Elena Filbert is a linguist and translator and currently serves as an executive director of “Anton Is Right Here” in St.Petersburg, Russia. She began working at the foundation six years ago and became the executive director in 2020.
Elena Filbert
Executive director
Anton Is Right Here Center
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