Our team

Management Team

Eugene Zaslavsky

Executive Director

Eugene Zaslavsky

Executive Director
Over 15 years of experience in media, lecturer in Media Management of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Tetyana Kulkova

Chief Operating Officer

Tetyana Kulkova

Chief Operating Officer
Media expert with about 15 years of experience in media marketing management. Mentor and marketing trainer, co-author of a course on media marketing.

Jane Oliinyk

Program Director

Leading Experts

Andriy Boborykin

Head of Growth

Andriy Dikhtyarenko

Content expert

Oleg Horobets

Expert in management

HR Department

Nataliia Kovalenko

HR manager

Nataliia Kovalenko

HR manager
I have 10 years of experience working with personnel

Fundraising Department

Yulia Krus

Head of the fundraising department

Mykyta Ivanov

Fundraiser

Mykyta Ivanov

Fundraiser
Alumni of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Doctoral School. Has experience in raising funds for individual research projects.

Projects Department

Olga Trufanova

Head of the Project department

Oleksiy Khutornyy

Project manager

Yuliia Kanius

Assistant PM

Yuliia Kanius

Assistant PM
More than 10 years of experience as a journalist and editor. Twice headed the editorial offices of news resources in Ivano-Frankivsk. Worked in CHESNO and Prozorro.

Kateryna Zhulina

Project manager

Sophiia Yevhan

Assistant PM

Sophiia Yevhan

Assistant PM
Manager, line producer of television projects, 5 years of experience.

Ksenia Filyak

Project manager

Ksenia Filyak

Project manager
More than a year of experience in project management and more than two years in the MDF team. Studied political science at university. Completed 2 courses in project management: made by Serhii Potapov and Pavlo Kharikov.

Nadia Perekhrest

Project manager

Anastasia Kalynivska

Junior program manager

Daria Kovalenko

Community manager

Daria Kovalenko

Community manager
6 years of experience in event management and project management. Implemented projects both in Ukraine and abroad. Education: Master's degree in Political Science, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Research Department

Oksana Buts

Head of Research Department

Oksana Buts

Head of Research Department
Sociologist, BA in Sociology at UCU, MA in Sociology at NaUKMA. 4,5 years of research experience for the public sector.

Polina Lypova

Researcher

Polina Lypova

Researcher
MA in Public Relations, NaUKMA. Specialist in qualitative research methods, 6 years of experience in sociological research management

Marta Puhach

Researcher

Natalia Fedor

Research assistant

Natalia Fedor

Research assistant
Sociologist, graduate of the bachelor's program of Sociology of UCU.

Ievhen Kohen

Research assistant

Ievhen Kohen

Research assistant
Master's degree in History of Philosophy of the NaUKMA, work experience in national and regional media.

Tetiana Gordiienko

Researcher

Tetiana Gordiienko

Researcher
PhD Candidate at National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". Visiting Scholar at Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University.

Finance Department

Margarita Butusova

Head of the Financial department

Dmytro Mitsevych

Financial manager

Dmytro Mitsevych

Financial manager
12+ years of expirience in NGO, finance literacy trainer

Tetiana Karafizi

Assistant of the Financial department

Tetiana Karafizi

Assistant of the Financial department
I have been working as a finance department assistant for more than a year. Before working in a non-governmental sector, I worked in the retail trade and leasing.

Olha Harhan

Assistant of the Financial department

Iryna Podhorna

Consultant of the Financial department

Iryna Podhorna

Consultant of the Financial department
15 + years of experience as a Chief Accountant, 10 years as an Advisor on accounting and of tax accounting, 7 years as a financial manager of an NGO.

Communications Department

Daria Potapova

Head of the Communications department

Daria Potapova

Head of the Communications department
4 years experience in public sector communications

Svitlana Nebylitsa

Social media manager

Svitlana Nebylitsa

Social media manager
Journalist with 5 years of experience in regional media. I have been working in SMM for one year and developing a book blog for over 6 years.

Zhasmin Mokhammad

Social media manager

Zhasmin Mokhammad

Social media manager
2 years experience in communications and SMM in the government and public sectors.

Maksym Honcharuk

Graphic Designer

Maksym Honcharuk

Graphic Designer
4 years of experience in graphic design

Mediamaker

Daria Trapeznikova

Editor-in-chief

Daria Trapeznikova

Editor-in-chief
MediaMaker's founder, before MDF worked with media products about society, urbanism, cultural and creative industries, technologies, and startups for 8+ years

Tetyana Bots

Long form editor

Tetyana Bots

Long form editor
Editor and journalist, before Mediamaker worked in social and political media, reported and covered international and internal politics, social topics

Veronika Nanovska

Journalist

Daria Svystukha

Short form author

Daria Svystukha

Short form author
Journalist with 3 years of experience in media. Got into the MediaMaker team thanks to the JEP-internship.

Daria Mazuryk

Designer