Welcome to Trasudera! Trasudera is the brainchild of Karina A. Clarke. In her long experience as a translator, educator and student of the Spanish language, Karina recognized the need for a translation service that considered Linguistic Sensitivity the most important element of effective English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English communication. She believes that accurate, meaningful translation considers not only what is being said, but how it is communicated based on linguistic, cultural and social backgrounds.

“Linguistic Sensitivity is about more than translating word-for-word — it’s about taking the time to totally absorb and immerse oneself into the language and culture,” Karina says. “Linguistic Sensitivity embraces the body and spirit of what is being said rather than the exact words alone.”

Karina has more than a decade of experience as a Spanish instructor. She is currently full-time faculty at Metro Community College, as well as adjunct faculty at Creighton University. She has taught introductory Spanish at the prestigious Loyola Academy preparatory school in Chicago and at Omaha Public Schools. Karina also was a Loyola University faculty member, teaching fall, spring and summer language courses. She began teaching Spanish in 1995 as a drill class instructor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Karina earned a B.A. in Spanish Literature and African Studies from Washington University and an M.A. in Spanish Literature from Loyola University. She also studied at the Universidad de Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain.

As the founder and principal of Tradusera, Karina brings personal experience with language in addition to her educational and work experiences.