Our Team

A visionary globalization leader, Jeannette is the driving force behind the founding of Translation Commons.

A linguist and advocate for linguistic diversity, Julie brings academic rigor and community-driven approaches to language digitization.

A scientist in biotechnology and founding board member, Phil provides strategic support and governance oversight.

A seasoned globalization consultant and author, Tex advises on technology direction and practical implementation.

With three decades in the language industry, Patrick contributes deep localization and industry strategy expertise.

A retired professor of anthropology involved with UNESCO initiatives; his interests include AI ethics and indigenous community welfare.

Professor of Linguistics with research in translation studies and digital learning technologies.

A visual ethnographer and UX researcher who brings a human-centered perspective to events and user needs.

Chair-Professor in Linguistics, Culture Studies, and Translation — contributes extensive academic and cultural expertise.

Associate Professor specializing in Arabic–English legal translation; author and developer of legal corpora.

Internationalization expert who supports minority languages going online through technical contributions.

Professor Emerita specializing in terminology; provides expert guidance on terminological matters.

Former leader of the Script Encoding Initiative; focuses on improving digital accessibility for diverse scripts.

PhD in Linguistics with computational expertise; advises on computational linguistics and language tooling.

Elango Cheran is the Vice-Chair of the Community Engagement team and an internationalization engineer at Google. He has participated in the ICU, ICU4X and Conformance projects and the MessageFormat Working Group.

Software globalization veteran focused on improving digital support for indigenous languages.

Community/project manager for keyboard creation, bringing experience in globalization and NGO work.

Professor specializing in software localization; volunteers expertise for keyboard initiatives and UNESCO liaison work.

Software engineer and anthropologist who builds systems supporting global user experiences and language navigation.

Localization expert with 30 years of experience, including 20+ years at Microsoft leading global readiness for products like Windows and Teams. Taught localization at UW, NYU, and others. Author of The Little Book of Languages and Localization.