Workforce Language Services, LLC is dedicated to bridging language
and culture in the workplace, thereby enhancing overall business profitability,
creating opportunities for employee advancement, increasing respect
across cultures and strengthening our communities.
We offer onsite Spanish and English as a Second Language training,
diversity training, sexual harassment prevention training, translation
and interpretation services and consulting services.
Our Team
Dr. Jill K. Bishop, Founder & President
Workforce
Language Services was founded by Jill Bishop, PhD. A Linguistic Anthropologist,
she has taught English and Spanish around the world and has researched,
written and lectured extensively on the subject of language and culture.
Prior to founding Workforce Language Services, Jill worked on developing
and implementing language, culture and diversity training programs for
130 Chipotle Mexican Grill locations. In addition to her MA and PhD,
Jill has a BA in the Teaching of Spanish. She has taught at UCLA, Kendall
College, Robert Morris College, Loyola Marymount University, Oakton
Community College, Harper College and Triton College.
To contact Jill, email
Erin McGrath, East Coast Director
Erin
graduated from American University with a BA in International Studies
and a concentration in Latin America, and went on to get her MEd in
Curriculum and Instruction from Loyola University Chicago. After teaching
ESL, Spanish and Bilingual Education for seven years in the Chicago
Public School system, she happily joined Workforce Language Services
as Program Manager. She recently relocated to Virginia in her new role as East Coast Director.
Erin has traveled extensively and studied language and culture throughout
Mexico, Central and South America and Spain.
To contact Erin, email
Al Kushner, Director of Translation Services
Al has a BA in Sociology and a background in elementary education. His 30 years of information technology experience include working as a programmer, directing large teams and owning an IT staffing company, and he also has extensive experience in the insurance industry. As Director of Translation Services, he works together with clients and translators to ensure accuracy, timeliness and the highest quality service.
Luciana attended Millikin University in Decatur, IL. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad at the University of Salamanca, Spain. After graduating with a BA in Spanish and History, she lived and worked in the Dominican Republic as an English teacher at the CEPCA Bilingual Elementary School for Berón and Punta Cana. Upon returning to the U.S., she taught Spanish at Riverton High School, until joining our staff as Program Manager.
To contact Luciana, email
Our Changing Nation
US Hispanic purchasing power, currently at $700 billion,
is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2010.
Immigrants from across the globe will account for a majority
of growth in the workforce over the next two decades.