Our Team

The people who lead the research, programs, partnerships and daily work of Womafreesm.

Main Team

Marina Sukhomlinova

Creates and holds the mission, the Strategic DNA, the institutional architecture and the strategic direction of Womafreesm. Defines the research architecture, strategic development, positioning, key projects and the decisions that change how the organization is built.

Marina Sukhomlinova

Founder & President, Head of Research Architecture

Yurii Chaichenko

Manages the flow of the Founder’s decisions: their preparation, coordination and follow-up. Holds the full picture of the organization and leads the development of the World Women’s Assembly.

Yurii Chaichenko

Chief of Staff to the Founder & President; Executive Director, Womafreesm World Women's Assembly

Vita Bondarenko

Works with the women, experts and potential participants who come to Womafreesm and decides how and where to include them. Takes part in building new roles, teams, areas of work and organizational infrastructure.

Vita Bondarenko

Chief of Strategic Intake & Engagement to the Founder & President; Director of Strategic Development and Organizational Infrastructure

Iryna Iozhytsia

Leads the Board of Directors and is responsible for transparent governance. Oversees the decisions on which the stability of the organization and trust in its work depend. Get in touch about the work of the Board, accountability in governance and respect for the public interest.

Iryna Iozhytsia

Board Chair

Olesia Lylak Chyzhovych

Develops Womafreesm in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: builds the regional network and coordinates Country Directors, partnerships and global initiatives in the region.

Olesia Lylak Chyzhovych

Global Executive Board; Regional Director for Spain and Spanish-speaking countries

Iryna Lutsenko

Leads the whole executive system of Womafreesm. Turns the Founder’s strategy into priorities, plans, resources, owners and measurable results. Manages the regional network and coordinates the functional leads.

Iryna Lutsenko

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Alina Shonina

Responsible for the visual language, creative direction, design quality and the integrity of how Womafreesm appears across all channels and projects.

Alina Shonina

Chief Creative Officer

Andrii Prisych

Responsible for the technology architecture, internal digital systems, automation, integrations, digital products and the growth of the technology infrastructure of Womafreesm.

Andrii Prisych

Chief Technology and Digital Infrastructure Officer

Oleksandra Tkach

Responsible for the financial architecture of Womafreesm: budgeting, financial planning, control, reporting and transparency in how resources move.

Oleksandra Tkach

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Anzhela Kovalenko

Shapes the grant strategy, finds relevant funding programs and coordinates applications, the grant portfolio, reporting and relations with institutional foundations.

Anzhela Kovalenko

Director of Grants and Institutional Funding

Liudmyla Kurhuzenkova

Leads the research department of Womafreesm within its overall research architecture: scientific programs, methodology and the quality of evidence behind its conclusions. PhD in Economics and associate professor. Studies women’s professional fulfilment, economic independence and the impact of social and age stereotypes on their opportunities.

Liudmyla Kurhuzenkova

Director of Research and Scientific Programs

Illia Ilosevych

Leads the whole global legal function of Womafreesm: contracts, corporate law, compliance, international legal risks, the legal frameworks of projects and the protection of the organization’s interests.

Illia Ilosevych

Global General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Oksana Krasnova

Builds the global system of strategic partnerships, fundraising and external institutional relations. Develops ties with foundations, philanthropists, companies, donors and international professional networks.

Oksana Krasnova

Global Director of Strategic Partnerships, Fundraising and External Relations

Bohdana Letych

Runs the social media and content processes and brings the research, projects, ideas and results of Womafreesm to digital audiences.

Bohdana Letych

SMM Lead

Mykyta Sitnov

Leads the intellectual and reading program of Womafreesm: builds the reading selections and discussion formats and grows the community around ideas of systemic change.

Mykyta Sitnov

Head of the Womafreesm Reading Order (Book Club)

Dalila Denysenko

Develops partnerships with a new generation of authors, researchers and technology specialists. Brings people together around creative and research initiatives, so that their ideas and skills become part of Womafreesm projects. Her work opens ways for young people to shape the culture, knowledge and decisions that will define their future.

Dalila Denysenko

Director of Youth & Creative Partnerships

Anna Chechel

Advises Womafreesm on its research and scientific work.

Anna Chechel

Scientific Advisor

Andrii Murin

Builds the analytical models and processes that turn research data into verifiable findings, Evidence Briefs and information for institutional decisions.

Andrii Murin

Head of Data Analytics and Evidence

Country Directors

Maryna Zhyla

Leads the work of Womafreesm in the United States, the country where the organization is registered. Builds the American team and partnerships with organizations, foundations and experts, and adapts international projects to the American context. Get in touch about cooperation with American organizations and institutions, the US team and joint projects.

Maryna Zhyla

Global Executive Board, Womafreesm; Director for the United States

Guadalupe del Canto

Develops the country presence of Womafreesm in Argentina: builds the local team and partnerships and carries out global projects in the national context, drawing on more than 20 years of work in women’s mental health.

Guadalupe del Canto

Country Director, Argentina

Kateryna Samoilyk

Develops the country presence of Womafreesm in Turkey: builds the local team and partnerships and carries out global projects in the national context, drawing on her experience in public relations and media communications.

Kateryna Samoilyk

Country Director, Turkey

Yelitza Lora

Develops the country presence of Womafreesm in the Dominican Republic: builds the local team and partnerships and carries out global projects in the national context, drawing on more than 12 years in film, television and public relations.

Yelitza Lora

Country Director, Dominican Republic

Lady Córdova Fong

Develops the country presence of Womafreesm in Peru: builds the local team and partnerships and carries out global projects in the national context, drawing on her experience in corporate law, compliance and risk management.

Lady Córdova Fong

Country Director, Peru

Dayana Jaramillo Parra

Develops the country presence of Womafreesm in Venezuela: builds the local team and partnerships and carries out global projects in the national context, drawing on her work as a lawyer defending women and children and as President of the Amada Mía Foundation for victims of gender-based violence.

Dayana Jaramillo Parra

Country Director, Venezuela