Biography

Karina A.Clarke holds a B.A. in Spanish Literature and African Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. in Spanish Literature from Loyola University in Chicago. In 1994, Ms. Clarke spent one year studying at the Universidad de Salamanca, in Salamanca, Spain.

In 1995, Ms. Clarke accepted her first teaching position as a Spanish drill class instructor at Washington University in St. Louis. Ms. Clarke then joined the faculty of Loyola University, Chicago in August 1999, where she taught fall, spring and summer languages classes, as well as a course at the Universidad de Alcalá, in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. In the spring of 2001, Ms. Clarke began teaching introductory Spanish at the prestigious Loyola Academy high school in Chicago. In 2003, she joined the International Language faculty for Omaha Public Schools.

Today, Ms. Clarke is principal at Tradusera, a firm which translates documents for domestic and international clients. Although born in the U.S., Karina's entire family is native to Panama, where she has also lived. Her parents, Marvin and Julieta, are her proofreaders. Karina lives in Omaha, NE.