Qualifications
Director of Language Access at the NYC Campaign Finance Board
Former Language Services Manager at the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Background as a Spanish linguist and translation/localization project manager (TransPerfect, LanguageWorks)
Education
Northern Illinois University
Expertise
Language Access
Translation
Localization
Interpretation
Multilingual Strategy
Language Services
Santiago Torres is Director of Language Access at the NYC Campaign Finance Board, where he leads multilingual strategies for civic engagement across New York City. He previously managed language services at the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and worked as a Spanish linguist and translation and localization project manager, including at TransPerfect and LanguageWorks.
Experience
Director of Language Access at NYC Campaign Finance Board
Dec 2025 — Present · 10 mos
Associate Director of Language Access at NYC Campaign Finance Board
Jan 2024 to Dec 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos
Language Access Manager at NYC Campaign Finance Board
May 2022 to Jan 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos
Language Services Manager at NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Jun 2019 to May 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Language Services Coordinator at NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Dec 2017 to Jun 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos
Spanish Linguist at TransPerfect
Feb 2017 to Dec 2017 · 10 mos
Director of Language Access at the NYC Campaign Finance Board
Former Language Services Manager at the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Background as a Spanish linguist and translation/localization project manager (TransPerfect, LanguageWorks)
Northern Illinois University
Language Access
Translation
Localization
Interpretation
Multilingual Strategy
Language Services
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