Global Voices · Our People

Our People

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 & Managing Editor: Georgia Popplewell
georgiap AT globalvoices DOT org

Finance & Administration Director: Kat Gatewood
katherine.gatewood AT globalvoices DOT org
Social Design & Technical Lead: Jer Clarke
jer AT globalvoices DOT org
Rising Voices Director: Eduardo Ávila
eddie AT globalvoices DOT org
Advocacy Director: Ellery Roberts Biddle
ellery AT globalvoices DOT org
Lingua Manager: Mohamed ElGohary
gohary AT globalvoices DOT org

Editorial Management

News Editor: Taisa Sganzerla
taisa DOT sganzerla AT globalvoices DOT org

Special Projects

Translation Services Project Manager: Marianna Breytman
marianna 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 Editors

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

Brazil Editor: Fernanda Canofre
email coming soon
Caribbean Editor: Janine Mendes-Franco
janine.mendesfranco AT globalvoices DOT org
Central Asia, Caucasus & Turkey Editor: Chris Rickleton
chris DOT rickleton AT globalvoices DOT org
Eastern & Central Europe Editor: Filip Stojanovski
filip AT globalvoices DOT org
French Language Editor: Lova Rakotomalala
lova DOT rakotomalala 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
Lusofone Africa Editor: Dércio Tsandzana
dercio.tsandzana AT globalvoices DOT org
Latin America & Spanish Language Editor: Laura Vidal
laura DOT vidal AT globalvoices DOT org
Middle East/North Africa & Arabic Language Editor: Joey Ayoub
joey DOT ayoub AT globalvoices DOT org
Middle East/North Africa Editor for Advox: Afef Abrougui
afef DOT abrougui AT globalvoices DOT org
North East Asia Editor & Advox Editor for China: Oiwan Lam
oiwan DOT lam AT globalvoices DOT org
RuNet Echo (Russia) Editor: Alexey Kovalev
alexey DOT kovalev AT globalvoices DOT org
South East Asia Editor: Mong Palatino
mong DOT palatino AT globalvoices DOT org
South Asia Editor: Rezwan
rezwan AT globalvoices DOT org
Sub-Saharan Africa Community Manager: Nwachukwu Egbunike
nwach AT globalvoices DOT org

Newsroom Sub-Editors

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

Amanda Lichtenstein
Andrea Chong Bras
andreachongbras AT globalvoices DOT org

The Lingua Team

Our Lingua Team constitutes of 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 Manager:
Ali Khalil
arabic AT globalvoices DOT org
Arabic Lingua Editors:
Lara Al Malakeh & Rami Al Hames
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
Dutch Lingua Translation Managers:
Percy Balemans & Mieke Tulp
dutch AT globalvoices DOT org
Esperanto Lingua Translation Manager:
Steven D. Brewer
esperanto AT globalvoices DOT org
French Lingua Translation Managers:
Suzanne Lehn & Gwenaëlle Lefeuvre
gvfrench 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
Hungarian Lingua Translation Managers:
Le Marietta & Dávid Kalmár
hungarian 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:
Izumi Mihashi & Etsumi Itai
japanese 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
Nubian Lingua Translation Manager:
Momen Talosh
nubian AT globalvoices DOT org
Portuguese Lingua Translation Managers:
Esther Dodo & Melina Coelho
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, Liudmila Tomanek & Anastasia Pestova
russian AT globalvoices DOT org
Serbian Lingua Translation Manager:
Dijana Djurickovic
serbian AT globalvoices DOT org
Spanish Lingua Translation Manager:
Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe
spanish AT globalvoices DOT org
Swahili Lingua Translation Manager:
Christian Bwaya
swahili AT globalvoices DOT org
Turkish Lingua Translation Manager:
Ortaç Oruç
turkish AT globalvoices DOT org
Urdu Lingua Translation Manager:
Anas Saleem
urdu AT globalvoices DOT org

Co-Founders

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