Currently (2026):

• • Is a member of the Board of Directors and Past-President of the Canadian Language Industry Association of Canada  CLIA (Former AILIA), where she serves as Chair of the CLIA Advisory Board and member of the Communications Committee.
  • Has been a member of the Canadian Advisory Committee to ISO TC37 SC 5 since 2007, where she participates as an expert delegate to create international standards for translation and interpreting.
  • Is a member of the Board of Directors and Past-President of the Ontario Council on Community Interpreting (OCCI).
  • Is an Advisor to the Language Access Coalition of Canada 

  • Has been an expert member of the Canadian General Standards Board – CGSB 131.10 Technical Committee since 2008 when the first Canadian Translation Standard was created and she continues to be part of the working group that works on the revision of the Standard, since 2024 she sits as Acting Chair for the group.
  • Is a member of the ASTM F43 Committee on Language Services 
  • Lola has a passion for psychology, health and personal empowerment, completed the Robert Holden Coaching Success Certification, the Neuro Strategies Core and Applied Certification Training, is a Trainer with Robbins Research International and Member of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Power Group. Lola facilitates workshops about Building Strong Teams, Time Mastery, Compassion Fatigue and Self Care among other topics. Lola is a published author of the Chicken Soup for The Soul: “Time to Thrive.”

Formerly:

• President – Ontario Council on Community Interpreting – OCCI
• President – Language Industry Association of Canada – AILIA
• President – International Medical Interpreters Association – IMIA
• Vice-President – Language Industry Association of Canada – AILIA
• Expert Member – Canadian General Standards Board Technical Committee that reaffirmed the Canadian National Standards for Translation Services CAN CGSB 131.10-2017
• Chair – Translation Committee – AILIA
• Member of the Board of Directors – TermNet – International Network for Terminology
• Expert Member – Canadian General Standards Board Technical Committee that created the Canadian National Standards for Translation Services CAN CGSB 131.10-2008
• Member – Language Industry Association of Canada – AILIA Interpreting Committee
• Member – ASTM Committee F 43 (Language Services)
• Organizational Member – International Federation of Translators – FIT North America
• Member – Canadian Coalition on Community Interpreting – CCCI
• Board of Directors – Healthcare Interpretation Network – HIN
• Chair – Healthcare Interpretation Network – HIN Policy Committee
• Chair – Language Industry Association of Canada – AILIA – Communication Committee
• Co-Chair – Multilingual Database Terminology Committee
• Project Lead – Creation of the Canadian National Standard Guide for Community Interpreting Services NSGCIS
• Canada Representative – International Medical Interpreters Association – IMIA
• Advisory Committee – Language Interpretation Training Curriculum (LITP)
• Organizer – ACCTI Roundtable Discussions on Community Interpreting
• Member – Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration – MCI/ College Connect – Curriculum Advisory Committee
• Member – Critical Link Canada Standards of Practice and Training Committee
• Member – Healthcare Interpretation Network – HIN Education Committee (Interpreting Training)

Currently:

• Board Member and AILIA Liaison with the OCCI – AILIA (Language Industry Association of Canada)
• President – Ontario Council on Community Interpreting – OCCI
• Member – CAC (Canadian Advisory Committee) to ISO (International Standardization Organization) TC37 SC5  – Working group responsible for the development of international standards for translation and interpreting processes
• Member – AILIA Committee on Translation Standards

Formerly:

• President – AILIA (Language Industry Association of Canada)
• President – IMIA (International Medical Interpreters Association)
• Vice-President – AILIA (Language Industry Association of Canada)
• Expert Member – Canadian General Standards Board Technical Committee that reaffirmed the Canadian National Standards for Translation Services CAN CGSB 131.10-2017
• Chair – AILIA – Translation Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors – TermNet – International Network for Terminology
• Expert Member – Canadian General Standards Board Technical Committee that created the Canadian National Standards for Translation Services CAN CGSB 131.10-2008
• Member – AILIA (Language Industry Association of Canada) – Interpreting Committee
• Member – ASTM Committee F 43 (Language Services)
• Member – FIT North America
• Member – Canadian Coalition on Community Interpreting – CCCI
• Board of Directors – HIN (Healthcare Interpretation Network)
• Chair – HIN (Healthcare Interpretation Network) – Policy Committee
• Chair – AILIA (Language Industry Association of Canada) – Communication Committee
• Co-Chair – Multilingual Database Terminology Committee
• Project Lead – Creation of the Canadian National Standard Guide for Community Interpreting Services NSGCIS
• Canada Representative – IMIA (International Medical Interpreters Association)
• Advisory Committee – Language Interpretation Training Curriculum (LITP)
• Organizer – ACCTI Roundtable Discussions on Community Interpreting
• Member – Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration – MCI/ College Connect – Curriculum Advisory Committee
• Member – Critical Link Canada Standards of Practice and Training Committee
• Member – HIN (Healthcare Interpretation Network) – Education Committee (Interpreting Training)

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