INTERNATIONAL
MAYORS SUMMIT 2021

Iryna coordinates the Local Economic Development Program under which Western NIS Enterprise Fund supported a number of projects. In particular, the e-public procurement system ProZorro, ProZorro.Sale 1991 Open Data Incubator, Technovation Challenge project, CANactions Scholl of Urban Studies, reconstruction of schools in post-war territory, “Hub Schools” project and others.

Previously, Iryna worked at ADETEF, a public agency of French international technical assistance under the Ministry of Finance of France that ensures intergovernmental cooperation between the two countries at the national and regional levels in the field of public finance, audit, public service reform, energy efficiency and transport.

She is a member of the Board of the Professional Government Initiative, which brought together graduates of foreign universities to support the reforms. Iryna conducted a study on the role of graduates of foreign universities as change agents in Ukraine, the results of which were provided to the team of reformers at the Presidential Administration.
Master of Advanced European Studies at College of Europe (Warsaw), Iryna taught European integration policy at the National Academy of Public Administration, where she did her thesis.

Erion Veliaj was born in Tirana in 1979. He was elected as the 42nd Mayor of Tirana in June 2015. Veliaj’s leadership is focused on the implementation of child-friendly policies aimed at transforming Tirana into a long-term sustainable city. As part of his vision of giving the city back to its citizens, Veliaj’s administration worked on the complete renovation of the city’s central square, the Skanderbeg Square, which was awarded the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018. During his term in office, another major project that has been undertaken by Mayor Veliaj’s team is the Orbital Forest; a two-million tree belt that will serve as a pivotal element in addressing the environmental concerns of the city by 2030.

Veliaj served as Minister of Social Welfare and Youth from September 2013 through April 2015. During his tenure, he introduced sweeping reforms in pensions, welfare payments, employment opportunities and professional education.

In the parliamentary elections of June 2013 Veliaj was elected Member of Parliament for the district of Gjirokastra. His main focus during the electoral campaign was the organization of the voting process for the Albanian immigrants, which resulted in more than 70,000 immigrants voting in elections.

In 2011 Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania as Secretary for Youth and Immigration. For the first time, he structured the Socialist Party’s branches in countries where the Albanian Diaspora resides, particularly in Greece and Italy.

In 2003 Veliaj founded the movement “MJAFT” (i.e.: “Enough”), a civic organization which unified activists to raise awareness and inspire peaceful protest for social, educational and political issues in Albania. “MJAFT” gained huge popularity as a youth movement and in 2004, it was granted the United Nations Award for Civil Society by the former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, for its novel methods of peaceful protest. At the time, Veliaj became well-known for his innovative leadership focused on team-work and the delegation of tasks. Veliaj earlier worked with several international humanitarian organizations in the Americas, Eastern Africa and Kosovo.

Veliaj holds a Master’s degree in European Integration from the University of Sussex, UK and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Grand Valley State University, Michigan. In April 2017 Veliaj received the “Doctor Honoris Causa” degree, extended by the Grand Valley State University for his contribution to the improvement of the quality of the public services in Tirana.

Born in 1977 in Kharkiv.

Has higher education. In 1999 Chernyshov Oleksiy graduated from the Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”, specialty “Enterprise Economics”. In 2002 he graduated from the National University “Jaroslav the Wise Law Academy”, specialty “Law”.

1999 – undertook professional training according to the standards of the International Project Management Institute (Pennsylvania, USA).

1998 – worked for Telesens, a company that developed system software for the telecommunications business.

2012 – founded the investment and development company Eastgate Development, with a focus in activity on the development of large-scale commercial real estate projects, as well as attracting foreign investment in Ukraine and stabilization of the investment climate in the country.

2014 – founded the investment company VI2 Partners. The company’s offices are based in Kyiv and Vienna.

2014 – founded the KyivVision Foundation, an organization dealing with leveraging investments to the country, supporting cultural projects, promoting Ukraine in Europe through the potential of contemporary Ukrainian art.

November 2017 – appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Real Estate Club URE Club.

October 28, 2019 – March 4, 2020 – Head of Kyiv Regional State Administration.

March 4, 2020 – appointed as Minister for Communities and Territories Development.

