights workshop Human Rights and Terrorism, a regional seminar for Central Asia International Org/Dev/Coop, Law (general), Government / Politics	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Workshop on statistics of drug use National assessment studies on problem drug use and survey on drug use among secondary school students Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Mathematics & Statistics, Law (general)	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 hours Completed: Oct 2007 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Public lecture Evolving Islamic Identities in Central Asia Government / Politics, Religion, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 41740 words Completed: Aug 2007 Languages: English to Russian	Book on musicology New Perspectives on the Music of the Turkic Peoples of Eurasia Anthropology, Music, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Jun 2007 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Art management seminar Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting, Management	No comment.
Translation Volume: 3334 words Completed: May 2007 Languages: Russian to English	Theoretical section of a thesis Topic: Marketing research Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Marketing, Education / Pedagogy	No comment.
Translation Volume: 2117 words Completed: May 2007 Languages: Russian to English	Answers to a questionnaire Answers to a questionnaire with open-ended questions Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.	No comment.
Translation Volume: 7451 words Completed: May 2007 Languages: English to Russian	Academic article Topic: Islam in Central Asia Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Religion	No comment.
Translation Volume: 5207 words Completed: May 2007 Languages: English to Russian	Text on international financial institutions Finance (general), International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Translation Volume: 1763 words Completed: Apr 2007 Languages: Russian to English	Reports on human rights Law (general), International Org/Dev/Coop	No comment.
Translation Volume: 4265 words Completed: Apr 2007 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Brochure and promotional material Texts for international jazz festival Music	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Apr 2007 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Constitutional reform meetings Law (general), Government / Politics	No comment.
Translation Volume: 13440 words Completed: Mar 2007 Languages: Russian to English	Art history book Fine Arts in Kyrgyzstan Compiled and edited by Gamal Bokonbaev. Translated from Russian by Valeri Hardin and Marina Khonina. Bishkek: AsiaUniversalBank, 2007. 411 p. ISBN 9789967241879 History, Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 2 days Completed: Mar 2007 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Regional conference European Union Policy towards Central Asia: Security Issues and Different Approaches Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop	positive Unlisted : No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Completed: Mar 2007 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Ministry of Finance conference Shadow Economy in the Kyrgyz Republic Economics, Finance (general), Government / Politics	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 3 days Completed: Mar 2007 Languages: English to Russian Russian to English	Human rights workshop Discussion of the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop, Law (general)	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 4 days Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Civic mobilization workshop Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., International Org/Dev/Coop, History	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 1 days Languages: Russian to English English to Russian	Refugee status determination workshop Law (general), International Org/Dev/Coop, Government / Politics	No comment.

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Bachelor's degree - American University of Central Asia

Years of experience: 23. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2001.

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English to Russian (American University of Central Asia, verified)
Russian to English (American University of Central Asia, verified)

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Services:

- Sensitivity Editing: Expert review of written content to ensure inclusive language and avoid bias in English and Russian.

- Conference Interpretation: Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting for international events (including remote). Language access planning for events. Interpreter training and management.

- Language Consulting: Guidance on language access and equity, inclusive language, and translation/localization projects, particularly focusing on gender and the LGBTQI+ community.

Working Languages:

Fully bilingual in English (A) and Russian (B), with a working knowledge of French (C)

Professional Experience:

- Language Justice and Equity Consultant (Apr 2022 - Present): Conducted sensitivity editing of dictionaries and texts, provided language justice support to organizations from international non-profits to community organizers, and contributed to advocacy through translation and interpretation.

- Lingua Project Manager (Global Voices, Apr 2022 - June 2024)

- Community and Quality Manager; Translation Project Manager (Translators without Borders, Jan 2017 - May 2019)

- Conference Interpreter and Translator (Feb 2001 - Present): Served as team lead at international conferences, provided simultaneous interpretation for international organizations (UN Secretariat, UNFPA, UNHCR, UN Women, WHO, ICRC), and produced publication-ready translations of articles, reports, and books focusing on health, human rights, and gender equity.

Education:

- PhD in Health Sciences (In progress, Simon Fraser University)

- MA in Sociology (2021, Simon Fraser University)

- BA in Sociology (2008, American University of Central Asia)

- Certificate in Translation and Interpretation (2008, American University of Central Asia)

Contact Information:

- Location: BC, Canada

- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marinakhonina/

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