LAT’s team is focused on offering exceptional customer service, customized solutions suitable for your industry, and quality you can trust. 

We pride ourselves on employing a team of full-time, in-house translators and marketers in our core areas of expertise: Canadian French and Chinese translation and marketing.

Our network of experienced global translators consists of professionals with whom we have been working for many years. All are members of their respective professional associations, with extensive experience translating content into their native language. Our translators live and work in your target market, hold a degree in translation or a related field, and are specialized in your industry.

LAT’s experienced team of project managers and coordinators remains your single point of contact, ensuring a seamless experience and exceptional quality control. 

If you reach out to us, these are the individuals you will be talking to. Meet our client-facing team below:

Lise Alain
President

Lise hails originally from Quebec, came to Vancouver to work at Expo ’86, and fell in love with the West Coast of Canada. She went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies and International Relations at the University of British Columbia, followed by a certificate in Translation Studies. Her lifelong passion for languages and cultures led to the creation of LAT Multilingual in 1999. Lise believes that effective communication is the key to building relationships, and she continuously seeks innovative ways of adapting LAT’s language services to emerging tools and marketing trends.

Julie Wong-Gravend
Vice President

Julie graduated with distinction from Concordia University with a double Bachelor of Arts (Specialization in Translation and Major in French studies and didactics). Fluent in English and French, Julie has 16 years of diverse experience as a French translator, revisor and project manager. She resides in Montréal where she manages our translation team, coordinates the workload, and serves as the creative lead for our marketing adaptation and transcreation projects. Julie is a certified member of the OTTIAQ, Quebec’s professional translators’ association.

Deepa Jatania
Communications & Marketing Specialist

Deepa Jatania is a post-graduate Marketing Management Student from the Humber School of Business Management. She comes with over 7 years of professional experience in India specializing in SEO, content writing, digital marketing, and social media marketing strategy. She is committed to fostering research and data analytical skills while achieving brand recognition goals. She is fluent in Hindi, English, and Gujarati.

Jane Sun
Accountant

Jane has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of International Business and Economics in China. She has more than 15 years’ diverse experience in accounting services both in China and Canada. Jane resides in Vancouver.

Dominique Senécal
Manager, Language Services

Dominique has a Bachelor’s degree in translation from the University of Montreal and extensive translation and project management experience. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Greek.

Sarah-Alexander Gaulin, Project Manager
Sarah Gaulin
Project Manager

With a Bachelor’s degree in translation from Université de Montréal under her belt, Sarah first embarked on her professional journey as a translation project coordinator, before becoming a French as a second language teacher for several years. Today she has finally circled back to her first love by joining LAT’s team as a project manager. She is fascinated by languages, particularly by etymology and the evolution of words. Sarah lives in Greater Montreal, but dreams of visiting all kinds of unusual places.

Xin Xu
Manager, Chinese Marketing

Originally from Chengdu, Xin holds an undergraduate degree in English Education, a graduate degree in Comparative Literature, and a Masters of Education in Educational Studies, Society, Culture, and Politics in Education. Xin worked as a public servant in China for 10 years and leverages this experience to effectively create ties for businesses looking to engage with the Chinese market.

Tianran Wu
Marketing Manager

Tianran grew up in Shenzhen, China and studied and worked in Hong Kong for 10 years as a translator and marketing specialist before joining LAT in Vancouver. Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, Tianran is a certified English-to-Chinese translator with NAATI, CATTI and an Associate Member with STIBC. She is passionate about helping Canadian businesses speak to the local Chinese audience with her knowledge and expertise. She enjoys eating spicy food and loves nature.

Amel Mehenaoui
SEO Expert

Amel Mehenaoui, LAT’s SEO Lead, works closely with our marketing and translation teams to ensure content is localized to best optimize traffic to websites in any language. With over 16 years of experience in Digital Marketing and E-commerce, Amel has worked for Keurig, Aldo Group, Lacoste and Puffy to name a few. Having lived in Montreal and Toronto, she has solid expertise in the Canadian market. Amel is fluent in English and French, with Arabic as her native language. Her knowledge and experience will benefit companies wanting to optimize their web presence for any market, anywhere in the world.