Married. Has two sons.

Deputy Chairman of the “SLUGA NARODU” POLITICAL PARTY parliamentary faction

Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning

Member of the Temporary Investigation Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Investigation of Corruption in the Bodies of State Architectural and Construction Control and Supervision

Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the EU Parliamentary Assembly – Eastern Neighbors (EURONEST PA)

Member of the Interparliamentary Relations Group with the United States of America

Member of the Interparliamentary Relations Group with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Group with Canada

Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Denmark

Member of the Interparliamentary Relations Group with the Swiss Confederation

Member of the Interparliamentary Relations Group with the Federal Republic of Germany

Education:

2001 — graduated from Pryazovskyi State Technical University. Qualification “Transport Technology Specialist”.

2015 — graduated from Donetsk National University. Qualification “Master of Business Administration”

Supplementary education:

2015 — INSEAD French Business School “Strategic Development Programme”

2016 — The Aspen Institute Kyiv “Responsible Leadership”

2016 — Mayor School

Career:

Born on January 1, 1975 in a family of doctors in the city of Ternopil, a citizen of Ukraine.

1991 — graduated from Secondary School No. 17 in  Ternopil. From 1991 he studied at the Ternopil Commercial Institute from which he graduated in 1995 and obtained a higher education with a degree in “Economist, Economy and Production Management”. 1997 — graduated from Ternopil Academy of National Economy majoring in “Accounting and Audit”. 2001 — graduated from the Ternopil Academy of National Economy majoring in “Finance” and received a master’s degree.

From July 1994 to September 2005, he worked at the State Tax Service in Ternopil holding positions from the State Tax Inspector to the Department Head.

From September 2005, he worked as the head of the State Tax Administration in the Ternopil region; from July 2007 to April 2010, he held the position of the First Deputy Head of the State Tax Administration in the Ternopil region. He was promoted to the rank of the First Rank Tax Service Advisor.

From April 2010 to July 2010, he worked as the Head of Starokonstiantyniv Regional State Tax Inspectorate of the Khmelnytskyi region.

From July 2010 to November 2010, he worked in the Ternopil regional organization of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”

On March 15, 2009, he was elected a deputy of the Ternopil Regional Council (faction of All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”).

Member of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”, member of the Political Council of All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”, Chairman of the Ternopil city organization of All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”, Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Board of the Association of Cities of Ukraine.

Winner of the National Programme “Person of the Year — 2019” — granted the honorific title “MAYOR OF THE YEAR” (in big cities), awarded the Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2016), the Certificate of Honour of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2017), the Order of Merit of the III degree (2018).

No criminal record

Married: wife — Olena Bohdanivna Nadal (Verbova), born in 1971, private entrepreneur.

Daughter — Anastasia Nadal — born in 1995.

Father — Vitalii Andriiovych Nadal — born in 1950 — retired.

Mother – Liubov Stepanivna Nadal — born in 1950, Infectious Disease Physician of ME “Ternopil City Medical and Diagnostic Center”

October 31, 2010 — elected as mayor of Ternopil

November 30, 2010 — took office as mayor

He won a convincing victory in the elections of the mayor of Ternopil on October 25, 2015 in the first round, receiving the support of more than 60% of Ternopil residents, and in the elections of the mayor in 2020 — 74.5%.

Oleksandr Serhiiovych Symchyshym was born on November 4, 1980 in the village of Yosypivka, Starosyniavskyi district, Khmelnytskyi region. In Stara Syniava,  he graduated from secondary school of I-III stages with a gold medal. He has repeatedly become the winner of the district olympiads and prize-winner of the regional olympiads on history.

In 1997 entered the History Faculty of Kamianets-Podilskyi State Pedagogical University. In 2002 he entered the top ten students of history in Ukraine. After graduating with honours from the Historical Faculty, O. Symchyshyn entered the Kamianets-Podilskyi State Pedagogical University as a postgraduate student, choosing to study the activities of local organizations of political parties in the early 20th century. After completing his postgraduate studies, Oleksandr Symchyshyn defended thesis and received an academic degree of the Candidate of Historical Sciences.

