From this article, http://www.adapteva.com/andreas-blog/adapteva-status/ Andres indicates he stepped down way back in January.
So I am guessing it's on autopilot? It is because of this statement which reads in part, " at this point the platform will need someone else to step up to the plate in my absence to push the technology forward. If you still believe in Parallella and Epiphany and want to contribute or otherwise collaborate with Adapteva send an email to..."
I am not an Electrical Engineer, but instead went to school for Computer Science. I do have an interest in seeing this move forward, and would like to see a new board with at least the Epiphany V processor, newer ARM v8 CPUs, a lot more memory, and even include the ARM Mail GPU on a desktop version. Possibly do this in a new Kickstarter with a lot more press coverage. I dd not even find out about Parallella until way after the Kickstarter had long finished.
So, what can be done to press this forward, and even get out a newer Epiphany beyond the 5th one?