Background
Bandera, Elna Marie de la was born on April 30, 1936 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Laertes Gardner and Clara (Hansen) Fortenbaugh.
Bandera, Elna Marie de la was born on April 30, 1936 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Laertes Gardner and Clara (Hansen) Fortenbaugh.
Bachelor in Spanish with honors, Colby College, 1958; Master of Arts in Spanish translation, Rutgers University, 1991.
Secretary, translator United States Foreign Service, Argentina, Uruguay, 1959-1963. Translator Inter-American Council Commerce and Production, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1966-1967. Freelance interpreter, translator United States and Peru, 1968-1986.
Senior editor Princeton (New Jersey) International Translations, 1980-1983. Secretary Wysoker, Glassner & Weingartner, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1984-1986. Translator, interpreter, test administrator New Jersey Judiciary, Trenton, 1986-1996, consultant, 1997-1998, part-time employee, since 1998.
Member temporary faculty Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1986, 91. Consultant, coordinator interpreting services State of Massachusetts, 1988. Consultant on court interpreter certified State of Washington, 1990.
Oral examiner Federal Court Interpreter Certified Project, 1989, 93, 2002, 2005, 2007. Consultant National Center for State Courts, 1994-1995, 98—. Lead rater State of Tennessee's oral Spanish court interpreter Exams, 2007, 2009, 2010.
Frequents lead rater State Florida's oral Spanish court interpreter examinations.
Member National Association Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, American Translators Association, Phi Sigma Iota, Alpha Delta Pi.
Married Jorge Luis de la Bandera, December 13, 1963. Children: Jorge Luis Junior, Cristina Renee.