Our leadership teams are responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic vision of Global Voices. To meet our global team of volunteer contributors, click here.

Core Team

• • Executive Director: Ivan Sigal
    ivan AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Managing Director: Georgia Popplewell
    georgiap AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Finance & Administration Director: Maryalice Quinn
    maryalice.quinn AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Advox Director: Nanjala Nyabola
    nanjala DOT nyabola AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Social Design & Technical Lead: Jer Clarke
    jer AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Managing Editor: Filip Noubel
    filip.noubel AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Rising Voices Director: Eduardo Ávila
    eddie AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Lingua Manager: Mohamed ElGohary
    gohary AT globalvoices DOT org

Special Projects

• • • Project and Development Manager: Alex Esenler
      alexandra DOT esenler AT globalvoices DOT org
    • Translation Services Project Manager: Marianna Breytman
      marianna AT globalvoices DOT org

Newsroom Editors

Editors work with newsroom regional editors and authors to ensure that their writing is factually accurate and accessible to a global audience.

• Associate Editor: Sydney Allen
  sydney DOT allen AT globalvoices.org
• Associate Editor: Ameya Nagarajan
  ameya DOT nagarajan AT globalvoices.org
• Editor: Anna-Cat Brigida
  annacatherine DOT brigida AT globalvoices.org
• Editor: Giovana Fleck
  giovana DOT fleck AT globalvoices.org
• Editor, The Bridge: Skye Hernandez
  skye DOT hernandez AT globalvoices DOT org
• Editor at large for Advox: Ellery Roberts Biddle
  ellery AT globalvoices DOT org

Outreach

• • Social Media Lead & Newsletter Editor: Nevin Thompson
    nevin DOT thompson AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Twitter Editor: Asteris Masouras
    asteris DOT masouras AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Twitter Editor: Elizabeth Rivera
    elizabeth DOT rivera AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Facebook Editor: Juke Carolina
    juke DOT carolina AT globalvoices DOT org

Newsroom Regional Editors

Regional editors manage and edit stories from our regional and language-based author teams.

• Brazil Editor: Fernanda Canofre
  fernanda.canofre AT globalvoices DOT org
• Caribbean Editor: Janine Mendes-Franco
  janine.mendesfranco AT globalvoices DOT org
• Central Asia Editor: Paolo Sorbello
  paolo DOT sorbello AT globalvoices.org
• Central Europe Editor: Filip Stojanovski
  filip AT globalvoices DOT org
• Eastern Europe Editor: Tanya Lokot
  tanya DOT lokot AT globalvoices DOT org
• Greece Editor: Veroniki Krikoni
  veroniki DOT krikoni AT globalvoices DOT org
• Japan Editor: Nevin Thompson
  nevin DOT thompson AT globalvoices DOT org
• Latin America Editor: Melissa Vida
  melissa DOT vida AT globalvoices DOT org
• Lusophone Africa Editor: Dércio Tsandzana
  dercio.tsandzana AT globalvoices DOT org
  
• Middle East and North Africa Editor: Dahlia Kholaif
  dahlia.kholaif AT globalvoices DOT org
  
• North East Asia Editor & Advox Editor for China: Oiwan Lam
  oiwan DOT l AT globalvoices DOT org
• South East Asia Editor: Mong Palatino
  mong DOT palatino AT globalvoices DOT org
• South Asia Editor: Rezwan
  rezwan DOT i AT globalvoices DOT org
• South Caucasus and Turkey Editor: Arzu Geybullayeva
  arzu DOT geybullayeva AT globalvoices DOT org
• Sub-Saharan Africa Co-Editor: Njeri Wangari
  njeri.wangari AT globalvoices DOT org
• Sub-Saharan Africa Co-Editor: Nwachukwu Egbunike
  nwach AT globalvoices DOT org

The Lingua Team

Our Lingua Team constitutes of volunteer Translation Managers and GV contributors who help in running Lingua. Lingua is where we offer GV in dozens of languages to a worldwide, multilingual audience.

• • Arabic Lingua Translation Managers:
    Mariam Abuadas & Rami Al Hames
    arabic AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Aymara Lingua Translation Manager:
    Victoria Tinta
    aymara AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Bangla Lingua Translation Manager:
    Rezwan
    bangla AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Chinese Lingua Translation Manager:
    FangLing
    chinese AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Czech Lingua Translation Manager:
    Milan Ončák
    czech AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Danish Lingua Translation Manager:
    Ina Melgaard
    danish AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Dutch Lingua Translation Managers:
    Mieke Tulp & Marijke Praet
    dutch AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Esperanto Lingua Translation Managers:
    Manuela Burghelea & Herman Dekeŭnink
    esperanto AT globalvoices DOT org
  • French Lingua Translation Manager:
    François Noverraz
    french AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Greek Lingua Translation Manager:
    Veroniki Krikoni
    greek AT globalvoices DOT org
  • German Lingua Translation Managers:
    Isabelle Poweleit & Julia Krebs 
    german AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Indonesian Lingua Translation Manager:
    Juke Carolina
    indonesian AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Italian Lingua Translation Manager:
    Marisa Petricca
    italiano AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Japanese Lingua Translation Managers:
    Kaori Kuwayama & Mitsuo Sugano
    japanese AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Kazakh Lingua Translation Manager:
    Yerassyl Mukhamediyar
    kazakh AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Macedonian Lingua Translation Manager:
    Dragan Kucirov
    macedonian AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Malagasy Lingua Translation Managers:
    Jentilisa & Avylavitra
    malagasy AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Nepali Lingua Translation Managers:
    Sanjib Chaudhary & Dilli Rai
    nepalese AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Portuguese Lingua Translation Managers:
    Esther Dodo & Luiza Braga
    lusofonia AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Punjabi Lingua Translation Manager:
    Satdeep Gill
    punjabi AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Romanian Lingua Translation Manager:
    Manuela Burghelea
    romanian AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Russian Lingua Translation Managers:
    Anna Shetnikova & Anastasia Pestova
    russian AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Santali Lingua Translation Manager:
    Ashwani Murmu
    santali AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Spanish Lingua Translation Manager:
    Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe
    spanish AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Ukrainian Lingua Translation Manager:
    Volodymyr Tyravskyi
    ukrainian AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Yorùbá Lingua Translation Manager:
    Omo Yooba
    yoruba AT globalvoices DOT org

  We are looking for Translation Managers in the following languages: Albanian, Amharic, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Farsi, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Nubian, Odia, Pashto, Polish, Serbian, Swahili, Swedish, Tetum, Turkish and Urdu. Know and the language and interested in joining? Submit an application now!

  Founders

  Global Voices was co-founded in 2005 by Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman, who remain members of our community and serve on the board of Stichting Global Voices.

  • Ethan Zuckerman
    ethanz AT globalvoices DOT org
  • Rebecca MacKinnon
    rebecca AT globalvoices DOT org

  If you wish to get involved as an author, please fill out this form. If you would like to join our translation efforts, please use this contact form.