About Our Team – Translators for Elders

Team Lead

Meng (Barbara) Zhang

Executive Director & Founder

Shenny is a 2nd year graduate student studying Translation and Localization Management. She joined TFE in 2022 as a Localization Engineer and now she focuses on localization program development. Outside of work, she enjoys planting succulents and spending time with her corgi.

Xiaoyu (Shenny) Cai

Program Manager

Project Team

The Project Team orchestrates translation projects and engaging guest speaker events while managing our talented pool of linguists. We actively reach out to organizations to offer our language services and ensure seamless communication with our valued clients and guest speakers.

Shuyun is a second-year TLM student at MIIS who previously worked in the advertising industry. She enjoys conversations on culture & languages, and she is a big fan of road trips and outdoor activities.

Shuyun Xiao

Project Manager

Yuki Yang is studying in Translation and Localization Management at MIIS.

Yukia Yang

Project Coordinator

Volunteer Linguists

Marketing Team

The Marketing Team of TFE mainly focuses on providing social media posts for our clients and the organization. Responsibilities include collaborative brainstorming for weekly content, drafting engaging posts, creating promotional materials such as posters, and essentially utilizing DTP tools.

Minting is a first-year TLM student who is passionate about volunteer activities. She enjoys harnessing the power of marketing to amplify the impact of nonprofit organizations and spread positive ideas.

Minting Lu

Marketing Manager

Minghui enjoy spending time by herself, sitting there, drawing, and designing. Now, she is ready to share her skills and bring TFE to more people!

Minghui Gao

Marketing Specialist

Jing is a second-year TLM student, an enthusia stic freelance interpreter who can speak four languages (Chinese, English, German, Japanese), currently studying translation and localiztion.

Jing Min

Marketing Specialist

Khloe is a first-year TLM student who is dedicated to providing language support to seniors. Her focus is creating awareness and engagement within community, ensuring valuable services reach those in need. She is enthusiastic about using marketing skills to make a positive impact in TFE.

Khloe Wang

Marketing Specialist

Tech Team

The Tech Team is dedicated to enhancing accessibility and inclusivity for elders through innovative technological solutions. From website development and localization to internal knowledge base and AI initiatives, our team leverages cutting-edge technology to bridge language barriers and empower seniors to thrive in the digital age.

As the Tech Manager, Qianqian leads our team of nine with innovation and creativity. In her second year of the Translation and Localization Management graduate program, she is committed to empowering people to connect and grow through innovative technology. Her extensive background in design and the music industry brings a unique mix of creativity and inspiration to our team’s work.

Qianqian Ma

Tech Manager

Jihyun is enthusiastic about the tech side of localization and how to make things smooth with all cool tools. She is excited to share her localization journey in the U.S. to Korean aspiring localizers someday!

Jihyun Kim

Localization Engineer

Yuanqi is a first-year TLM student who had experience in audio visual production. She is interested in the tech-related localization, hoping ideas and culture can be transmitted by the virtue of technology.

Yuanqi Zhao

Localization Engineer

Xiaoying is a cat mom, chief, violinist and a localizer!

Xiaoying An

Localization Engineer

Joint T/TLM but NEVER BEEN A COMPUTER SCIENCE Student, Class of 2026. Kevin is interested in Aerospace, Audio/Video Editing, Coding, Content Creating, Gaming, Machine Learning, Teaching, PC/Server Building, Photography, Subtitling, Web Proxy Technology, etc.
Hope to continue building connections & my knowledge in the future!

Kevin Zhao

Localization Engineer

Tianxiao is a first-year TLM student at MIIS. She hopes to combine her analytic background, localization knowledge, and programming skills to drive the best local experience for people around the world.

Tianxiao Jia

Localization Engineer

Raggie not only focuses on localization, but also passionate about video games, guitar and ping pong. He would probably engage in developing indie games since that’s the common language among peoples of the world.

Raggie Liu

Localization Engineer

Yun Seo is a first-year TLM student with a keen interest in continuous learning and meaningful interactions. She aspires to become a localization professional, collaborating within globalized teams and embracing diverse perspectives. In her personal time, she enjoy diving into books, immersing in nature, and treating herself to Revival Ice Cream.

Yun Seo Park

Localization Engineer

Jiaqi is a first-year TLM student and now working for the knowledge base on tech team.

Jiaqi Yang

Localization Engineer