Anthony Stronach

EDUCATION

• SUNY at Albany – Ph.D.(c) in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies.
• Middlebury College - Vermont/Madrid, Spain, MA in Spanish Ling., Lit. & Cul. (August 2012)
• Utica College - Utica, NY, BA in Foreign Languages (Spanish, Japanese) (May 2010)
• Hamilton College - Clinton, NY, Certificate in Japanese (May 2010)
• Universidad Internacional - Cuernavaca, Mexico, Certificate in Spanish (January 2009)
• Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) – Utica, NY, Associate of Arts (December 2009)
• Multicultural Association of Medical & Legal Interpreters (MAMI) - Utica, NY, Certificate of Completion – Medical Interpreter Training (October 2006)

EXPERIENCE

• SUNY Oswego 
  • Visiting Instructor, Japanese & Italian (08/2020 – Present)
• Highlander Communications (Translation and Cultural Competency Center)
  • Translations Director & Interpreter Trainer (06/2017 – Present)
    - Translator, translation project coordinator, interpreter trainer, marketing researcher.
• Latin American News Digest, www.latinamericannewsdigest.com
  • Semi-translation Internship (Fall Semester 2017)
  • Editorial Assistant (09/2019 – 11/2022)
• MVCC
  • Professional Tutor in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, ESL and Writing (08/2010 – 12/2013, 01/2018– 05/2022)
  • Spanish, ESL & College Seminar/Foundations Instructor (08/2012 – 05/2014, 08/2015 – 08/2016, 05/2022)
  • Substitute Teacher for Elementary Spanish (09/14/2010 – 09/30/2010)
  • Peer Tutor in Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Psychology (01/2007 – 05/2008) 
• Utica Academy of Science (Science Academies of New York)
  • Spanish Teacher (05/2022 – 06/2022)
• NYS Office of the Attorney General, Albany, NY
  • Student Intern – Spanish translator / Correspondence Office assistant (05/2015 – 08/2015)
• MAMI
  • Medical Interpreting training course (co)instructor (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Summer 2014)
  • Spanish & Japanese medical and social service interpreter (10/2006 – 2019)
  • Translation Project Coordinator (May 2016 – April 2017)
• Utica University
  • Spanish Instructor (Fall 2013, Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
  • Tutor in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Latin (2008-2010)
  • Japanese TA/Translator for Japanese Professor (08/2009 – 05/2010)
  • Office Assistant/Chauffeur for French & Vietnamese ESL students (06/2008 – 12/2009, 07/2013)
• Hamilton College
  • Language/Writing Tutor for Opportunities Program (09/2013 – 12/2014)
• Hannaford Supermarkets
  • Customer Service Associate (10/2006 – 2015)
• Stronach Associates
  • Family Public Relations business, assistant as needed (2003 – 2017)
• World Experience
  • Miyahara High School
    • Kure City, Hiroshima, Japan; Rotary International Diploma, 08/2005 – 07/2006
  • Travel to Italy and Norway in addition to Japan, Mexico and Spain. Fluent in Spanish, nearly fluent in Japanese and Italian. Learning Portuguese.

PRESENTATIONS

• Stronach, A (2022, Sep. 26). The Power of Language Access in Public Health [Guest lecture]. 
  PHP 301: Holistic Healing Practices, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
• Stronach, A (2022, Sep. 29). Translation and Interpretation in Public Health Policy [Guest lecture]. PHP 403: Health Policy and Healthcare, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
• Stronach, A (2023, Feb. 14). Impacting Public Health though Words and Interpretation [Guest lecture]. PHP 413: Introduction to Healthcare Quality Improvement, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
• Stronach, A (2023, Feb. 14). Public Health and Language-related Policy [Guest lecture]. PHP 403: Evidence-based Health Policy and Healthcare, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

• Faculty Advisor to the Italian-American Heritage Club at SUNY Oswego

PHILANTHROPIC SERVICE

• Faith Formation
  • Confirmation instructor, St. Bernard’s in Waterville, NY (09/2017 – 07/2020)
• Rotex
  • Assisted in preparing high school students before they left for their Rotary foreign exchange experience. Assisted a Japanese Rotary Exchange student living with family in his year abroad (2006-2007)
• Tutoring
  • Assisted Japanese students with their English & Spanish assignments; Coordinated study groups in Spanish (2006-2008); Helped students outside of official schedule.

HONORS

• Colgate University
  • Japanese Speech Contest – First Place (April 2010) 
  • ALL-USA Academic Team
    • The American Association of Community Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor
      Society, and USA TODAY (2008)
  • Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society – Member in Fall 2007