Background
Valverde, Estela María Daughter of Gilberto Clemente Valverde and María del Luján Cáceres.
literature and language professor
Valverde, Estela María Daughter of Gilberto Clemente Valverde and María del Luján Cáceres.
Bachelor (honorary), Spanish and Latin American Studies, UNSW, Sydney, 1978. Attended in English, University Cambridge, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Latin American Studies, UNSW, 1986.
Degree in Descriptive Translate Studies, CERA Chair for Translate, Communication and Cultures, Louvain University, Belgium, 1993. Degree in Conflict Resolution, Conflict Resolution Network, Sydney, 1999. Degree in Australian Immigration and Citizenship Law, Immigration Advice and Rights Center, Sydney, 1999.
Senior lecturer Spanish and Latin American studies, coordinator University Western Sydney, Sydney, 1982—1993. Head Spanish and Latin American studies, associate professor University Queensland, Brisbane, 1994—1998. Assistant coordinator Asylum Seekers Center, Sydney, 1998—2000.
Delegate to minister immigration refugee matters Department Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, 2000—2003. Senior lecturer School Latin American Studies, UNSW, 2003—2005. Head Spanish and Latin American studies, associate professor School International Studies, Macquarie University, since 2005.
Translator, interpreter Official Government Panel Interpreters and Translators, Sydney, since 1968, Ethnic Affairs Commission New South Wales and National Accreditation Association Translators and Interpreters, 1989. Chairperson h.s.c. Spanish examination committee New South Wales Board Studies, Department Education, Sydney, 1990—1992, chairperson Spanish syllabus committee, 1991—1993. Director language export research center University Western Sydney, 1991—1993.
Member emergency service Australian Red Cross, Sydney, 1998—2001. Volunteer Refugee Advice and Casework Service, 1998—1999. Team member New South Wales State Emergency Service, 2009—2010.
Member of Centro de Estudios la Mujer en la Historia de América Latina, Lima, Perú (australian representative 1998—2010), Association Iberian and Latin American Studies Australasia (treasurer, member editorial board 1993—2010), Latin American Studies Association American, Amnesty International, UNIFEM Australia.
Married Michael Norman Humphrey, June 15, 1986. Children: Lucy Vanessa Humphrey, Cecilia Luján Valverde Humphrey.