{"id":24,"date":"2023-11-28T18:14:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistscholars.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:16:52","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/en\/about\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t<p>Below you will find a listing of ASSIST&#8217;s staff with contact information. You can filter by country to see a listing of staff located in your country. If your country is not listed, please reach out to the US team. If you are not sure which team member you should speak with, you can email <a href=\"mailto:assist@assistscholars.org\">assist@assistscholars.org<\/a> or reach out to us via our <a href=\"\/about\/contact\/\">Contact Us page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul><li data-filter=\"*\">All<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-106\" tabindex=\"0\">Austria<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-101\" tabindex=\"0\">Bulgaria<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-102\" tabindex=\"0\">Croatia<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-105\" tabindex=\"0\">Czech Republic<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-114\" tabindex=\"0\">Germany and Switzerland<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-112\" tabindex=\"0\">Hungary<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-99\" tabindex=\"0\">Lithuania<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-104\" tabindex=\"0\">Moldova<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-110\" tabindex=\"0\">Poland<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-103\" tabindex=\"0\">Republic of Georgia<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-109\" tabindex=\"0\">Serbia<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-107\" tabindex=\"0\">Slovakia<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-132\" tabindex=\"0\">South Africa<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-108\" tabindex=\"0\">Spain<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-100\" tabindex=\"0\">Sweden<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-111\" tabindex=\"0\">Turkey<\/li><li data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-97\" tabindex=\"0\">US Office<\/li><\/ul>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/martin-milne\/\" content=\"Martin Milne\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-21.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/martin-milne\/' title='Martin Milne'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-21.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-21.png 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-21-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/martin-milne\/' title='Martin Milne'>Martin Milne<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> President <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:martin@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> martin@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/martin-milne\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/laura-ziomek\/\" content=\"Laura Ziomek\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Ziomek.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/laura-ziomek\/' title='Laura Ziomek'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Ziomek.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Ziomek\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Ziomek.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Laura-Ziomek-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/laura-ziomek\/' title='Laura Ziomek'>Laura Ziomek<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Development and Orientation Manager <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US Office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:laura@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> laura@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/laura-ziomek\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-dangelo\/\" content=\"Christine D&#8217;Angelo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-07-10\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-DAngelo.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-dangelo\/' title='Christine D&#8217;Angelo'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-DAngelo.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Christine D&#039;Angelo\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-DAngelo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-DAngelo-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-dangelo\/' title='Christine D&#8217;Angelo'>Christine D&#8217;Angelo<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Director of Scholar Recruitment and Marketing <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US Office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:christinedangelo@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> christinedangelo@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-dangelo\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/spencer-obrien\/\" content=\"Spencer O&#8217;Brien\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spencer-OBrien.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/spencer-obrien\/' title='Spencer O&#8217;Brien'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spencer-OBrien.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Spencer O&#039;Brien\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spencer-OBrien.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spencer-OBrien-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/spencer-obrien\/' title='Spencer O&#8217;Brien'>Spencer O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Technology Coordinator <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US Office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:spencer@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> spencer@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/spencer-obrien\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/kerri-milne\/\" content=\"Kerri Milne\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerri-Milne.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/kerri-milne\/' title='Kerri Milne'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerri-Milne.jpg\" alt=\"Kerri Milne\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerri-Milne.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kerri-Milne-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/kerri-milne\/' title='Kerri Milne'>Kerri Milne<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Administrative Assistant <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US Office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:kerri@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> kerri@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/kerri-milne\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/cathy-presnick\/\" content=\"Cathy Presnick\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cathy-Presnick.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/cathy-presnick\/' title='Cathy Presnick'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cathy-Presnick.jpg\" alt=\"Cathy Presnick\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cathy-Presnick.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cathy-Presnick-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/cathy-presnick\/' title='Cathy Presnick'>Cathy Presnick<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Assistant Director of School Relations <\/p>\n\t\t<p> US Office <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:cathy@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> cathy@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/cathy-presnick\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/vaida-abraskeviciute\/\" content=\"Vaida  Abra\u0161kevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-04-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/lauren\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"lauren\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaida-a.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/vaida-abraskeviciute\/' title='Vaida  Abra\u0161kevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaida-a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Vaida A, a dark haired woman in a light blue jacket\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaida-a.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaida-a-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/vaida-abraskeviciute\/' title='Vaida  Abra\u0161kevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117'>Vaida  Abra\u0161kevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator, Alumni &#8217;15 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Lithuania <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:vaida@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> vaida@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/vaida-abraskeviciute\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-kristina-arheden\/\" content=\"Dr. Kristina  Arheden\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-45.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-kristina-arheden\/' title='Dr. Kristina  Arheden'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-45-500x600.png\" alt=\"ASSIST Country Coordinator, Dr. Kristina Arheden.\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-kristina-arheden\/' title='Dr. Kristina  Arheden'>Dr. Kristina  Arheden<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator, Alumni Parent &#8217;08, &#8217;11 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Sweden <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:kristina.arheden@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> kristina.arheden@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-kristina-arheden\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-lydia-dachkova\/\" content=\"Dr. Lydia Dachkova\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-07-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lydia-dachkova-1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1536\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-lydia-dachkova\/' title='Dr. Lydia Dachkova'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lydia-dachkova-1-500x600.