Your ILC Team
Giancarlo Di Mizio
Education Director
Giancarlo Di Mizio Jr. is a native Italian and fluent Spanish speaker who grew up in the heart of Rome, but his family has put down roots in Indiana. In addition to over a decade of language teaching experience, his diverse professional experiences from majoring in psychology and biology at Purdue and serving as regional manager for a family restaurant make him uniquely suited to his role. As the Education Director for Indy Language Center, he is responsible for daily managements of our Carmel, IN location as well as setting the mission and general policies of the school. He thinks the best thing about his role is creating community and bringing people together speaking each other's languages and experiencing each other's cultures.
Saskia Graddy
School Administrator
A native of The Netherlands, Saskia permanently settled in the USA about 15 years ago. She worked for a Fortune 500 company, managing customer support, warranty administration and channel development activities for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Saskia’s language skills were of great benefit in the day-to-day execution of her work. Besides English and Dutch, she speaks German, French and some Spanish. Saskia is passionate about linguistics and multi-cultural cooperation. She supports our language teachers and handles the day-to-day scheduling, billing and general operations for our school.
Katya Dominguez
Student Coordinator
Katya is originally from Mexico but has lived almost all of her life in Indianapolis. She graduated Pike High School in 2019 and is currently studying Clinical Psychology at IUPUI. Her interest in languages comes from a love of travel as well as the connection between language studies and mental development. She is specifically interested in helping other people improve their mental well-being and believes that learning a new language can bring a lot of positive experiences and interests.
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We are happy to have Katya on our team as our first point of contact with our valued students!
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Indy Translations Team
Kelly Hocker
CEO/Managing Partner
A managing partner and co-founder of the company, Kelly earned degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University and Indiana University. Kelly devotes his time primarily to overseeing the daily operations of Indy Translations, but is also active in the company’s financial operations and marketing initiatives. Kelly brings with him a diverse background in business, including marketing, project management and accounting which assures that the company runs smoothly and customers receive the highest degree of service.
Bill Zart
Director of New Business & Translations/Managing Partner
Bill is a linguist and translator who received his B.A. in Russian, Spanish and French and his M.A. in Russian and Spanish linguistics from Purdue University. He also studied at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. Earlier on in his career, he taught Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, American Sign Language and English as a Second Language, working at Purdue University, Marian College, LTC, ELS, Ivy Tech, IUPUI and IUPUC. Bill is the co-founder of Indy Translations. He is a member of the American Translators Association, the Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters, and the American Council of Teachers of Russian.
Jonathon Henley
Project Manager/Florida Office Manager
Jonathon joined our team in August 2006 as a full-time project manager. He is from Indianapolis and a graduate of IU Bloomington, earned a Bachelor's Degree in German and International Studies. Prior to graduating IU, Jonathon studied an academic year abroad from 2004-2005 at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In the summer of 2004, he also interned with Indy Translations, assisting with translations and the teaching of an immersion class, developing marketing and promotion skills, and using extensive research with database building for client referrals at our offices in Indianapolis and North Palm Beach. Since May 2014, he is heading our Florida operations.