Stella Hodkin

Stella Hodkin has over 20 years of work experience in the language services and translation industry. Stella currently holds the position of Chief Language Services Officer at CLEAR Global/Translators without Borders since 2021. Prior to this, they served as the Head of Language Services at Translators without Borders from 2018 to 2021. Stella also has experience as the Marketing Director at Arancho Doc Group from 2015 to 2018, where they were responsible for defining and implementing the global marketing strategy. Before that, they worked as a Key Account Manager at Ic.Doc from 2007 to 2011, managing international accounts and overseeing multilingual translation projects. Stella's experience also includes roles in marketing and international sales at TAS Spa from 2003 to 2007, freelance translation work from 2003 to 2006, and project management at Language is Everything Ltd from 2002 to 2003.

Stella Hodkin has a diverse education history. Stella attended The University of Edinburgh from 1997 to 2001, where they obtained a degree of MA (Hons) in Modern European Languages, with a focus on French and Italian.

After completing their undergraduate studies, Stella pursued further education at City, University of London. From 2006 to 2007, they obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Translation.

In addition to their formal education, Stella has also undertaken specialized courses. In 2005, they completed a Post-Graduate Marketing Course at Bologna Business School. However, no specific field of study was provided for this program.

Before their university studies, Stella attended Ackworth Friends School from 1994 to 1996. The exact degree or field of study for this period is unknown, as is the case with their earlier education at Hymers College from 1989 to 1994.

Stella has also acquired various certifications throughout their career. In 2018, they obtained an Introduction to Humanitarian Translation certification from Translators without Borders. Stella also earned an Inbound Certification from HubSpot Academy and a Google Adwords Search Certification from Google, both obtained in January and May 2018, respectively.