OUR TEAM
Nadya Tkachenko
Founder, Board President
Nadya Tkachenko is a US-based entrepreneur, holistic wellness coach, and nonprofit leader. Formerly fundraising and program director in the nonprofit and NGO sectors, including UNESCO. Director of global chapter development at the CAIA Association. Organizer of several refugee relief missions to Poland and Ukraine. MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology and Chevening Scholar, SOAS University of London. BA in International Relations, Middlebury College, USA.
Peter Sztyk
Board Director
Peter Sztyk is a Geneva-based international lawyer and investor of Ukrainian descent. Formerly of White & Case LLP and a member of the New York and Quebec bar associations. Actively involved with the Ukrainian World Congress (member of the executive board between 2009-2018; member of the board of directors 2013-2018, chaired the Human Rights Committee 2013-2018). Co-founded a Kyiv-based NGO, Ukraine-2050.org, in 2019.
ADVISORS AND SUPPORTERS
Andreas Doroshuk
Founder of the implementing partner organization “Project Nadiya CF CO” in Ukraine
Andreas Doroshuk is a Ukraine-based corporate lawyer, with a successful private legal practice of over 25 years. Actively involved in supporting refugees and displaced families from 2014 onward. Andreas played a pivotal role in launching and managing the initial activities of Project Nadiya in Ukraine and successfully spearheaded the implementation of the IDP housing project and the social center project in Dubrynychi.
Barbara Crossman
Donor and Advisor
Barbara Crossman has worked in the business and professional development world and has been actively engaged in supporting the nonprofit and SME sector since 1996, including her work in Egypt (1996-1997), South Sudan (2003-2010), and Haiti (2011-2013). She’s been living in Chisinau, Moldova for 8 years, teaching business communications in the local Christian university, teaching business development, business ethics, and nonprofit conflict resolution both in Moldova and in Odessa, Ukraine. Her educational background centers on community development and teaching, and her volunteer work with PeerServants.org involves her passion to use business to transform communities. In Moldova she has been involved in the projects led by mad-aid.org.uk to refurbinsh and repurpose unused buildings as rehab centers for disabled individuals. Barbara has been concerned about the medium to long-term challenges for IDPs in Ukraine, and she finds the mission of Project Nadiya to be vital in providing impactful solutions.
“I truly believe in the difference between what Project Nadiya is looking to achieve and what the "big guys" will do down the road. I firmly believe that the smaller projects create more long-term positive effects, which is why I am excited to be on the advisory board of Project Nadiya.”
- Barbara Crossman
Fred Hodder
Advisor, Former Board Director of Project Nadiya US
Fred Hodder is a seasoned financial and business executive. Formerly, managing Director of the Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund, a $60 million US government economic development program. Finance Director and CFO for US and international publicly listed companies. Harvard MBA and Stanford BS Engineering.