Rita is a licensed trainer of The Community Interpreter® International with 10 years of experience as a legal interpreter. At Senior Service America, Inc. she has trained interpreter trainers and managed programs in five states (NC, AL, IN, TX and CA). Rita also has extensive experience in managing outreach programs to Hispanic communities across the country and has managed and directed communications projects for clients such as the CDC. A passionate advocate for Hispanic health, she has managed training programs for health and human services professionals across the country for organizations such as Farmworker Health Services, where she developed and implemented training services for community health centers across the country. Rita has also managed and implemented two national environmental programs for the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, and has worked with the Farmworker Justice Fund where she developed the first U.S. farmworker women’s conference. She is currently the Program Officer at Senior Service America, Inc. Rita received her Masters in Environmental Management from the University of London.
