Olga Aivazovska

"Olga Aivazovska is head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA, a civil society organization catalyzing change in Ukraine by engaging citizens in decision-making, and fighting for the protection of voting rights and transparent electoral processes. An active participant in Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, Aivazovska has been working to transform Ukraine into a democratic and prosperous country.

"From 2010-16, Aivazovska was a director of national nonpartisan observation missions in Ukraine with over 20,000 activists. She has participated in electoral observations in more than 10 countries across Europe. Aivazovska represents Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine-Russia-OSCE) addressing the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. She is a member of the National Unity Council under the President of Ukraine, and a board member of the Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels, Belgium.

"She was nominated as one of the top 100 most influential and successful women of Ukraine in 2014 and 2015 by Focus Magazine and the Novoe Vremia. Aivazovska often participates in political TV programs, and publishes articles on electoral legislation reform and democracy promotion."

• Draper Hills Summer Fellows Class of 2016, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
• Acting head, International Renaissance Foundation