Our Staff

Smirnov Oleg - President , Candidate of Philology

Education:

1988- Simferopol State University, Foreign Languages Department,
1991 - Candidate of Science in Philology (PhD)

Additional Professional Training:

2002 - Training on Evaluation of Education Programs (Turkey)
2001 - Training "Method of applied project planning and analysis /monitoring" (Georgia)
2000 - Training "Facilitating community changes" Open Society Institute (Budapest);
1998 - Association of Universities And Colleges of Canada, Program "Reform through knowledge"(Canada, Ottawa, Montreal);

Experience:

1997-2003 - director of the program "Integration of formerly deported Crimean Tatars, Armenians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Germans into Ukrainian Society", International Renaissance Foundation
since 2003 - Tavrichesky National Vernadsky University, Simferopol, Management Department, Associate Professor

Skills:

Strategic planning, project design and management, monitoring and evaluation of international programs, intercultural communication, conflict resolution, facilitation and mediation;

Degtyaryova Katherine - Project Coordinator

Education:

- 1993-1998 Tavrichesky National University, Foreign Language Department
1999- Educative program "Practical Mediation" (Certificate)

Experience:

1999-2002 Regional Resource Agency Crimea-Perspective, Director of the Resource Center
1998- till the present moment -Center for Ethno-Social Studies, President

Skills:

- project management, Organization of conferences seminars, round tables, International meetings;
- conduct of seminars in the sphere of negotiation, project management, facilitating local changers.