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Josef Silny and Associates

Josef Silny and Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A) is a private organization founded in 1987. Our purpose is to serve foreign nationals who come to study, work or live in the United States. We evaluate and translate their foreign educational credentials and issue a report of equivalency in terms of the educational system in the United States. Our foreign credential evaluations and translations are used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admission, immigration, employment, professional licensure, and other purposes.

In addition to our extensive knowledge of world educational systems, our multilingual staff of over 70 professionals understands the situation of our applicants because most of us have lived or studied abroad, and now reside in Miami, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. You will receive personalized attention and answers to all your questions.
JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and the American Translators Association (ATA). Josef Silny is a past chairperson of NACES.

Josef Silny, M.A., President

Josef Silny, founder and President of JS&A, is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert, having written numerous publications in the field of foreign credential evaluation and international admissions. He has more than forty years of experience in international education, including five years as the Director of International and Transfer Admissions at the City University of New York and eleven years as the Director of International Admissions at the University of Miami. He has participated as a panelist or workshop director at professional conferences since 1974 and has held numerous committee chairmanships and memberships in national professional organizations and corporations.

JS&A Professional Staff

Yaneisy Alvarez Lopez, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Janet Alvarez Reynoso, B.A., Foreign Credentials Evaluator
Erjola Bejaj, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Enrique Benavides, M.F.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Ana Brandt, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Milay Cabrales, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Ana Cabrera, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Karen Calvino, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Hilda Caputo, B.A., Vice President
Carimar Casanova, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Yakeline Cruz, B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Katherine Dhinsa, B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Yamilet Ferrer Reyes, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Dianilexis Garcia Fernandez, B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Omar Garcia-Garrido, B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Ricardo Garcia Pineyro, B.S., Translator
Antonio Gonzalez, B.A., Translator
Gian Inchauspe, B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Mohammad Jafry, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Kenneth Li, B. Tech., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations
Palina Lippman, B.A., Director of Evaluations
Julio Llopiz, B.A., Translator
Salvatore Migneco Sanchez, B.A., Coordinator of Nursing Verifications
Aimee Negrete, Foreign Credential Evaluator
Eva Nikaj, B.B.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations
Patricia M. Parodi, M.B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Ania Pacheco Pupo, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Stephen Paez, B.A., Director of Translation
Jani Y. Perdomo Garces B.A, Foreign Credential Evaluator
Juan Carlos Perez, Associate Director of Translation
Yamely Perez Granado, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Laure Priolet, M.A., Assistant Director for Corporate Relations
Carol Raab, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Noeli Rodriguez, B.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations
Jennifer Ruch Villa, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Danna Soler, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Yarielis Toledo Alvarez, Foreign Credential Evaluator
Kiara Torres, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator
Lihem Torres, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Maydel Torres Luis, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Belinda Vega, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Aldo Villena, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Karen Zepeda, Associate Foreign Credential Evaluator

Organizations Which Accept Evaluations Done by JS&A

JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Evaluations prepared by JS&A are accepted and recognized by the organizations listed below:

1. U.S. Federal Government
USCIS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Defense
The United States Labor Department
The United States Office of Personnel Management
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Health Care Financing Administration

2. U.S. Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Marines

3. Licensing Boards
Accounting: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Guam, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia
Architecture: Alaska, California
Barbers: Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota
Cosmetology:  Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont
Engineering: Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virginia
Law: California, Florida, Texas
Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health: Florida
Massage Therapy: California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Utah, Virginia
Medical Laboratory: American Medical Technologists, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Health Care Financing Administration, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, Tennessee
Nursing: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (vocational nursing only), Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire (license by endorsement only), New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming
Opticianry: Florida
Psychology: California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia
Respiratory Care: National Board for Respiratory Care, California, Florida
Social Work: Florida
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Florida, Georgia
Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service

4. State Departments of Education
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

5. Other Governmental and Private Agencies
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Broward County Sheriff’s Office
CASPA – Central Application Service for Physician Assistants
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
National Career Development Association
NCAA
Office of Personnel of: City of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, New York City, State of New York.

6. Hundreds of Colleges and Universities

Many other organizations which do not appear on this list may also accept evaluations done by JS&A. Applicants are advised to check with the agency, institution, or organization to which they intend to submit the evaluation to make certain that the evaluation will be recognized.

Josef Silny and Associates

Josef Silny and Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A) es una organización privada, fundada en 1987. Nuestro objetivo es brindar servicios a extranjeros que desean venir a los Estados Unidos para estudiar, trabajar o residir. Evaluamos y traducimos sus credenciales educativas y emitimos un informe de equivalencia en términos del sistema educativo de los Estados Unidos. Nuestras evaluaciones de credenciales y traducciones se usan para ingreso a escuelas secundarias, programas universitarios de pregrado y postgrado, para inmigración, empleo, licencia profesional, etc.

Además de poseer un amplio conocimiento de los sistemas educativos mundiales, nuestro staff multilingüe de más de 60 profesionales entiende la situación de nuestros clientes, ya que la mayoría hemos vivido o estudiado en el extranjero y vivimos en Miami, una de las ciudades más cosmopolitas del mundo. Nuestros clientes reciben atención personalizada y respuestas a sus preguntas. Esto significa que usted puede hablar con nosotros personalmente, ya sea por teléfono o, si vive en Miami o está de visita, puede pasar por nuestras oficinas.

