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Theresa Slater

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CEO/President at Empire Interpreting Service
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Theresa "Terre" Slater is the President and CEO of Empire Interpreting Service, a company she founded in 2003. A certified American Sign Language interpreter with a background in linguistics from Gallaudet University, she is a recognized leader in language access and ADA compliance. Colleagues describe her as ambitious, decisive, and a caring leader.

As a contributing columnist for the Syracuse Post Standards "Ask the Entrepreneur, " Theresa shares business advice with readers. She is a published author and a professional speaker on topics of entrepreneurship and overcoming adversity. Recently, she has been exploring her new life as an urbanite in Philadelphia.

She is the 2024 recipient of the Key4Women Achieve Award, which honors the accomplishments of women business leaders.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
CEO/President
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Entrepreneurship
Founded her company from her home office and grew it into a multi-location business. She now authors a column called "Ask the Entrepreneur" and advises new entrepreneurs.
Language Accessibility
As CEO of an interpreting service and a certified ASL interpreter, she is deeply committed to providing language solutions and ensuring ADA compliance for all clients.
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Career

Work history

9-2003
CEO/President
Empire Interpreting Service
9-2003 - 8-2012
Contributing Columnist
Syracuse Post Standard
9-1993 - 9-2003
Freelance Interpreter
Freelance (Self employed)
6-1985 - 3-1995
Business Manager
Porsche
11-1990 - 6-1993
CFO
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Education
2001 - 2002
Linguistics
Gallaudet University
1999 - 2001
BS
Empire State College
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