Ms. Hermine Dervartanian established Mideast Translation & Consulting in 2000. A native of Syria and Lebanon, her translation/interpretation experience started in 1983 when she was appointed as the official English/Arabic translator of the President of Gezairi Transport Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. Gezairi Transport is one of the leading international freight forwarding and shipping companies in the Middle East.
 

In the United States, 1995-2000, Ms. Dervartanian has translated materials as bilingual staff and as a free-lance translator for the Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services.
 

She has developed bilingual Public Service Announcements, bilingual brochures on Domestic Violence and Tobacco Prevention, translated for the courts and Dearborn Police Department, translated research tools and press articles, reviewed bilingual translated materials on AIDS, Prenatal care, STD, and hosted bilingual TV programs on Good Evening Michigan, Channel 15.
 

In 2002-2004, at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, Michigan, Ms. Dervartanian established the Clinical Language Assistance Support Services (CLASS) Department for the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients. As Director of CLASS, she trained medical interpreters.
 

Ms. Dervartanian holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and a Paralegal Honors Certificate from the School of Paralegal
Studies, Atlanta, Georgia.
 

She is trilingual Arabic/English/Armenian, with fair knowledge of French and German.
 

Membership in:
- National Council on Interpretation in Healthcare (NCIHC)
- American Translators Association (ATA)