Yuri Barron, director
Born in Alaska and raised near Seattle in the United States, Yuri has spent nearly a decade in Central and Southeast Europe (Prague, Belgrade, Ljubljana). He founded the Barron Group in 2013 in order to more efficiently connect experienced native English speakers with clients in need of high quality language services in Slovenia. When not teaching courses, he’s the Editor-in-Chief of In Your Pocket city guides.

Will Dunn, head instructor
Will was born and raised in Manchester, England, to parents of Irish descent. He first visited Slovenia in 2007, and decided that was the place for him, helped by a little romance of course. Now after some 10 years in the land of milk and honey, he has no plans to change his base-country, having become one of the rare native English speakers to master the Slovene language. He is happiest on a bike, but also loves hiking and playing the guitar.

James Cosier, translator
A Slovene-Australian from Brisbane, James speaks both Slovene and English fluently, and is currently completing his MA in Geography at the University of Ljubljana.

John Bills, writer
After finishing university in the UK, John left his native Wales in 2009 to live and work in the Balkans, finally settling in Slovenia for several years. He now lives in Cambridge, England. 

Florence Ménard, translator
Born in Annecy in the French Alps, Flo got stuck in Slovenia during Erasmus in 2010. In her spare time she's a film producer, comic book writer, mandolin virtuoso, university lecturer and president of the Spongebob Squarepants Fan Club.

Marja Kovanda, translator
Originally from Dubrovnik with pan-Slavic roots, Marja was raised in cities across Europe, including Brussels and Ljubljana, before studying in Malta, Lyon and Dublin. More recently she's enjoyed various (moped) adventures in Indonesia and China.