Katie Hedrick superhero magazine coverKatie Hedrick is the Community Inclusion Coordinator of the City of Roanoke’s Community Engagement department in Virginia. One of her responsibilities is to run a Bilingual Incentive Pay Program to address the concerns and needs of Roanoke’s diverse 100,000 residents.

Katie successfully implemented the program across all departments, and to date, many of the city employees have validated their language skills to qualify for the bilingual incentive pay.

Katie herself took an ACTFL proficiency test and was impressed how easy it was to register for and take. LTI continues to support her as more and more employees take the assessments to validate their language proficiency.

Read more of Katie’s story here: Language-Superpower-Magazine-Katie_Hedrick

Gosia Jaros-White, MA is a bilingual marketer and former English teacher with 20+ years of experience in educational publishing and EdTech, currently working as a Director of Marketing at Language Testing International. Her background in both education and marketing allows her to bridge the gap between content, audience, and impact. Driven by a strong belief in the power of language, Gosia is a passionate advocate for language education and multilingualism. She is committed to promoting the value of language learning as a tool for opportunity, connection, and global understanding.

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