Our team

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Volodymyr Sheiko
Director General
 
Specialist in culture management, marketing and communications. For 11 years he held senior positions in the Ukrainian mission of the British Council. Organizer of numerous cultural projects and events in the UK and 15 European countries: exhibitions, art residencies, film festivals, professional internships, concerts, literary programs, trainings, theater productions.

A graduate of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 2009 received a professional diploma in marketing, and in 2014 – a diploma in digital marketing from the The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). In 2011 he graduated from the Summer School of Scottish Universities SUISS in the field of “Contemporary British and Irish Literature” (Edinburgh, Scotland). Member of the 2016 Summer School of Global Governance and member of the international network of Bucerius Summer School (ZEIT-Stiftung, Hamburg, Germany). Member of the IETM International Professional Performing Arts Network and the Total Theater Network.
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Tetyana Filevska
Creative Director
 
Art manager, curator, writer and researcher of Ukrainian art of the 20th century. She has been working in the sphere of culture for over 20 years. Her portfolio includes festivals, conferences, exhibitions, educational courses, books and films. Worked in various art institutions, particularly the EIDOS Arts Development Foundation, Contemporary Art Center, IZOLYATSIA. Platform for cultural initiatives, Mystetskyi Arsenal. Co-founder of the NGO Malevich Institute.
 
Teyana is the author of books “Kazimir Malevich. Kyiv period 1928-1930”, “Kazimir Malevich. Kyiv aspect” and “Dmytro Gorbachev. Cases”. Creative producer of the films “Malevich. Born in Ukraine” and “Malevich”. She teaches at the Ukrainian Catholic University, the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine.


A graduat of the Faculty of Philosophy at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University. Alumna of the FSA/FLEX program, the Aspen Institute Kyiv “Responsible Leadership” seminar, and the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Network Ukraine mentoring program. Member of SHERA, ICOM, CAA.

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Alim Aliev
Deputy Director
 

Journalist, human rights activist, researcher and manager of educational and cultural projects. Worked as a program director of the state enterprise “Crimean House”, a member of the supervisory boards of the NGO “Centre of United actions” and the NGO “Educational Center for Human Rights” in Lviv. Member and rapporteur of advocacy missions to the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the OSCE, the UN Security Council, EU and US political institutions on the situation in Crimea, the initiator of the digital museum of deportation of Crimean Tatars “Tamırlar”.

Public and professional activities are focused on the topics of the occupied Crimea, humanitarian policy, the current state of the Crimean Tatar people, freedom of speech and communication strategies.

Graduated from V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, majoring in “Political Science”.

Arts Programmes Deрartment

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Anastasiya Volkova 

Head of Arts Programmes   

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Daryna Babliak

Deputy Head of Arts Programmes

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Anastasiia Manuliak
Head of Visual Art

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Iryna Kyporenko
Film Programme Manager

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Mariana Bondarenko
Head of Music

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Liubov Morozova
Music Programme Manager

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Iryna Lobanok
Music Programme Manager

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Olha Lozynska
Music Programme Manager

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Olha Petryshyn
Literature Programme Manager

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Iryna Nirsha
Head of Performing Arts

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Nadia Sokolenko
Performing Arts Programme Manager

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Asia Pavlenko
Programme Coordinator

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Anna Yukhymets
Programme Coordinator

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Anabell Sotelo Ramires
Head of department for Asia, Africa and Latin America

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Khrystyna Dmytryshyn
Programme coordinator for Asia, Africa and Latin America 

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Oskar Slushchenko 
Programme expert for Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

Cross-sectoral Programmes Deрartment

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Olga Yurkova
Head of Cross-sectoral Programmes Department

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Ganna Bogachuk
Cross-sectoral Programmes Manager

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Yelyzaveta Sidelnykova
Study Visits Programme Manager

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Communications Department

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Kseniia Kalyna
Head of Communications
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Olena Makaieva 
Communications Manager
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Yaroslava Kiiashko 
Communication expert
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Olena Karakutsa
Social media expert / SMM
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Maksym Kohutiak 
Communication expert
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Olha Temerko
Designer
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Solomiia Hrebeniak-Dubova
Expert of communication campaigns

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Oleksandra Ambroz
Expert in communications with foreign media

Research, Analytics & Academic Programmes Department​

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Olena Kovalenko
Head of Research, Analytics & Academic Programmes Department​
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Mariia Protsiuk

Deputy Head of the Department 

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Anna Prokhorova
Analyst 
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Daria Popil 
Associate Analyst
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Vitalii Borymskyi
Programme Coordinator of Academic Projects
 
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Polina Fedorenko
Programme Coordinator of Academic Projects

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Olha Los
Ukrainian Language Programme Coordinator

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Mariia Melnyk
Analyst 

Accounting, Planning & Reporting Department

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Nataliia Dryha
Chief Accountant
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Iryna Prytula
Deputy Chief Accountant
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Iryna Halii
Senior Accountant

Аdministrative Department

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Olena Litovkina
Head of Аdministrative Department
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Mykhailo Berkun

Public Procurement Specialist 

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Vasyl Yasnytskyi
Driver

Legal Unit

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Vasyl Lutsyk
Head of Legal Unit 
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Alla Ustych
Senior Legal Adviser
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Yulia Temchenko
Head of Legal Department

Human Resources and Documentation Unit

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Kateryna Stadnichenko

Head of Human Resources and Documentation Unit 

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Lesia Kachynska
Senior Documentation Specialist    
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Olha Baranchuk
Administrative Assistant

Department for Development, Partnerships & International Network

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Svitlana Lenchenko

Head of Development and Strategic Partnerships

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Alyona Kuhar

Internal culture consultant

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Oleksandr Malov

Expert in monitoring and evaluation of processes/projects

International offices

Representative Office of the Ukrainian Institute in Germany

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Kateryna Rietz-Rakul

Head of the Representative Office of the Ukrainian Institute in Germany
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Маriya Zoryk 

Communication Manager

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Nataliia Druhak

Communication Manager

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Vitalina Buran

Project Mananger 

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Olga Sagaidak 

Representative of Ukrainian Institute in France