Background
Castro, Teresa Harper was born on July 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jene Paul and June Edith Harper.
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Teresa Harper Castro
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Associate of Arts in Opera, Fleming College, Florence, Italy, 1975; Bachelor in Spanish and Portuguese cum laude, U. New Mexico, 1979.
Career
Administrative assistant, Latin American Institute, Albuquerque, 1981-1983;
law office manager, Camacho & Hinkle, San Francisco, 1983;
owner, founder, president, Access Word Processing, San Francisco and Viña del Mar, Chile, 1983-1995;
technical translator, Red de Television Universitaria (RTU), Santiago, Chile, 1990=95;
technical translator, Municipality of Valparaiso, Office of the Governor, Chile, 1990-1995;
personnel banker, Chase Manhattan Bank, Santiago, 1993-1994;
owner, operator, Receptive Tourism and Interpreting Svc., Santiago, 1994-1995. Freelance computer and word processing systems analyst, San Franciscoand Phoenix, 1985-1989. Independent technical translator and simultaneous interpreter specializing in engineering, finance and legal matters, Miami, Florida, since 1995.
Instructor Salsa-Casino Dance Studios, Miami, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
State coordinator Truth Seekers in Adoption of California, San Francisco, 1985-1989. Volunteer notary public People With Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/American Red Cross, 1985-1991, The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation/Shanti Project, San Francisco, 1986-1990. Chairperson bilingual advisory board Buena Vista School, San Francisco, 1986.
Board directors Escola Nova de Samba, San Francisco, 1987. Volunteer working on reunification searches for adoptees and birth parents, California, New York, Latin American. Teacher Spanish lawenforcement personnel San Francisco Police Academy, 1988-1989, Spanish for medical personnel Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, 1988-1989.
Member NAFE, National Notary Association.
Connections
Married Oscar Armando Rodriguez (divorced 1981). 1 child, Avelina; married Jorge Castro (divorced 1993). 1 child, Pablo.
