The Babel Crew
Josef Dunne - Co-Founder
Josef (28), originally from London, England, recently he's been living in Greece, Chile and Argentina. A self-taught developer, he developed his first website in 1996 and took his first Junior Web Developer job in 1997. Since then he has created, grown, and nurtured numerous online communities.
He is a keen explorer, in 2004 he was volunteering with a Raleigh International expedition in the Malaysian Borneo Jungle. He was involved in a number of projects including mapping an area of jungle under attack from logging, which resulted in the implementation of a National Park (The Imbak Canyon) he also spent time living and working with the remote rainforest communities helping them improve their literacy levels, and was part of the team that constructed a brand new library for the area.
He specialises in creating great user experiences and believes the web should be accessible for all.
Links: Website - Facebook
Follow @josef
Mayel de Borniol - Co-Founder
Mayel is originally from France but often living in different countries, most recently in Chile. At 26, he's already co-founded 3 startups (Podemus, a podcasting platform ; LeLab.TV, an online TV ; and ANETech Labs, a web/app agency).
He is avidly curious and always learning, with a keen interest in things related to technology, media, and society, and especially how they all interact and shape our future. He attentively follows the theories, inventions, and wild dreams of scientists, philosophers, and fiction writers alike, be they optimistic or precautionary, utopian, or dystopian.
Apart from his many passions such as film, photography and journalism, he most of all enjoys exploring the world. He thinks travelling is more about the people than the places, and would love to know dozens of languages (current count is at around 4), and be able to communicate with everyone.
Links: Website - Facebook
Follow @mayel2b
Laura Rajchman - Global Community Ambassador
Laura was one of the early professional interpreters to join the Babelverse community, and loving the experience of interpreting via Babelverse (including for high profile people such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey). Understanding the potential of this revolutionary new way for interpreters and users alike, she is joining the team to help us fully realize it. In her own words: “I feel identified with the company’s philosophy and wish to contribute to such an amazing mission of breaking down language barriers around the globe”.
Like the rest of the Babelverse team, she's a glomad. She was born in Uruguay, a beautiful but very small country in South America. Eager for adventure, at the age of 16 she moved to Iowa (USA) for a year because she saw learning to speak English well as the first step to her dream of becoming an actress. She later headed to Los Angeles where instead of acting, she discovered language as her true passion. She then moved to Buenos Aires where she graduated as a Spanish-English Translator and Conference Interpreter and worked as an English teacher and translator for several years.
One day New York came calling, so not letting the opportunity pass her by she headed there to work as Manager for LatAm, HR Coordinator & Translator for an online education company. After that she was able to combine her passion for languages with her experiences in teaching and educational software, by becoming the Community Manager for Voxy, an innovative online language learning platform.
Addicted to traveling and languages, she’s just returned from a few months in Paris for an intensive French course. Back in Buenos Aires, she’s now studying sign language in order to keep breaking down all types of communication barriers.
You can also check out her Babelverse profile
Follow @lauenbaires
Zachary Zorbas - Designer
Zachary Zorbas was born and raised in Minnesota, United Sates. He is a 23 year old Greek American designer who recently sold everything that didn't fit in a carry-on bag and left for Greece right after college.
Since then he has visited many countries around the world. He's been creating unique and stylish brands, websites and designs from age 14. Now he works from anywhere in the world for early stage companies of his interest.
Zachary enjoys quality design, hard work, health, exercise, reading, and good parties every day of the week.
Links: Website - Facebook
Follow @zacharyzorbas
A. Murray - PR
Los Angeles-based A. Murray specialises in online publicity, strategic online communications and public relations for consumer, technology brands and startups. Clients have included Fox, Mass Mutual, J.M. Smucker Co. and many others. You can reach her at [email protected].