Arlington Language School Marks 40th Anniversary

ICA Language Services

ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of supporting the U.S. military and diplomatic community through language training and testing. Founded in April 1986 as Inlingua Foreign Language Center, a 6-classroom language school, ICA expanded under the leadership of Deidre Doyle, an entrepreneur with a background in organizational management who joined the company the same year. As a military spouse, she had developed a deep understanding of military organizations and culture, helping shape ICA into a trusted provider of language training and testing for military professionals. Doyle became a partner in 1993 and sole owner in 2009, when she changed the name to ICA Language Services. Today, ICA operates a 60+ classroom schoolhouse in Rosslyn and has delivered nearly five million hours of language instruction and more than 30,000 language assessments across 120+ languages. ICA also provides training on military bases throughout the US and abroad. The company is now led by President and CEO Lexie Casey, Doyle’s daughter, who joined ICA in 2009 after a decade in government contracting. Casey became a partner in 2014 and assumed day-to-day leadership in 2015, when Doyle transitioned to Chair of the Board. ICA has employed more than 1,300 individuals from 131 countries, often providing a first job in the United States for language professionals. Certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, ICA provides proficiency- and performance-based language training and testing services supporting diplomacy, security, and global engagement. For more information, visit www.icalanguages.com.

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ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of...

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A 24-year-old Alexandria man shot himself in the head early Thursday outside of the Union Jack's restaurant in Ballston, police reported. The incident took place at 1 a.m., according Arlington County Police Department spokesman Dustin Sternbeck. Sternbeck said that the man was at the bar with his girlfriend early Thursday when he stepped out to smoke a cigarette. "He took a firearm out and discharged the firearm several times before putting his gun to the head and pulling the trigger," Sternbeck said. The man did not threaten anyone else with the weapon, Sternbeck said. His name has not been released. Sternbeck said that the was taken to a hospital, and is on life support as of Thursday afternoon.

A 24-year-old Alexandria man shot himself in the head early Thursday outside of the Union Jack’s restaurant in Ballston, police reported.

The incident took place at 1 a.m., according Arlington County Police Department spokesman Dustin Sternbeck. Sternbeck said that the man was at the bar with his girlfriend early Thursday when he stepped out to smoke a cigarette.

“He took a firearm out and discharged the firearm several times before putting his gun to the head and pulling the trigger,” Sternbeck said. The man did not threaten anyone else with the weapon, Sternbeck said. His name has not been released.

Sternbeck said that the was taken to a hospital, and is on life support as of Thursday afternoon.

The incident took place just after 1 a.m. on Thursday.