Team

Board Members

VATAHA was founded in 2022 by Oksana and Uliana—two Ukrainian women living in The Netherlands, with broad experience and connections in the Dutch cultural scene. Yevheniia joined in 2025 to complete the leading trio.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksanasavchuk/

Oksana Savchuk

President and co-founder
https://www.linkedin.com/in/uliana-bun-689880167/

Uliana Bun

Secretary and co-founder
Yevheniia Riapolova

Treasurer

Core team

Let us introduce our team of volunteers:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliia-elyas/

Yuliia Elyas

Cultural advocacy lead
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-van-den-heuvel-b9646226/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Nathalie van den Heuvel

Grants and policy advisor
http://www.linkedin.com/in/isola-chambers

Isola Chambers

Communications specialist
Milena Kompaniiets

Counselor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiia-davydenko/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Nadiia Davydenko

Event planner
Anastasiia Bendyk

Event support
Anastasiia Khomenko

Event support
Andrii Kompaniiets

Event technician
Olena Didkivska

Project coordinator
Tetiana Rumilets

Workshop curator
Iryna Umanets

Workshop curator
Vitalii Pokusa

Logistics manager
Lera Manzovitova

Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bielchenko-a23395156/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Anna Bielchenko

Photographer
Maria Petrochko

Graphic designer
Anastasia Prokofieva

Designer
Anni Schleicher

Editorial lead
Dasha Lohvynova

Reporter
Olena Poburko

Reporter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-kiknadze

Anna Kiknadze

Reporter
http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugeniabocancia

Eugenia Bocancia

Reporter
Daria Lysenko

Reporter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-maior-4a55212ab/

Sofiia Maior

Social media manager

Previous volunteers

We are grateful to our previous volunteers: