Meet The Open Mic Team
We're a tiny little team of language lovers working across several continents. We're here to build the most vibrant translation community on the web.
Dmitry Kornyukhov
Founder/Lead Developer
Founder of The Open Mic. English-Russian Translator. Video game localization specialist. Co-host of Translators on Air. Helping small and medium-sized businesses go global. Loving every minute of it.
Julia Thornton
Community Manager
Experienced English-Russian translator and interpreter providing businesses and companies with quality language services.
Eleonora Angelici
Community Engagement
German-Italian and English-Italian freelance translator in the technology and marketing fields.
Elena Alieva
Editor of The Open Mic Daily/Weekly Newsletter
English-Russian freelance translator with extensive knowledge of financial accounting and business processes gained through university studies and years of past professional experience.
Elena Tereshchenkova
Senior Project Manager
English and German into Russian translator specializing in creative translations. Co-host of Translators on Air. Cat lover. Learn more at wordsboutique.com
Karen Montaldi
Community Engagement
Karen is an English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English translator based in Chicago. She was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, prior to moving to the USA in 2011. Today she has 5+ years of experience translating primarily research (protocols, SOPs, group discussions, etc.).
Marcela Torres Suárez
Community Engagement
English and French into Spanish and Galician freelance translator specialized in scientific dissemination. Avid learner and language lover.
Claudia Befu
Community Engagement
Localization expert with 10+ years in the online business. Creating content strategies and solutions for medium and large enterprises. Mentoring, educating and consulting are part of my daily life and passion.
Special thanks to our supporters!
The Open Mic is possible thanks to the generous contributions of our awesome supporters. Here they are:
Daniele Giulianelli, Pieter Beens, Silvia Giancola, Ana Lourenço, Elise Hirsch, Lorena Santonocito, Laura Cattaneo, Mariann Makrai, Domenico Trimboli, Liliya Rusavskaya, Maria Bertilsson, Enrico Antonio Mion, Claudia Botero, Kozue Macmichael, Aurélie Perrin, Valérie Karam, Becky Pearse Romera, Tracy Peel, Stanislav Okhvat, Elena Tereshchenkova, Biljana Stojanovic, Gert Van Assche, E.S. Dempsey, Fabio Descalzi, Vanesa Álvarez Ortiz, Karen Sharp, Erik Hansson, Marie-Claire Cruz Schwarz, Igor Goldfarb, Jae Min, Alexey Tsapov, Dmytro Nehrii, Martina Russo, Natalya Sgibneva, Nancy Matis, Jesse Tomlinson, Giovanna Maria Parisi, Francesca D'Asdia and Isabelle Struk-Thibert.
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