The Team

We are all couch surfers and skilled professionals who want to build an improved, safer and more inclusive platform that can support and sustainably grow the couch surfing community and bring its values to the world. If you feel the same way and want to contribute, then we'd love to talk to you.

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Aapeli Vuorinen

Board Member

Co-founder, President & Chairman

New York City, USA

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Itsi Weinstock

Board Member

Co-founder

San Francisco, USA

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Jesse Allhands

Board Member

Secretary

Berlin, Germany

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Emily Damgali

Board Member

Berlin, Germany

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Yannic Spreen-Ledebur

Board Member

Berlin, Germany

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Natalia Spitha

Board Member

Berlin, Germany

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Paul Rausch

Board Member

Treasurer

The World

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Krishna Gaurav

Backend Developer

New York City, USA

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Andrea Woodard

Past Board Member

Berlin, Germany

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Dominic Nayan

UI/UX Design Lead

Boston, USA

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Lucas Levin

Frontend (Web) Development Lead

Melbourne, Australia

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Mariana Baroni

Translations Lead

Japan

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Darren Vong

Frontend Developer

London, United Kingdom

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Claudio Costa

Translations Lead

Valencia, Spain

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Yi Chen

Digital Marketer

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Ben Weiner

Email Marketer

Shenzhen, China

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Guillermo de la Puente

Frontend Developer

Traveling, Earth

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Nolo Sabes

Community Forum Designer

Las Palmas, Spain

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Inbar Atias

UX Designer

Israel

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William Ginsberg

Frontend Developer

Toronto, Canada

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Han Chengyu

Language Lead: Chinese (Simplified)

Hangzhou, China

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Sam Treiger

Backend Developer

Seattle, USA

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Sam Nuñez

Grants Specialist

USA

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Marta Zaczek

UX and Graphic Designer

Wrocław, Poland

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Miuriel Feliks Kochva

UX & Graphic designer

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Paulo Carlos

UX Designer

Vancouver, Canada

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Inés

Frontend Developer

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Jesús Olano

Frontend Developer

Ourense

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Omer Baddour

Backend Developer

New York City, USA

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Jakub Szwedo

UX Designer

Poznań, Poland

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Thomas Dekiere

Frontend Developer

Ghent, Belgium

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Zlata Veresniak

UX/UI Designer

Wrocław, Poland

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Julia Evteeva

UX Designer

Vancouver, Canada

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Krzysztof Kosecki

Frontend Developer

Kraków, Poland

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Max Vuorinen

Graphic Designer

Helsinki, Finland

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Martina Ferrari

Community Structure Designer

Dublin, Ireland

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Lennart van Laake

Backend Developer

Arnhem, Netherlands

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Sherri Cui

Frontend Developer

Ancona, Italy

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Val Natanelov

Strategic Advisor

Brisbane, Australia

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Mindy Curtis

Graphic Designer

Los Angeles, USA

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Vincent Rouilhac

Frontend Developer

Normandy, France

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Colin Ashby

Digital Marketer

Houston, USA

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Henri Vuorinen

Backend Developer

Helsinki, Finland

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Janis Lesinskis

Backend Developer

Melbourne, Australia

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Marlies Iserlohe

Community Outreach

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Marco de Wit

Frontend Developer

London, United Kingdom

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