Charlotte area’s 50 fastest growing private companies – Charlotte Business Journal
After an extremely competitive process, your company has been selected as one of the Charlotte area’s 50 fastest growing private companies! Thanks to your leadership and the entrepreneurial spirit displayed by your employees, the Charlotte Business Journal welcomes you to the 2009 inaugural Fast 50 class.
Inclusion on the Fast 50 list not only recognizes your accomplishments, it also sends a message to the best and brightest leaders of our community that your company is among an elite collection of achievers.
Fluent Volunteers for Multiple Sclerosis Service Day
“It is in giving that we receive” Christine Giraldo (Staff Interpreter)
On October 17, 2009 Fluent partnered with Element 7, joined over a hundred other volunteers for the annual MS Service Day to honor those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. With a group of seventeen, Fluent and Element 7 met at a local church for a brief orientation given by the Mid-Atlantic Multiple Sclerosis Society Chapter and to gather supplies before heading to project sites. In total, there were 21 homes of those suffering from MS in the Charlotte, NC area, where we would undertake tasks such as household cleaning, yard work, painting, organization, and visiting with the homeowner.
We had a wonderful time bonding as co-workers while giving back to those in need. As Christine, a Fluent employee stated, “I felt a great satisfaction at the end of the day that overshadowed how tired and achy I felt. I also walked away with a sadness having realized that even family members of those we served, have turned their back on the sick, out of selfish reasons. Let us always remember how blessed we are, each and every day.” We at Fluent recognize the necessity of able bodies to perform tasks such as these for people in our community who are in need. A day committed to total selflessness results in a sense of satisfaction and encouragement, knowing that in a world of chaos and stress we were able to make a difference in someone’s life. At Fluent, we are making a difference!
MS is a disease that affects 400,000 Americans and 2.5 million people world-wide. The tasks the volunteers performed may not have been completed had it not been for this service day. The volunteers put forth a great deal of effort and love into each assignment making our FIRST volunteer day one to remember! Thank you to our volunteers, to Element 7 and to the MS Society!
To learn more about Multiple Sclerosis and the Non-Profit Organization, Element 7, that coordinated this event for us, check out the links below.
Congratulations Melissa!
Melissa Harris was recently awarded the NIC Certification from RID. 
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is the national organization that certifies ASL interpreters. To become certified one must pass a written test that covers things like history, ethics, and culture. Once the interpreter has passed the written test, they have 5 years to complete the performance test. The test consists of a videotaped interview portion where the interpreter must look at various scenarios and discuss how they would handle them taking into consideration the needs of the consumer, the ethical dilemmas, and the professionalism of the field. Then they must interpret a variety of situations to diverse language styles and submit their tape of this work to several judges who evaluate the work and determine if they have the skills and professionalism to become a certified interpreter. The certification system has 3 levels. NIC (National Interpreter Certification), NIC Advanced, and NIC Master levels.
Thanks again Melissa for such a great job!
Fluent breaks into the Top 25 Woman Owned Businesses in The Business Journal
For the first time in our history, Fluent Language Solutions has ranked in the top 25 woman owned businesses as listed in The Charlotte Business Journal. This is a total team effort and everyone should be proud of this ranking.
Congratulations!
Fluent Language Solutions sends huge congratulations to Aurélie Melchior. Aurélie was recently awarded her 
Masters Degree in Translation and Interpretation from the Université Paul Verlaine in Metz, France . She completed her degree while working as an intern with Fluent in July 2009. Aurélie also worked as an intern with us last year.
Aurélie , a native of France, has spent the last 5 years working on this endeavor and now has proudly pronounced it finished! We wish her the best of luck in the future!
Charlotte’s Hometown Heroes
Fluent Language Solutions recently provided ASL interpreters for a wonderful celebration of Charlotte’s hometown 
heroes. US Airways’ huge event to honor the crew of Flight #1549 that was so skillfully landed in the Hudson River on its way to Charlotte. The celebration was to honor the flight crew as well as the many other US Airways employees who worked together to provide assistance to passengers, families and crew. These employees included one Deaf man who was there to receive his thanks for his hard work. ASL Interpreters included Meg Tucker CI/CT (Pictured), Charlotte’s lead ASL interpreter, and two interpreting students currently doing internships at Fluent, Melissa Hass from Bethel College and Dianne Nimintz from Central Piedmont Community College.
Anita Baker Now Fully Certified
Congratulations to Anita Baker, Fluent’s newest fully certified ASL interpreter. Anita has been an interpreter with Fluent for over 3 years. She recently took both parts of the certification test offered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the national certifying body for Sign Language interpreters. She now holds both a Certificate of Interpretation and a Certificate of Transliteration and is considered fully qualified to work in any of a number of venues.
Congratulations to Anita for her hard work and dedication! Meg Tucker, Leaad ASL interpreter in Fluent’s Charlotte office stated ” Anita’s hard work and dedication to the work as well as her professional attitude make her a real asset to the company. We are very happy to have her sharing her talents with us and our customers.”
Congratulations to Cori McChesney
Cori McChesney, is a 3 year ASL Interpreter for Fluent. She holds a BA in interpreting from Bethel College in Indiana.She was recently awarded the NIC Certification from RID.
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) is the national organization that certifies ASL interpreters. To become certified one must pass a written test that covers things like history, ethics, and culture. Once the interpreter has passed the written test, they have 5 years to complete the performance test. The test consists of a videotaped interview portion where the interpreter must look at various scenarios and discuss how they would handle them taking into consideration the needs of the consumer, the ethical dilemmas, and the professionalism of the field. Then they must interpret a variety of situations to diverse language styles and submit their tape of this work to several judges who evaluate the work and determine if they have the skills and professionalism to become a certified interpreter. The certification system has 3 levels. NIC (National Interpreter Certification), NIC Advanced, and NIC Master levels.
Thanks again Cory for such a great job!
Emily Gilbert Jones Receives NIC: Master Level
Fluent wants to send a big congratulations to Emily Gilbert Jones. She passed the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf’s certification exam. Emily has been working with Fluent for 3 years and holds a Masters Degree in interpreting from Gallaudet University in Washington DC.
Mike Corrigan, Emily’s supervisor, had this to say:
“Hard work and determination bring great rewards. Fluent celebrates Emily Jones and her recent accomplishment: obtaining the highest level of certification on her NIC performance test. Emily received the NIC-Master level. Congratualations!”
Thanks again to Emily for such a great job!
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