Executive Director

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Executive Director	Dr. Janice Rodriguez
E-mail	janice.rodriguez@tennessee.edu
Term Start	April 2002
Janice's Experience: Dr. Janice Snow Rodríguez is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Language Center (TLC). She holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Masters of Arts in Spanish Literature. Dr. Rodríguez has been employed by TLC since 1999 and is credited with researching and recommending the state's certification program for court interpreters adopted by the TN Administrative Office of the Courts. She is the Title VI Coordinator for the Institute, works on the TN Supreme Court's Access to Justice Committee for Interpreter Issues and is a board member for the Metro Nashville Police Department's El Protector Program and a Commissioner for the Metro Human Relations Commission. Certified as a Cross-Cultural Health Care Program Cultural Diversity Trainer, she has conducted numerous cultural awareness and diversity seminars for social services, medical and law enforcement agencies. She also serves as adjunct faculty for Tennessee State University's College of Public Service and Urban Affairs and is on TSU's advisory committee for International Education. Her most recent publications include a chapter in the text Communication and Language Analysis in the Public Sphere (Hart, 2014, IGI Global) entitled 'Language Policy Argumentation and Rhetoric, Pre- and Post-9/11.' Previous professional experience includes eight years of service as a Technical Information Specialist in a library devoted to Cuba and Cuban issues with the Voice of America's Radio Marti Program in Washington, DC as well as a Director of Information Services for an intellectual property law firm in Alexandria, Virginia. A native Nashvillian, she has two children and resides in north Nashville.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Dr. Cesar Muedas	Director of Interpretation and Translation Services
Ms. Heather Seybold	Director of World Language Programs
Ms. Jenny Rish	Director of ESL Programs
Mr. Marlan Crawford	Fiscal Director
Ms. Meredith Luckett	Director of Marketing and Communications
Mr. Percy Person	Technology Director

Staff

Full Time Staff	12
Part Time Staff	7
Volunteers	3
Contractors	100
Retention Rate	89%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	5
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	November 2016
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	Yes	Annually
Senior Management	Yes	Annually
Non-Management	Yes	Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
American Translators Association	2005
CABLE	2005
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce	2005
Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	2005
Nashville Chamber of Commerce	2001
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators	2000
National Early Language Learning Organization	2000
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)	2000
Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	2005
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition	2003

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
Best of Nashville 'Editors' Pick'	Nashville Scene Magazine	2003
Best of Nashville 'Reader's Poll'	Nashville Scene Magazine	2004
Best Places to Work	Nashville Business Journal	2006
Salute to Excellence - Frist Foundation, Innovation on Action Award for ESL to Go	Center for NonProfit Management	2014

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

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The staff listed in the profile is the staff of TLC. The TFLI Fund has no staff. The TFLI Fund operates under the state non-discrimination policy.