Dr Katharine ?Katy? Barnwell has been involved in Bible translation since 1963, initially

as a facilitator for the Mbembe translation project in Nigeria, then more widely involved as

an International Translation Consultant, focusing on training other translation consultants.

From 1989?1999 she was International Translation Coordinator for SIL International®,

and then Director of Training and Consulting for Seed Company, developing the Luke

Partnership program in cooperation with the Jesus Film Project®. She currently serves as a

Senior Translation Consultant.

Katy completed her PhD (A grammatical description of Mbembe: A Cross-River language)

at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 1969 and is the

author of many books, textbooks, and papers in the field of Bible translation.