Ibrahim is a Syrian lawyer and has a master's degree in criminal law. He joined Paper Airplanes in 2018 as a student in the English program. He applied to be part of the Paper Airplanes team and has held several roles since then, including Student Coordinator in 2019, Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator in 2020, Program Coordinator in 2021, and English Program Manager in January 2022. He likes reading and learning new skills.

Mahmoud is a third-year medical student from Aleppo, Syria. He's interested in modern humanitarian causes, especially education-related ones. He speaks English and Arabic, and he's currently learning German. He first joined PA as a student, then joined the team as a Student Coordinator, an LMS Coordinator, and now as a Program Coordinator. He will probably watch Netflix or listen to music when he's not working or studying.

Manar graduated from Damascus University with a master's degree in periodontology. She is currently pursuing an MBA degree at Nexford University, a scholarship she gained as part of her participation with PA. Manar has been involved with Paper Airplanes since 2018 in different capacities, starting as a student in the English program, as a student coordinator, and since 2021 as the admissions and enrollment coordinator. On top of working with Paper Airplanes, Manar works as a dentist and volunteers in different NGOs that focus on providing Education and health services for marginalized communities in Syria. Her favourite hobbies are learning languages, listening to music, and watching her favourite movies and TV shows!

Maxine graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a Bachelor's in Psychology and Criminology. She is studying towards a Master's in Criminology at the University of Pretoria. Maxine has been with Paper Airplanes since 2019, volunteering as an English Tutor. She holds a TEFL certificate and is currently employed as an ESL Teacher. Maxine has a varied career background, having worked as an academic tutor, photographer, graphic artist and marketing professional. She is passionate about language and learning and loves to share her knowledge through teaching. Maxine loves to travel and meet new people, feeding her curiosity about languages and cultures.

Baraah is a Syrian/ Turkish woman in tech. She started her journey in education when she was in Syria and studied information system engineering. She had to drop out for about six years because of the war, where she was displaced several times with her husband and three children. When she arrived in Turkey, she learned Turkish, completed her university degree, joined a boot camp supported by WFP in Web development, and started her career as a web developer with Turkish and international companies. She joined Paper Airplanes as the program coordinator for one year, then became the program manager in the Fall 2022 semester. she would like to inspire and encourage women to learn to code and get into the tech field.