In 2002 he worked as a teacher at the Pasichna Training and Educational Facilities of Starosyniavskyi District of Khmelnytskyi Region. In 2002-2006 he worked as a teacher, methodologist for large-scale organizational work of Khmelnytsyi Regional Charitable Foundation “Hesed-Besht”. From 2007 to 2014, he worked as a teacher of the Department of General Education Courses, associate professor of the Department of Law, dean of the Faculty of Economics and Law of Khmelnytskyi Institute of Social Technologies of Open International University of Human Development “Ukraine”. In 2010, he was elected a deputy of the Khmelnytsky City Council.

From April 2014 to July 2015, he worked as the First Deputy Chairman of the Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration. In November 2015, he was elected as mayor of Khmelnytsky.

In 2018, O. Symchyshyn was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for significant achievements in professional activity, many years of conscientious work and high level of professionalism. In 2019, he was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

In 2020, he was re-elected as mayor of Khmelnytskyi.

Married. He and his wife Svitlana have three children.

Born on February 4, 1982 in Mykolaiv.

He has two higher education qualifications. 2004 — graduated from Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University, 2007 — graduated from the Educational and Research Complex “Institute for Applied Systems Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”. 2020 — received the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.

He started his career in December 2002, when he became a teacher in the Mykolaiv branch of the private enterprise Shah Computer Academy.

From June 2005 to November 2015 — worked at Quadrologic LLC.  Initially, he held the position of a software engineer. From September 2005 to December 2006 — hold the position of the HR and Household Issues Director. In December 2006, he became the Director of Quadrologic LLC. He has worked as a director of this company until November 2015.

In 2014, in order to participate actively in the life of Mykolaiv, he founded Holos Hromady Public Association.

On November 24, 2015, Oleksandr Sienkevych was elected to the post of mayor of Mykolaiv, he became the youngest mayor of the regional centre in Ukraine. On November 22, 2020, he was elected for the second time as mayor of Mykolaiv.

Oleksandr Fedorovych Sienkevych defined as his main task the transformation of Mykolaiv into a truly comfortable city, where conditions are created for every resident to realize their potentials. He believes that it is necessary to declare the ambitions of a competitive city as a major player in the investment market. To achieve these goals, he directs his activities, inter alia, to the infrastructure projects, the establishment of a system of quality and accessible services for city residents, the attraction of investors. One of the core principles of his work is the open and rational use of Mykolaiv’s budget.

Oleksandr Sienkevych knows what Mykolaiv of the future should be. And he has a clear vision of how this should be achieved.

Oleksandr Fedorovych Sienkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv, appreciates decency, honesty and diligence of people.

Born on April 16, 1976 in the village of Sadove, Arbuzynskyi district, Mykolaiv region. Citizen of Ukraine.

Education

He finished Voznesensk Secondary School No. 4 (Mykolaiv region) with a gold medal.

He graduated from the Ukrainian-Finnish Institute of Management and Business majoring in “Finance and Credit” with honours.

USA Training programme for Ukraine “Marshall Plan”. Construction Management.

“Newport Business Academy”. Netherlands. Financial Management.

National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. Master’s degree in Public Administration.

Professional experience

Specialist, Specialist of the 1st category, chief specialist of the State Treasury in Slavutych

Leading engineer of Atma-Torh CJSC

CEO of “Construction Company “Slavutych” PE

Secretary of the Slavutych City Council in Kyiv region

Mayor of Slavutych of Vyshhorod district, Kyiv region

In October 2020, he was elected as mayor of Slavutych for the second time.

Public activities

Starting from 2006 — Deputy of the City Council. Chairman of the Commission “Municipal Reform, Reforming of Housing and Communal Services, Communal Property and Tariff Policy”.

City Public Association “Union of Producers and Employers in the field of Public Utilities”. Member of the Supervisory Board and co-founder.

Participated in the preparation of the Housing and Communal Services Programme of Ukraine.

Participated in projects of the Local Self-Government Foundation.

Member of the city rental committee, architectural and artistic city council until March 2015.

