Language Access Network Announces New Director of Interpreter Services, Erika Shell Castro.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Language Access Network (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :LANW), the leader in video interpretation services for Deaf and limited English proficient populations, today announced the addition of Erika Shell Castro as Director of Interpreter Services. Erika Shell Castro was previously employed as the Manager of Interpretive Services at OhioHealth, where she was responsible for designing and implementing a full service Language Access Services program. The program she designed filled approximately 2,000 interpretation requests monthly in over 60 different languages, through a combination of contracted agency interpreters and in-house staff interpreters. Erika is a trained facilitator for Bridging the Gap, a 40 hour spoken language medical interpreter training program. Under an agreement with the Cross Cultural Health Care Program (www.xculture.org), Erika will be providing this training to all of Language Access Network's spoken language interpreters. "We are absolutely delighted to have someone of Erika Shell Castro's credentials and experience. She is well known and well regarded on a regional and national basis by her peers in the interpretation industry," said Michael Guirlinger, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our fast pace of growth calls for executives of Erika Shell Castro's caliber and integrity," added Guirlinger. Before working at OhioHealth, Erika was employed as the Regional Family Coordinator for the Ohio Family and Children First Initiative under Ohio Governor's Voinovich and Taft, as the Latino Outreach Coordinator for Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. Extension with the Westland Family Violence Initiative, and as the Executive Director of the Arc of Delaware County. Erika has spent much of the last 10 years volunteering and working to support new Latino immigrants in Central Ohio. She is a founding member of the Latino Empowerment and Outreach Network (LEON) www.leongroup.org , and the Clinica Latina; a free health clinic for uninsured Spanish speaking immigrants. Erika served 3 years in Guatemala, Central America as an International Partner with Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. www.habitat.org, where she met her husband of 14 years Sergio Castro. About Language Access Network, Inc. Language Access Network Inc.,(OTC:LANW) based in Nevada, is the pioneer in video language interpretation services with operations in Columbus, Ohio. A publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , Language Access Network provides pharmacies and medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. (ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language ) via real-time, interactive video technology. More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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