JS&A es miembro de la National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) [Asociación Nacional de Servicios de Evaluación de Credenciales], NAFSA: Association of International Educators [Asociación de Educadores Internacionales], y de la American Translators Association (ATA) [Asociación Estadounidense de Traductores]. Josef Silny fué presidente de NACES.

Josef Silny, M.A., Presidente

Josef Silny, fundador y Presidente de JS&A, es un experto reconocido a nivel nacional e internacional en el campo de evaluaciones de credenciales extranjeras y admisiones internacionales, tema sobre el que ha escrito en numerosas publicaciones. Tiene más de cuarenta años de experiencia, incluyendo cinco años como Director de Transferencias y Admisiones Internacionales en la City University of New York [Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York] y once como Director de Admisiones Internacionales en la Universidad de Miami. Ha participado como panelista o director de talleres en conferencias profesionales desde 1974, y ha sido director o miembro de numerosos comités en empresas y organizaciones profesionales.

Nuestros Asociados

Carolina Afonso, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator
Daryl Buford, M.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations
Ana Cabrera, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Amanda Caputo, B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Hilda Caputo, B.A., Vice President
Yakeline Cruz, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Hany Garcia, Assistant Foreign Credential Evaluator
Lourdes Garcia, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Omar Garcia Garrido, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Ricardo Garcia Pineyro, B.S., Translator
Juan Garibaldi, B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Antonio Gonzalez, B.A., Translator
Jessica Gonzalez, B.A., Translator
Gian Inchauspe, B.A., Assitant Director of Evaluations
Maurizio Laurenti, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Mayelin Leal, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Kenneth Li, B.Tech., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Polina Lippman, B.A., Director of Evaluations
Alexandra Lopez, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Cloe Lopez, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Eva Nikaj, B.B.A., Assistant Director of Evaluations
Stephen Paez, B.A., Director of Translation
Marcos Pardo, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Juan Carlos Perez, Associate Director of Translation
Beatriz Pineda, B.A., Assistant Director for Initial Training
Laure Priolet, M.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Carol Raab, B.A., Senior Foreign Credential Evaluator
Anastasia Rodriguez, B.A., Assistant Director of Corporate Relations
Noeli Rodriguez, B.A., Senior Assistant Director of Evaluations
Lihem Torres, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Liset Turino, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Samantha Vega, M.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Mujun Wang, B.B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Karen Zepeda, Associate Foreign Credential Evaluator

ORGANIZACIONES QUE ACEPTAN LAS EVALUACIONES DE JS&A

JS&A es miembro de la Asociación Nacional de Servicios de Evaluación de Credenciales, Inc. (NACES). Las evaluaciones de JS&A son aceptadas y reconocidas por las siguientes instituciones:

1. Gobierno Federal de los Estados Unidos
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización]
The United States Department of Agriculture [Departamento de Agricultura]
The United States Department of Defense [Departamento de Defensa]
The United States Department of Labor [Departamento de Trabajo]
The United States Office of Personnel Management [Oficina de Gerencia de Personal]
Federal Bureau of Prisons [Bureau Federal de Prisiones]
Health Care Financing Administration [Administración Financiera de Salud]

2. Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos
Fuerza Aérea
Ejército
Marinos (Marines)

3. Comisiones Licenciadoras
Arquitectura: Alaska, California
Barbería: Florida, Minnesota, South Dakota
Contaduría Pública: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Cosmetología: North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont
Derecho: California, Florida, Texas
Enfermería: Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Wyoming
Fonoaudiología: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Florida, Georgia
Ingeniería: Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virginia
Laboratorio Médico: American Medical Technologists [Tecnólogos Médicos de los Estados Unidos], American Society of Clinical Pathologists [Sociedad Estadounidense de Patólogos Clínicos]; Health Care Financing Administration [Administración Financiera de Salud], California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, Tennessee
Óptica: Florida
Psicología: California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia
Terapia Respiratoria: Nacional Board for Respiratory Care [Comisión Nacional de Terapia Respiratoria], California, Florida
Terapia Familiar y Matrimonial, Salud Mental: Florida
Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service 

4. Departamentos Estaduales de Educación 
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

5. Otras Agencias Gubernamentales y Privadas 
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine [Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios de Medicina Osteopática]
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine [Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios de Medicina Podiátrica]
American Association for Clinical Chemistry [Asociación Estadounidense de Química Clínica]
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges [Asociación de Colegios Estadounidenses de Medicina Veterinaria]
CASPA – Central Application Service for Physician Assistants [Servicio Central de Solicitudes para Asistentes Médicos]
Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Broward
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services [Departamento de Servicios de Salud y Rehabilitación de Florida]
National Career Development Association [Asociación Nacional de Desarrollo Profesional]
NCAA
Oficina de Personal de las ciudades de: Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Nueva York, Oficina de Personal del estado de Nueva York

6. Cientos de Colegios y Universidades

Muchas otras organizaciones que no figuran en esta lista pueden aceptar las evaluaciones de JS&A. Se recomienda a los clientes comunicarse con la agencia, institución u organización en la que planean presentar la evaluación para asegurarse de que será reconocida.