Achievements

​In 2021 — elected as President of Association “Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine”

Certificate of Honour of the State Committee of Ukraine “On Housing and Communal Services Issues”

Certificate of Honour of the State Committee of Ukraine on regulatory policy and entrepreneurship

Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine

Winner of the Young Entrepreneurs Competition in the Kyiv region

Winner of the city contest “Best Quarter of the City”

Winner of the city competition “Person of the Year” in the category “Service of the Year”, “Team of the Year”

Winner of the city competition “Quality Leader” in housing and communal services

Record of appreciation of the Kyiv Regional Council

Diploma of the International Academic Rating “Golden Fortune” and the award “Labor Glory”

Diploma “Best Representative of Medium-Sized Business”

Certificate of Honour of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on industrial and regulatory policy and entrepreneurship

Marital status

Married. He has three children.

Chief Marketing Officer of Wireless Security Systems Manufacturer Ajax Systems.

He has been developing the Ajax brand since 2016. General experience in marketing – 10 years, worked in bot agencies, media, and clients.

The first non-technical specialist at Ajax Systems. In the fifth year, the development of global marketing. Over the years, the company has grown from a local startup to one of the largest manufacturers of security systems in Europe.

Markus Appenzeller (*1972) studied architecture and urban planning in Stuttgart and Chicago. He graduated from Stuttgart University in 2003. His diploma focussed on expansion, stagnation and consolidation at the example of the City of Duisburg in the Ruhr Area.

Since the beginning of his professional career Markus Appenzeller has been involved in international large-scale architecture and urban planning and design projects. Markus developed special expertise in the development of strategic regeneration frameworks as well as tactical development and neighbourhood plans.

Markus worked for Munich based Fink+Jocher Architects as project leader and at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam on projects in London, Riga and the UAE. Since 2006 he was working for KCAP Architects&Planners in Rotterdam – first as project leader for a number of masterplans in the London Docklands then as director international projects, responsible among others for the Olympic Legacy Masterplan for London.

Between 2009 to 2011 Markus was a Studio Professor at Berlage Institute Rotterdam. In 2012 Markus founded MLA+, a practice for architecture, planning and consultancy. MLA+ today employs around 140 people in offices in Rotterdam, London, St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. 2013 and 2014 Markus was curator and co-creator of the Post-graduate Master Program „Design of Urban Ecosystems“ Ecosystems“ at National Research University ITMO in St. Petersburg. In 2016 Markus was Diploma Studio Professor at Moscow School of Architecture (MArch). Since 2018 he is heading the Urbanism Department of the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. Markus regularly lectures at architecture schools in Europe and Asia and acts a guest critic and member of competition juries.

Andy Hunder is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, representing more than 600 US and international investors and corporate members. A native Londoner, Andy was a TV presenter on a leading Ukrainian television channel. He headed the Public Relations department at Ukrainian Mobile Communications (now Vodafone Ukraine) and subsequently was External Affairs and Communications Director at GlaxoSmithKline with responsibility for Ukraine, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Hunder was the director of the Ukrainian Institute in London, regularly delivering analysis and comment on Ukrainian current affairs on BBC, CNN, SKY, Bloomberg TV, ITV, Al Jazeera, and others. He has spoken on Ukrainian affairs at the UK Houses of Parliament, House of Lords, Oxford University, London School of Economics, and University College London.

From 2016 till 2020, Andy Hunder served as Treasurer of AmChams in Europe, the umbrella organization for American Chambers of Commerce in 43 countries throughout Europe, accounting for more than $ 1.1 trillion in investment on both sides of the Atlantic.
Andy is a member of Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman Council, National Reforms Council, and National Investment Council, and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Promotion Office UkraineInvest.

Born on February 25, 1977, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, Anna Derevyanko graduated
from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in International Economics
and Law.
In 2000 Anna was appointed the Deputy Director of the European Business
Association (the EBA), and since 2003 she has been serving as the Association’s
Executive Director.
The EBA under Ms. Derevyanko’s supervision has quadrupled its size now
bringing together more than 1000 companies and, consequently, has become the
largest union of foreign business and one of the most influential advocacy
groups in Ukraine, with four regional branches (Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk,
and Odesa).
Currently, the EBA takes an active part in facilitating the development of EU
practices in Ukraine’s regulatory field and contributes to its vision – making
Ukraine a better place for business.
Anna Derevyanko is a member of the Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen Bank Aval.
Anna Derevyanko is married and has two sons

Kateryna is well acquainted with the business environment and issues of Ukrainian business, as she has worked closely with entrepreneurs for 15 years as an editor and editor-in-chief of leading business publications.

