OUR TEAM
Board of Directors
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Natasha Dukach | Executive Director | Co-Founder
Boston, MA, USA
During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022), Natasha worked as an operational analyst in hospital settings and as an experimental data analyst at the Research Science Institute (MIT). She graduated from Boston University School of Public Health with an M.S. degree in population health research/epidemiology.
Natasha is also a professional violinist with a master of music degree in violin performance, orchestra, and music pedagogy from Kharkiv National University of Arts in Ukraine.
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Semyon Dukach | Director | Co-Founder
Boston, MA USA
Semyon is an entrepreneur and the Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, a VC fund dedicated to backing immigrant entrepreneurs. He has led Techstars in Boston and served as Chairman of NASDAQ:SHSP.
An MIT graduate, he developed an internet payment protocol in '91, has made over 100 angel investments, and is the founder of the Troublemaker Award and the One Way Foundation, started in 2019.
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Kate Tyshchenko | Director
Boston, MA, USA
Kate is constantly motivated by a genuine urge to help others. An MIT graduate, she has had the opportunity to explore various fields, including life sciences, healthcare, and emerging technologies like AR/VR.
Specializing in AI, product design, and development, she finds joy in creating solutions that people love and that make a difference. Her journey focuses on leveraging technology for the greater good, blending her passions with the goal of positively impacting the world.
Advisors
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Dr. Steven Pinker | Cognitive Scientist at Harvard
Boston, MA, USA
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Cierra Martin | Strategy & Design
Memphis, TN, USA
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Nihara Kurian | Design Strategy
Boston, MA, USA
Operations
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Lena Kleyner | COO
Boston, MA, USA
In addition to being a talented actress and singer, for most of her career Lena has been managing both volunteer and professional projects ranging from clinical software development to community theater. Her academic background is with the Genetics graduate program at Tufts University and 10+ years of research work. However, helping people has always been a cornerstone of Lena's compassionate nature.
Ukrainian Team
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Yevhen Yashchuk | Rep Manager and Volunteer Coordinator
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Tanya Mateichuk | Volunteer Coordinator
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Natalia Kostrova | Head of the CFR-DUCAT Summer Leadership Program
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Tatiana Romantsova | Director of Member Experience ICF Ukraine Charter Chapter
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Elizabeth Astor | Community Manager
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Yaroslav Telenko | Volunteer
Tech Team
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Alexey Krasavin
New York, NY, USA
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Ksusha Lomazova
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Dmitry Suchkov
San Mateo, CA, USA
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Masha Smirnova Galbo
Albany, CA, USA
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Yakov Neshcheretnyy
New York, NY, USA
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Nihara Kurian
Boston, MA, USA
On-the-Ground
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Yulia Levit
Boston, MA, USA
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Catalin Rusnac
Vienna, Austria
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Michael Nemirovsky
Cambridge, MA, USA
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Dmitry Suchkov
San Mateo, CA, USA
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Vika Gryn
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Anna Furman
Boston, MA, USA
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Gabriel Turetsky
Boston, MA, USA
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Maria Bukhonina
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Alex Gluzman
Los Gatos, CA, USA
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Yuriy Litvak
Boston, MA, USA
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Inga Liustik Surprenant
Santa Clara, CA, USA
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Yulia Ivanova
Toronto, Canada
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Sasha Postnikov
Boston, MA, USA
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Pavel Klymenko
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Dmitry Baitman
Boston, MA, USA
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Nelli Tkach
Seattle, WA, USA
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Yulia Zhdanova
Boston, MA, USA
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Yevgeniy Sverdlik
Albany, CA, USA
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Boris Khmelnitskiy
New York, NY, USA
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Inna Braude
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Alex Lind
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Anna Tylik
Boston, MA, USA
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Vladimir Grebenik
Seattle, WA, USA
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Stanislav Shoupletsov
Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Masha Smirnova Galbo
Albany, CA, USA
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Alina K Khankin
New York, NY, USA
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Anna Gnatiuk
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Roman Liberstein
New York, NY, USA
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Sonia Bromberg
New York, NY, USA
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Alexander Gershenson
Santa Cruz, CA
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Tatyana Kleyman
New York, NY, USA
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Anna Gonchar
New York, NY, USA
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Bozhena Vistman
New York, NY, USA
Data Entry & Analytics
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Olga Sarukhanova
New York, NY, USA
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Olga Umansky
Boston, MA, USA
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Olga Gurova
Boston, MA, USA
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Alex Gluzman
Los Gatos, CA, USA
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Inga Liustik Surprenant
Santa Clara, CA, USA
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Yulia Ivanova
Toronto, Canada
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Stanislav Shoupletsov
Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Alina K Khankin
New York, NY, USA
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Anna Gnatiuk
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Olga Yershova
Boston, MA
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Lilian Cao
Amherst, MA
Accounting
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Desene Sterling
San Mateo, CA, USA
Former Board Members
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Marina Eybelman | Co-Founder
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Alex Furman | Co-Founder