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 Teresa
Martinez is president and CEO of the Institute of Spanish
Communication, Inc. She is a 1975 graduate of Polk Community
College.
Her company
provides businesses and individuals with accurate and professional
language and cultural instruction, document translation and oral
interpretation, thus insuring success in dealing with the growing
Hispanic market and the global economy. Teresa’s clients include
Avon, Marriott, Florida Machinery Corporation, Christian Dior, Estee
Lauder, and the Miss Universe pageant.
In addition, Teresa is the producer and host of Communidad Viva,
a daily Spanish talk show on PGTV. She also hosts and produces a
Spanish radio talk show and is a columnist for
Vision Latina.
Teresa is on the board of directors of
the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce and Central Florida Speech and
Hearing Center. She is a member of the National Association of Women
Business Owners, and recently received the Woman of Distinction
Award from the organization. She was featured as one of “6 Who Make
Things Happen” in the first issue of Lakeland Magazine, and was
selected as the International Individual of the Year in 1997 by the
Central Florida Development Council. She received the Governor’s
Point of Light Award this year, and June 7, 2006 was proclaimed
Teresa Martinez Day by the Polk County Board of County
Commissioners. |
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