Directors' profiles

Who are the current directors?

Jen Bird was an interpreter for 16 years and comes from a Deaf family. Three years ago, she completed a highly competitive Google scholarship leading to a qualification in Front End Web Development. She has worked on many business websites including for e-commerce and has experience of working in teams of Developers. She was previously part of a tech start-up trying to create a booking platform for interpreters and has learnt from that experience. She was the first Chair of NUBSLI and her speciality was looking over government contracts and taking part in consultations. As part of her Voluntary Service Overseas placement, she gained $10m in funding from the Indian Government which was used to set up the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre.

Wes Mehaffy has a Masters in Web Design & Content Planning and seven years of experience in developing business websites and platforms. He has a thorough understanding of how to take web projects from start through to completion. He has led the planning for the initial phase of the platform and the user experience work. He has been an interpreter for over 16 years.

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