@TraciC wrote:
The Connect community is full of supportive Local Guides and informative posts that can help you get the answers you’re looking for. However, we know you’ll sometimes need someone from Google to respond to an issue you’re having. In those cases, you can tag our Google Moderators who can help.
All Google moderators are easily identifiable by the “G” added to their profile photos and the “Google Moderator” title listed under their names. Currently, our Google Moderators are @BruceDM, @Atsukot, @MarinSt, @GeorgesHR, @KlaudiyaG, @NadyaPN,@Ivi_Ge , @MashaPS, @JavieraAu, @FelipePK, @IrrPavlova , @DeniGu , @Sorbe , and @AngieYC .
You may see other Googlers on Connect, but please always reach out to the Google Moderators listed in this post if you need assistance.
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Before posting a question, search the community. Your question may have already been answered. See a post that you think violates Local Guides Connect content policies? Don’t tag a Google Moderator. Instead, report it by clicking the three dots on the left side of the post and click Report Inappropriate Content.
Google Moderators are here to help with challenges you may be experiencing, but please keep in mind that it make take them some time to go through all of the posts that they’ve been tagged in. You can get to know them a little better below!
Languages (apart from English):
- Atsuko & Ivelina: Japanese
- Klaudiya: French
- Felipe: Portuguese
- Maria: Russian
- Javiera: Spanish
- Angie: Bahasa Indonesia
- Sorbe: Italian
Google Moderators
Bruce (2017- Current)
Bruce joined Local Guides in June 2017. Bruce was born and raised in New York City and enjoys traveling, running, and meditating in cool places. In his downtime, Bruce likes to get out into the sunlight, practice computer programming or just lounge around the house with his cats.
Atsuko (2017 - Current)
Atsuko joined Local Guides in June 2017. Born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, she currently lives in New York City. She loves drinking coffee and is always looking for a cute cafe to relax in. She also enjoys picnics in the park, watching movies, and cooking. Recently, she started learning how to make pottery.
Marin (2018 - Current)
Marin joined Local Guides in January 2018. He likes travel, sports, books and movies. Traveling mostly in nature, combined with biking or hiking is his favorite. As passionate skier and sunbather, he can enjoy any weather.
Georges (2018 - Current)
Georges joined Local Guides in January 2018. He identifies himself as a gentleman and he is passionate about Android Development. He also likes to “get geeky” with tech and occasionally play video games.
Klaudiya (2018 - Current)
Klaudiya joined Local Guides in January 2018. Like all Local Guides she loves traveling and exploring new places. Her hobbies are snowboarding, wakeboarding, and cooking.
Nadya (2018 - Current)
Nadya joined Local Guides in January 2018. She defines herself as a foodie and explorer. Her current hobbies are yoga, petting dogs, and cryptocurrency trading. She enjoys travelling to sunny places and going to indie/rock/electronic concerts.
Felipe (2018 — Current)
Felipe joined Local Guides in June 2018. Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo - Brazil, he considers himself a traveler and a reader. Felipe loves to be with his friends, watching movies and playing all kind of sports, especially football.
Javiera (2018 — Current)
Javiera joined Local Guides in June 2018. She is half Bulgarian and half Chilean, for that reason she defines herself as a child of the world. She is passionate about movies, traveling, surfing and biking.
Ivelina (2018 — Current)
Ivelina joined Local Guides in June 2018. Raised in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria and loves exploring new places. She started learning Japanese 10 years ago and really loves Japan and the Japanese culture. Her hobbies include traditional Bulgarian dance, petting cats and reading.
Maria (2018 — Current)
Maria joined Local Guides in July 2018. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria but she is a half Russian. As other Local Guides she loves to travel a lot, loves books and all kinds of coffee drinks made of quality coffee beans.
Angie (2018 — Current)
Angie joined Local Guides in July 2018. Chinese born in Indonesia, she is a proud Indonesian. She loves cooking Asian food, especially now when living abroad, and likes traveling and learning about the history of other countries.
Davide aka Sorbe (2018 — Current)
Davide joined Local Guides in July 2018. In the last five years, Davide has lived in different cities across England, without forgetting his Italian roots. In his free time he likes traveling, going to concerts, cooking (but in most cases, rather eating), and gathering with his friends for football games.
Irina (2018 — Current)
Irina joined Local Guides in July 2018. She is a sea child, loves exploring as much as she loves pristine beaches and depths that haven’t been discovered yet.
Denitsa aka Deni (2018 — Current)
Denitsa joined Local Guides in July 2018. She was born and raised in one of the oldest inhabited cities in Europe - Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She enjoys exploring the little side streets and hidden places in any new location, as much as she enjoys deciphering languages and symbols.