OUR TEAM

Board of Directors

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Dr. Steven Pinker | Cognitive Scientist at Harvard

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Cierra Martin | Strategy & Design

    Memphis, TN, USA

  • Nihara Kurian | Design Strategy

    Boston, MA, USA

Operations

  • 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

  • Yevhen Yashchuk | Rep Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

  • Tanya Mateichuk | Volunteer Coordinator

  • Natalia Kostrova | Head of the CFR-DUCAT Summer Leadership Program

  • Tatiana Romantsova | Director of Member Experience ICF Ukraine Charter Chapter

  • Elizabeth Astor | Community Manager

  • Yaroslav Telenko | Volunteer

Tech Team

  • Alexey Krasavin

    New York, NY, USA

  • Ksusha Lomazova

    San Francisco, CA, USA

  • Dmitry Suchkov

    San Mateo, CA, USA

  • Masha Smirnova Galbo

    Albany, CA, USA

  • Yakov Neshcheretnyy

    New York, NY, USA

  • Nihara Kurian

    Boston, MA, USA

On-the-Ground

  • Yulia Levit

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Catalin Rusnac

    Vienna, Austria

  • Michael Nemirovsky

    Cambridge, MA, USA

  • Dmitry Suchkov

    San Mateo, CA, USA

  • Vika Gryn

    San Francisco, CA, USA

  • Anna Furman

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Gabriel Turetsky

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Maria Bukhonina

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Alex Gluzman

    Los Gatos, CA, USA

  • Yuriy Litvak

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Inga Liustik Surprenant

    Santa Clara, CA, USA

  • Yulia Ivanova

    Toronto, Canada

  • Sasha Postnikov

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Pavel Klymenko

    San Francisco, CA, USA

  • Dmitry Baitman

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Nelli Tkach

    Seattle, WA, USA

  • Yulia Zhdanova

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Yevgeniy Sverdlik

    Albany, CA, USA

  • Boris Khmelnitskiy

    New York, NY, USA

  • Inna Braude

    Brooklyn, NY, USA

  • Alex Lind

    San Francisco, CA, USA

  • Anna Tylik

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Vladimir Grebenik

    Seattle, WA, USA

  • Stanislav Shoupletsov

    Kharkiv, Ukraine

  • Masha Smirnova Galbo

    Albany, CA, USA

  • Alina K Khankin

    New York, NY, USA

  • Anna Gnatiuk

    Kyiv, Ukraine

  • Roman Liberstein

    New York, NY, USA

  • Sonia Bromberg

    New York, NY, USA

  • Alexander Gershenson

    Santa Cruz, CA

  • Tatyana Kleyman

    New York, NY, USA

  • Anna Gonchar

    New York, NY, USA

  • Bozhena Vistman

    New York, NY, USA

Data Entry & Analytics

  • Olga Sarukhanova

    New York, NY, USA

  • Olga Umansky

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Olga Gurova

    Boston, MA, USA

  • Alex Gluzman

    Los Gatos, CA, USA

  • Inga Liustik Surprenant

    Santa Clara, CA, USA

  • Yulia Ivanova

    Toronto, Canada

  • Stanislav Shoupletsov

    Kharkiv, Ukraine

  • Alina K Khankin

    New York, NY, USA

  • Anna Gnatiuk

    Kyiv, Ukraine

  • Olga Yershova

    Boston, MA

  • Lilian Cao

    Amherst, MA

Accounting

  • Desene Sterling

    San Mateo, CA, USA

Former Board Members

  • Marina Eybelman | Co-Founder

  • Alex Furman | Co-Founder