Meet The IMPACT 
Institute

Maryana was born in Ukraine in 1980 and completed her master's degree at the National University of Kyiv. She worked in various positions as a journalist and media manager and for the USAID Go Women Program in Ukraine and has extensive experience in media management and communications. She was also a mentor in the UN Women Program “Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women in National Reforms, Peace and Security”. Maryana has excellent English skills and also very good German skills.

Svitlana was born in Ukraine in 1998 and completed bachelor's and master's degrees in management at the National University in Poltava, Ukraine. She worked as a management assistant, then founded and ran an internet shop for two years before the Russian invasion in 2022 forced her to flee her country. She speaks English very well and is working hard to learn German too.

Born in the Czech Republic in 1975, Andrea completed her engineering studies at the University of Zlín. She has now lived in Austria for 25 years and worked in the technical industry and in project management. Andrea is bilingual (Czech and German) and also speaks English and some Russian.

Sabrina is an ISO-certified adult education trainer and online tutor. She specializes in German training for executives and academics, offering business communication, conversation training, and exam preparation. With extensive work experience in Spain and Sweden, she has been working as a freelance German trainer in Vienna for several years.

Andriiana is a trainer for German as a foreign language. In 2023, she received a Master's degree in Teaching German as a Second and Foreign Language at the University of Jena (Germany), and afterward, she spent one year as a language assistant at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic). In the summer of 2024, she moved to Vienna, where she teaches General German and German for the office. 

Natascha was born in Austria in 1980 and completed her studies at the University of Vienna. She works with children and adults in crisis situations (e.g. as victims of violence). She has been working with Ukrainian women in Vienna since 2022. Natascha also works as director of an institute for violence prevention in families.

Madeline Safavi is currently obtaining her bachelor’s degree and working as Intern Fashion Editor at Vogue magazine. She holds an International Baccalaureate degree from Aiglon College in Switzerland and as the Prokuriist member of the Board of Directors, she is responsible for programme success and evaluation.