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Our Team

Meet our team members — people that are passionate about what they're doing and dedicated to our mission and values.
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We stand for refugees rights and welfare in Estonia and abroad

Team

Management

Eero Janson
Director
+372 517 4334
eero@pagulasabi.ee
Madle Timm
Head of Communications
+372 5783 5266
madle@pagulasabi.ee
Marion Tamberg
Head of Community Programme
marion.tamberg@pagulasabi.ee
Helen Vellemaa
Head of Finance
helen@pagulasabi.ee
Kristi Juurik
Head of HR
kristi.juurik@pagulasabi.ee
Helika Saar
Head of Advocacy and Protection Programme
helika.saar@pagulasabi.ee
Veronika Saareväli
Head of Councelling Programme
veronika.saarevali@pagulasabi.ee
Janek Innos
M&E Manager
janek.innos@pagulasabi.ee
Mirjam Rennit
Head of Education and Awareness Programme
mirjam.rennit@pagulasabi.ee
Laura Ombler
Head Of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programme
laura@pagulasabi.ee

Communications

Madle Timm
Head of Communications
+372 5783 5266
madle@pagulasabi.ee
Maria Elisaveta Roosalu
Communications Officer
maria.roosalu@pagulasabi.ee
Jekaterina Kalinitseva
Communications Officer
jekaterina.kalinitseva@pagulasabi.ee
Olivia Jõgi
Internal Communications Officer
+372 552 5533
olivia.jogi@pagulasabi.ee
Jorge Saint Aubyn
Web Developer
jorge@pagulasabi.ee
Daria Menshakova
Communications Officer in Ukraine branch
daria.menshakova@pagulasabi.ee

Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Programme

Iryna Kovalevych
Livelihoods Team Lead in Ukraine branch
iryna.kovalevych@pagulasabi.ee
Elena Ostapets
Livelihoods Assistant in Ukraine branch
elena.ostapets@pagulasabi.ee
Marina Stepanenko
Livelihoods Officer in Ukraine
marina.stepanenko@pagulasabi.ee
Riin Kikkas
Head of Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Programme
riin.kikkas@pagulasabi.ee
Kirke Piirikivi
Leader of Social Entrepreneurship
kirke@siinjasaal.ee
Taavet Tomberg
Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Programme Officer
taavet@pagulasabi.ee
Grete Karelsohn
Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Programme Officer
grete.karelsohn@pagulasabi.ee

Humanitarian Assistance programme

Anastasiia Shurgai
MPC Officer
anastasiia.shurgai@pagulasabi.ee
Danylo Dmytriev
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
danylo.dmytriev@pagulasabi.ee
Olga Grigorenko
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
olga.grigorenko@pagulasabi.ee
Viktoriia Svystun
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
viktoriia.svystun@pagulasabi.ee
Daria Filimoshkina
MPC Officer
daria.filimoshkina@pagulasabi.ee
Evgeniya Shymshyt
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
evgeniya.shymshyt@pagulasabi.ee
Kateryna Rudenko
MPC Officer
kateryna.rudenko@pagulasabi.ee
Tetiana Merezhko
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
tetiana.merezhko@pagulasabi.ee
Iryna Oliynyk
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
iryna.oliynyk@pagulasabi.ee
Christopher Ghaiath Almajdoub
MPC Technical Lead
christopher@pagulasabi.ee
Sofiia Padalka
MPC Officer
sofia.pryadkina@pagulasabi.ee
Tatevik Khudinyan
Food Security Technical Lead
tatevik.khudinyan@pagulasabi.ee
Svetlana Bykova
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
svetlana.bykova@pagulasabi.ee
Tetiana Miadzel
MPC Officer in Ukraine branch
t.md@ukr.net
Omar Alakhras
Head of Jordan branch
omar@pagulasabi.ee
Stepan Nenakhov
Food Security Junior Officer in Ukraine branch
stepan.nenakhov@pagulasabi.ee
Vitalii Demchuk
Security Officer in Ukraine branch
vitalii.demchuck@pagulasabi.ee
Tetiana Guliyan
MPC Team Lead in Ukraine branch
tetiana.guliyan@pagulasabi.ee
Raisa Ostapets
MPC Team Lead in Ukraine branch
raisa.ostapets@pagulasabi.ee
Alina Emilianova
MPC Team Lead in Ukraine branch
alina.emelyanova@pagulasabi.ee
Oleksandr Nezhyvyi
MPC Program Assistant in Ukraine branch
oleksandr.nezhyvyi@pagulasabi.ee