She started her career as a TV journalist, later worked in the print media: the magazine “Correspondent”, the newspaper “Kommersant-Ukraine”. Participated in the creation of magazines “Focus” and Forbes.Ukraine. From 2011 to 2014 she was the editor-in-chief of the business weekly Investgazeta and headed the TOP-100 project. For some time she worked in public communications. In 2016, she headed the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUP).

She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov.

Igor Lisky is the founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Effective Investments Group (EFI Group). Igor is an investor who has been attracting Ukrainian and international investments into various spheres of the national economy for more than 15 years.

Among the company’s main fields of activity are: paper, food and wood processing industries, development and implementation of energy saving solutions, gas trading, and supply of agricultural products.

Igor launches the biggest and the most scalable companies of the above mentioned industries, including the Greenfield projects. By implementing new quality standards, Igor’s companies succeed in creating successful businesses to promote Ukrainian business in the world. Such projects include BEEHIVE, the largest honey factory in Ukraine, FEEDNOVA, a modern high-protein feed additive factory and Doc.ua, the most famous medical online hub.

Igor is also a co-founder of the think tank “Ukrainian Institute of the Future”, which is engaged in shaping Ukraine’s economic development strategy.

Igor holds an Executive MBA from Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Founder and President of Biosphere Corporation; Owner, Charisma Fashion Group; Co-owner, Vapiano restaurant chain in Ukraine; Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs.

Mykhailo Shelemba was appointed as CEO of Datagroup in July 2016. During his first two years at the head of the company, he conducted a large-scale IT transformation, initiated an important staff development program, and optimized business processes, which helped improve business performance. Mykhailo is responsible for strategy development and operational change management.

He started his career in the banking field in 2007 at Piraeus Bank Ukraine followed by project management at McKinsey Ukraine (2011-2014) and McKinsey Middle East (2014-2016). He consulted and managed projects in banking, telecommunications, mining, and metallurgy. Mykhailo graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Ukrainian businessman, son of the famous businessman Orest Vovk. He headed a family business.

Head of Kormotech. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Enzyme.

In March 2013, he was one of the co-founders of the Lviv Tourist Alliance.

In 2003, together with his father Orest Vovk and sister Olena Vovk, he founded the first company in Ukraine in the production of cat and dog food.

For 10 years, the company has implemented and certified a quality management system in the food industry in accordance with ISO 22000 and FSSC 22 000. This is an unprecedented case in the history of doing business in Ukraine in the category of “Pet Food”.

In 2015, the company began to expand European markets. In 2017, the company took 30th place in the ranking of the TOP-50 best European manufacturers of animal feed.

In 2018, Rostislav Vovk’s company received a permit to export its products to the United States and began construction of its own plant in Lithuania.

In 2019, Kormotech will export its products to more than 24 countries, including the United States, Chile, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France and others.

Social responsibility
The company, owned by Rostislav Vovk, implements many social initiatives.

“Don’t leave us in the anti-terrorist operation”

In 2014, the company launched the initiative “Do not leave us in the ATO.” The action supports the owners and guardians of abandoned animals in the combat zone. Thanks to the joint efforts of the company and volunteers, four-legged homeless people in the war zone have a chance to survive.

“Little Prince. Ukraine that loves animals”

An innovative educational course for schoolchildren that promotes the idea of ​​humane treatment of animals. A specially designed program reveals the themes of harmonious coexistence of man and animal, the welfare of four-legged animals, as well as warns against the consequences of irresponsible and cruel treatment. The course has already been introduced in all schools of the city of Lviv, and in 2019 it is planned to train educators from other cities.

“All-Ukrainian day” Take a dog to work ”

The annual “Take a dog to work” campaign develops animal-friendly infrastructure in Ukrainian cities, promotes comfortable living conditions for pets in offices and aims to change the status of four-legged animals in society. In 2019, 550 companies from 90 cities of Ukraine joined the action. Not only private companies, but also medical institutions, ministries, departments, divisions and even politicians of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine join the action.

