Lyudmila Zvaskaya, Kislovodsk, Russia, helps to prepare and conduct city-wide activities. She is a project designer for participation in multi-cultural and inter-faith projects; and project administrator during its implementation. She also does volunteer work in Chesed division--- and in Kislovodsk department of social rehabilitation for elderly people.
Marina Blyum, Tambov, Russia, is an expert in PR. She is a candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor, and head of chair of commerce and business informatics at Tambov State Technical University. She leads training courses on conflict management in business communication and team management, HR management and managerial skills. She is a member of a committee on ethics and serves as a mediator.
Natalya Babayan, Volgograd, Russia, is :a volunteer, trainer, teacher at Jewish community school, youth leader, and madrich at Taglit. She is a professional trainer and facilitator of seminars with more than 7 years of experience. She conducts trainings on personal growth, issue trainings on constructive conflict and self-fulfillment
Olga Golomako, Mogilev, Belarus is an educational psychologist at Pre-school Center of Children’s Development №5. She also works at a local NGO, Mogilev Women’s Support and Self-Education Center, as a consulting trainer, project coordinator and board member. She is a trainer for the “Women Can” program. She is also a member of “Making HIV prevention, treatment and care generally available for Belarus population” of the Global Foundation against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. She has 16 years of experience as a psychologist, 12 years in NGOs, and 14 in the social sphere.
Olga Shevchuk, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, is board chair Zakhyst (Protection). She works as a trainer in the Vinnitsa JCC “Chesed Emuna”. Her target audience is: pensioners, elderly people (persons born in time of war, ghetto and death camps prisoners , righteous gentile).
Marina Konstantinova, Odessa, Ukraine, is: an expert on reproductive health and family planning in Ukraine; a member of International Council on HIV\AIDS, a member of Association of Women of Ukraine (Diya), a member of steering committee of, “A Week of Acts of Loving Kindness,” in Odessa, a trainer in the sphere of protection of gender rights, fighting domestic violence, anti-trafficking , and women’s and youth health issues.
Tatyana Dmitriyeva, Pskov, Russia, is the director Pskov Jewish charitable Center Chesed Isaak (Mercy). A member of the Council on multi-cultural and inter-faith relationships at Pskov region local government, she has 20 years of work experience on leadership positions in Sberbank---where she had to manage conflicts with bank clients. Her responsibility was to develop a favorable climate for the staff to be able to implement their objectives effectively. She is the chair of parents committee of Pskov Autonompus Municipal academic institution "Liberal arts lyceum"---she advances mediation techniques in teaching practice.
Victoria Dyakova, Zaporozhye, Ukraine, is the head of All-Ukrainian Association of the Maccabee Organization. She is deputy head of Zaporozhye Jewish community, secretary of Zaporozhye Jewish council, member of coordinative council of department of nationalities culture and religions of Zaporozhye region, and director of a Jewish Sunday school. She initiates and conducts trainings on different social issues, including personal growth.
Tatyana Lehman, Harkov, Ukraine, is board chair of the Ukrainian Anti-Cancer Federation and executive director of Equal Right for Life. She has worked 8 years with cancer patients and the wider population of Ukraine. She is currently implementing 4 programs and 4 projects.
Natalya Dmitriyeva, Pskov, Russia, is the deputy director of educational social work at the state budgetary academic institution, Pskov Regional Art College. She is a talented manager and professional organizer of cultural and entertaining activities.
Lyudmila Maximova, Moscow, Russia, is the head of the department of International Cooperation and Project Activity, and candidate of historical sciences and assistant professor. She was awarded the medal of State Duma of Russia, "for special achievements in book publishing industry of Russia"
She coordinates large-scale regional, national and international projects aimed at strengthening friendship between nations living in Russia, as well as projects aimed to prevent conflicts based on ethnic grounds---among children and teens.
Marina Mordukhovich, Gomel, Belarus, is a volunteer with Gomel Jewish community “Akhdut” and a leader of Gomel PK women’s group “Ilana”. She prepares and conducts community activities.
Marina Brich, Minsk, Belarus, is the director of a school. She knows management methods and techniques and has the professional skills and personal qualities for leadership.
Julia Gerasimenko, Volgograd, Russia is an expert on youth issues at the municipal institution Youth and Teen’s Center ‘Forum’. She organized, conducted and participated in a number of educational and cultural activities for families and children reaching from 10 to 1000 citizens of Volgograd.
Inna Tymchyk, Odessa, Ukraine is the project coordinator of Faith, Hope, Love-a public movement.
In the last 5 years she has been conducting trainings on anti-trafficking issues, domestic violence, human rights, and tolerance for representatives of government institution. She is a trainer of the course “Tolerance”--- held for national police staff. She also conducts trainings on child protection and combating domestic violence in the context of advanced training for administrative police and local police inspectors.
Anna Shpunt, Lvov, Ukraine, is the leader of Lvov’s youth group "Dor Chadash" at Lvov charitable community "B’nei Brit Leopolis". She actively participates in the work of Lvov volunteer center and is a trainer of social community project on employment Work Service Lviv where she already has conducted trainings for 14 groups.
Elena Kalnitskaya, Makeyevka, Ukraine, is a teacher of history and social sciences. She is a: trainer, consultant in the sphere of HR with more than 25 years of work experience; a motivational speaker; and coordinator of regional development projects. She is the president of Ukrainian-wide Jewish women’s NGO, Project Kesher. She has 25 years of work experience in the education sphere and more than 17 years of work as a trainer at leadership development trainings. She organizes and conducts trainings on conflictology, constructive conflict resolution and mediation.
Inna Motornaya, Volgograd, Russia, is the leader of Volgograd’s regional Jewish national and cultural autonomy. Inna works with different age-groups as well as women’s, Jewish and diverse ethnic groups. She initiates and conducts trainings on different social issues including personal advancement.
Irina Burzhymskaya, Kineshma, Russia, is a psychologist at Kineshma psychological center. Irina took a “Basic training course" at the Institute of advanced education in Ivanovo. In Kineshma psychological center, Irina started to use mediation to deal with family conflicts; together with her colleagues she started to develop a Mediation Center. She introduced reconstructive mediation at local schools (trainings and seminars for coordinators of school Reconciliation services and volunteer youth).
Elina Katz, Rovno, Ukraine is a senior teacher at Rovno Institute of Slavic studies of Kiev University of Slavistics, the chair of Psychology, social and liberal arts. She implements projects for high school and university students and conducts issue activities on informational and psychological security, internet presence, and gender issues. She is a trainer on state reform of national police of Ukraine and teaches subjects directly related to communication and gender issues.
Irina Zubkova, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, is an editor in the Publishing Department of Nizhniy Novgorod’s branch of the Russian Academy of national economy and state service—affiliated with the President of RF. She has volunteered with NGOs and advanced their causes in mass media.
Anna Smirnova, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, works at Nizhniy Novgorod’s Women’s Crisis Center. She does psychological consulting fo victims of domestic violence and has participated in a project on prevention among children and teens---with children facing difficult situations such as homelessness, or presence in social rehabilitation centers.
Svetlana Vasilenko, Bobruysk, Belarus, is the leader of a women’s club in a local Jewish community. She works with women’s audiences of different ages and has experience in conducting large-scale events, joint implementation of non-Jewish women’s and volunteer projects.
