Ilena Yeru Pegan is the Project Manager within the Godot Foundation, overseeing the team and ensuring the development of an open-source game engine accessible to everyone. Ilena is a game developer, previously managing interactive projects and indie teams. Their background is in grant writing and program management within non-profit and tribal government, where they grew passionate for the development of free, community-driven resources. Now, Ilena works with the Godot team to enhance development workflows, coordinate contractors, and ensure milestone alignment.