Alexander Pochkun is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Baker Tilly Ukraine; Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Club of Agricultural Business; Chairperson of the Board of the Eastern Europe Foundation; Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Union; Member of the Advisory Board of Agroxy.

Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities since April 24, 2017. Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration.

Education
In 2000 he graduated from school in the city of Izmail.

July 2005 – graduated from the Faculty of History of Izmail State University for the Humanities, majoring in History and Law. He received a diploma of a specialist with honors.

October 2006 – graduated from Ternopil State University of Economics with a master’s degree in Public Administration. Specialty – “Civil Service”, specialization – “World and European Integration”. He received a master’s degree with honors.

November 2010 – Graduated from the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, Institute of Public Administration and Local Self-Government. Direction – “Public Administration”.

November 2012 – received the title of Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration, defending his dissertation on “Local Government” at the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. Dissertation topic: “Formation and organization of legal services of local governments.”

July 2016 – retrained as a “lawyer” and received a diploma at the University of Economics and Law “KROK”.

Career
December 2006 – September 2006 – Coordinator of the Department of Cooperation with Authorities, Ternopil City Youth Non-Governmental Organization Association for the Protection of Youth Rights and Freedoms “Druzhba”.
June – September 2006 – Trainee in the Department of Analytics and Forecasting of Internal Policy of the Ternopil Regional State Administration.
October 2006 – November 2007, December 2010 – Legal Adviser, Acting Head of the Legal Department of the Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the Izmail City Council.
November 2008 – July 2009 – Intern of the Parliamentary Assistance Program II (USAID), Department of Local Self-Government and Administrative-Territorial Reform of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing of Ukraine.
December 2009 – December 2012 – Research Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (Institute of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Department of Local Self-Government and Regional Development).

August 2010 – November 2010 – Consultant of the Legal Aid Center of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
January 2011 – September 2013 – Budget Policy Expert of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
October 2013 – September 2014 – Analyst of the Analytical Center of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
October 2014 – August 2015 – Director of the Center for Analysis and Development of Legislation, Deputy Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
August 2015 – October 2015 – Director of the Center for Analysis and Legislation Development of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
October 2015 – January 2016 – Senior Budget Expert of the Center for Development and Implementation of Projects of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, DIALOGUE Project, USAID.
January 2016 – May 2016 – Head of the Project “Transparent, accountable, efficient budget process in Ukraine” (PBP, EU).
January 2016 – now. time – Senior Political Dialogue Expert of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, PULSE Project, USAID.
August 2015 – April 2017 – First Deputy Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.
April 24, 2017 – now. time – Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.
Distinctions
2005 – Laureate of the Prize of the Izmail City Council for significant achievements of youth in various spheres of public life.

2014 – a clock from the Prime Minister of Ukraine for the development of local self-government.

2015 – Thanks to the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing for active participation in reforms.

2020, December 7 – awarded the Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “For special services to the Ukrainian people.”

2021, August 23 – awarded the Order of Merit of the III degree on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine.

Experience in civil society organizations for over 25 years

Co-founder of the Donetsk Women’s Council, a non-governmental organization that promotes social problems, sustainable development, equal rights and opportunities for women and men, prevention and eradication of all forms of discrimination in society, overcoming all forms of violence

Coordinator of the Ukrainian Democratic Women’s Network in the Donetsk region

Delegate to the European Association for Local Democracy

Co-author of the Mariupol Development Strategy until 2021 “Mariupol is strong, smart, inspiring”

Member of the community of mediators of Ukraine

Manager of social transformation projects in Donetsk region, developing the culture of people and the culture of space, together with active citizens, representatives of business and government

Coordinator of cultural events and projects

Deputy, Chairman of the Standing Deputy Commission on Family, Youth, Culture and Sports of the Mariupol City Council of IV and V convocations. Deputy Mayor (2010-2015). Adviser to the mayor (since 2015)

Invited expert from the OSCE Project Office, ALDA, Internews

Member of the Supervisory Board of Donetsk State University of Management