Mariya Heletiy (She / Her)

Mariya Heletiy (Ph.D.), Deputy Chief of Party, USAID five-year “Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity”, implemented by the Consortium of Ednannia, Center of Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM) and Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR). Dr. Heletiy has over 15 years of experience in international organizations, development projects and public institutions (Ukrainian Parliament and Government). Since 2014, she has been working on improving legal environment and strengthening organizational capacity for civil society organizations, and coordinated various projects for protecting civil society in Ukraine. She also founded and managed the European Information and Research Center of the Verkhovna Rada (currently Research Service of the Parliament), managed political process and elections projects at USAID Mission in Ukraine and security projects at Open Ukraine Foundation. Mariya has earned her Master's Degree in International Relations and Ph.D. in Political Sciences in Ukraine, focusing on the post Yugoslavia conflicts and their resolution. She was also engaged in research assignments at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University, New York) and University of California, Berkeley in the United States.