Monitoring and Evaluation

Svitlana Gorkavchuk
M&E Assistant in Ukraine branch
svitlana.horkavchuk@pagulasabi.ee
Janek Innos
M&E Manager
janek.innos@pagulasabi.ee
Taisi Liivamägi
Information Management Assistant
taisi.liivamagi@pagulasabi.ee
Artem Bednarsky
M&E Team Lead in Ukraine branch
artem.bednarsky@pagulasabi.ee
Elena Babakova
M&E Assistant in Ukraine branch
elena.babakova@pagulasabi.ee
Rostyslav Kolomoets
M&E Assistant
rostyslav.kolomoets@pagulasabi.ee

Human Resources

Liine Toomse
HR Officer
liine.toomse@pagulasabi.ee
Yuliia Tur
HR Officer in Ukraine branch
yuliia.tur@pagulasabi.ee
Anastasiia Doroshenko
Kyiv Office Assistant
anastasiia.doroshenko@pagulasabi.ee
Mariia Beriuchkova
Dnipro Office Assistant
mariia.beriuchkova@pagulasabi.ee
Kristi Juurik
Head of HR
kristi.juurik@pagulasabi.ee
Vitalina Hrabovska
HR & Finance Assistant in Ukraine branch
vitalina.hrabovska@pagulasabi.ee
Olivia Jõgi
Internal Communications Officer
+372 552 5533
olivia.jogi@pagulasabi.ee
Katariina Raid
Tallinn Office Assistant
katariina.raid@pagulasabi.ee

Community Programme

Marion Tamberg
Head of Community Programme
marion.tamberg@pagulasabi.ee
Anneli Teppo-Toost
Community Programme Officer in Saaremaa
anneli.teppo-toost@pagulasabi.ee
Irene Salumets
Community Programme Officer in Tartumaa
irene.salumets@pagulasabi.ee
Kätlin Bowden
Community Programme Officer
katlin@pagulasabi.ee
Astrid Org
Community Programme Officer in Southern Estonia
astrid@pagulasabi.ee
Sofja Popova
Support Person Service Officer
sofja.popova@pagulasabi.ee
Xenia Danilova
Community Programme Assistant
xenia@pagulasabi.ee
Angeelika Viir
Community Programme Officer in Western Estonia
angeelika@pagulasabi.ee
Yuliia Apukhtina
Community Programme Officer in Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru County
yuliia@pagulasabi.ee

Finance

Liubov Ivanova
Financial Officer in Ukraine branch
liubov.ivanova@pagulasabi.ee
Vitalina Hrabovska
HR & Finance Assistant in Ukraine branch
vitalina.hrabovska@pagulasabi.ee
Helen Vellemaa
Head of Finance
helen@pagulasabi.ee
Mari-Ann Kütt
Junior Accounting Officer
mariann.kutt@pagulasabi.ee
Reelika Pihlak
Accountant
reelika.pihlak@pagulasabi.ee
Maria Vydysh
Financial Manager in Ukraine branch
maria.vydysh@pagulasabi.ee
Olesia Kosinska
Accountant in Ukraine branch
olesia.kosinska@pagulasabi.ee

Procurement and Legal

Serhiy Kishchenko
Legal Officer in Ukraine branch
serhiy.kishchenko@pagulasabi.ee
Piret Pärna
Procurement Officer
piret.parna@pagulasabi.ee
Alla Nikolenko
Procurement Officer in Ukraine branch
alla.nikolenko@pagulasabi.ee

Advocacy and Protection Programme

Helika Saar
Head of Advocacy and Protection Programme
helika.saar@pagulasabi.ee
Maris Sander
Advocacy Officer
maris.sander@pagulasabi.ee

Counselling Programme

Veronika Saareväli
Head of Councelling Programme
veronika.saarevali@pagulasabi.ee
Anu Kaiv
Councelling Programme Trainings Coordinator
anu.kaiv@pagulasabi.ee
Kristiina Soosaar
Counsellor
+372 5464 0007
kristiina@pagulasabi.ee
Irina Oleinish
Councelling Programme Training Officer
irina.oleinish@pagulasabi.ee
Anastasiia Luchenko
Counselling Programme Assistant
anastasiia@pagulasabi.ee
Valeria Mihhailova
Councelling Programme Officer
valeria.mihhailova@pagulasabi.ee
Viktoriia Shchutska
Councelling Programme Officer
viktoriia.shchutska@pagulasabi.ee

Mental Health Programme

Laura Ombler
Head Of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programme
laura@pagulasabi.ee
Kristel Roossaar
MindSpring Programme Coordinator
kristel@pagulasabi.ee

Education and Awareness Programme

Mirjam Rennit
Head of Education and Awareness Programme
mirjam.rennit@pagulasabi.ee
Patrik Persson
Education and Awareness Programme Officer
patrik.persson@pagulasabi.ee

Donor Relations

Claire Irene Franco
Project Development Officer
claire@pagulasabi.ee
Riina Kuusik-Rajasaar
Donor Relations Officer
riina.rajasaar@pagulasabi.ee
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