Dr. Francine Jobatey is an interpreter, language consultant, and interview trainer for English, French, and the German language. She is working with executives in the business sector and the diplomatic community in Berlin. After teaching assignments in the United States (Georgetown University) and appointments as a press spokesperson in the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, she has started her own “language consultancy”. In this capacity, she is also most pleased to work for the sports entertainment industry as a “language coach” and “interview trainer” for international athletes based in Berlin. A long standing and enthusiastic supporter of adult education centers (VHS) in Berlin, she is now also serving as a media advisor for the American Jewish Committee Berlin Office.


Professional Experience:
 

• Language Consultant (coaching international executives and members of the diplomatic community in Berlin to achieve fluency in the German, English, and French languages)
  
  
  • individual lessons and group seminars
  • language classes, presentation techniques, and negotiation skills
  • excursions to political Berlin
  • focus on: business English, legal English, pharmaceutical legislation, politics, public relations, and real estate

• Media Advisor for The American Jewish Committee Berlin Office (Advising the director on media work and public relations initiatives
• Public Relations Officer/ Event Organizer at the Mission of the State of Brandenburg Berlin
• Special Projects (Public Relations) for the Department of Social Affairs at the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Women, and Health of the State of Brandenburg
• Press Spokesperson for the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Women, and Health in the State of Brandenburg, Alwin Ziel
• Berlin Town Hall (Press, Information and Media Policy)
• Special Assistant to the Chief of Protocol of the City of Berlin
• Press Spokesperson for the Senator for Interior Affairs of the City of Berlin, Joerg Schoenbohm

Education:

• University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts, Ph.D., M.A.
• University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, M.A.,
• Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, (Political Science)
• Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany, (English and American Studies, Political Science)

Qualifications:

• Diplôme approfondi de langue française DALF (Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale, République Française)
• Certificat de français juridique, (Certificate in legal French), Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris (Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris)
• Business Translator (English-German), Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Berlin (IHK Berlin).