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in front of fall leaves\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-lydia-dachkova\/' title='Dr. Lydia Dachkova'>Dr. Lydia Dachkova<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator \/ Bulgarian Reading Association (BulRA) <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Bulgaria <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:lydia.dachkova@gmail.com\" target=\"_self\"> lydia.dachkova@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-lydia-dachkova\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/nene-gigashvili\/\" content=\"Nene Gigashvili\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-04-02\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-05-14\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/spencer\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Spencer O'Brien\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/nene-gigashvili\/' title='Nene Gigashvili'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"Staff Placeholder Image Blue background with ASSIST Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/nene-gigashvili\/' title='Nene Gigashvili'>Nene Gigashvili<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Assistant <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Georgia <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:n.gigashvili@englishbookeducation.com\" target=\"_self\"> n.gigashvili@englishbookeducation.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/nene-gigashvili\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/karla-golja-milevoj\/\" content=\"Karla  Golja Milevoj\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-05-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/lauren\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"lauren\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karla-Golja.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/karla-golja-milevoj\/' title='Karla  Golja Milevoj'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karla-Golja.jpg\" alt=\"ASSIST Program Coordinator Karla Golja Milevoj\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karla-Golja.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karla-Golja-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/karla-golja-milevoj\/' title='Karla  Golja Milevoj'>Karla  Golja Milevoj<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Croatia <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:karla@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> karla@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/karla-golja-milevoj\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/maia-gurgenidze\/\" content=\"Maia Gurgenidze\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maia-Gurgenidze.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/maia-gurgenidze\/' title='Maia Gurgenidze'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maia-Gurgenidze.jpg\" alt=\"Maia Gurgenidze, ASSIST program coordinator serbia\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maia-Gurgenidze.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maia-Gurgenidze-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/maia-gurgenidze\/' title='Maia Gurgenidze'>Maia Gurgenidze<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordiantor \/ Director, Unique Learning <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Republic of Georgia <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:Maia.gurgenidze@englishbookeducation.com\" target=\"_self\"> Maia.gurgenidze@englishbookeducation.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/maia-gurgenidze\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/ala-gutu-2\/\" content=\"Ala Gutu\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-06-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/spencer\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Spencer O'Brien\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ala-gutu.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/ala-gutu-2\/' title='Ala Gutu'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ala-gutu.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Ala Gutu, a light red haired woman in a grey sweater\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ala-gutu.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ala-gutu-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/ala-gutu-2\/' title='Ala Gutu'>Ala Gutu<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator\/ International Study Centre for Educational Opportunities (ISCEO) <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:ala.gutu@isceo.md\" target=\"_self\"> ala.gutu@isceo.md<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/ala-gutu-2\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-klinger\/\" content=\"Christine Klingler\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-01-02\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/spencer\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Spencer O'Brien\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-Klinger.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-klinger\/' title='Christine Klingler'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-Klinger.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Klinger\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-Klinger.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Christine-Klinger-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-klinger\/' title='Christine Klingler'>Christine Klingler<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator, Alumni Parent &#8217;16, &#8217;22 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Austria <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:christine@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> christine@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/christine-klinger\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/katrina-krizkova\/\" content=\"Katrina Krizkova\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-06-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/christine\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Christine D'Angelo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/katarina-krizkova.jpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"962\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1024\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/katrina-krizkova\/' title='Katrina Krizkova'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/katarina-krizkova-500x600.jpeg\" alt=\"headshot of katarina krizkova smiling in a white shirt with green trees behind her\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/katrina-krizkova\/' title='Katrina Krizkova'>Katrina Krizkova<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Slovakia <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:katarina.krizkova@chcemstipko.sk\" target=\"_self\"> katarina.krizkova@chcemstipko.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/katrina-krizkova\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sam-lardner\/\" content=\"Sam Lardner\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-29.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sam-lardner\/' title='Sam Lardner'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-29.png\" alt=\"ASSIST Country Coordinator in Spain, Sam Lardner\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-29.png 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-29-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sam-lardner\/' title='Sam Lardner'>Sam Lardner<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Spain <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:swlardner@gmail.com\" target=\"_self\"> swlardner@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sam-lardner\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-verena-lautz\/\" content=\"Private: Dr. Verena Lautz\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-07-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-36.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-verena-lautz\/' title='Private: Dr. Verena Lautz'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-36.png\" alt=\"ASSIST Staff Country Coordinator in Germany, Verna Lautz\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-36.png 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-36-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-verena-lautz\/' title='Private: Dr. Verena Lautz'>Private: Dr. Verena Lautz<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Director of Marketing and Family Relations, Alumni Parent &#8217;15, &#8217;17 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Germany <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:verena.lautz@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> verena.lautz@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/dr-verena-lautz\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/regina-levisauskiene\/\" content=\"Private: Regina Levi\u0161auskien\u0117\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-05-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/regina-levisauskiene\/' title='Private: Regina Levi\u0161auskien\u0117'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"Staff Placeholder Image Blue background with ASSIST Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/regina-levisauskiene\/' title='Private: Regina Levi\u0161auskien\u0117'>Private: Regina Levi\u0161auskien\u0117<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator, Alumni Parent &#8217;98 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Lithuania <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:regina@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> regina@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/regina-levisauskiene\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/denisa-maskova\/\" content=\"Denisa Makov\u00e1\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Denisa-Czech.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/denisa-maskova\/' title='Denisa Makov\u00e1'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Denisa-Czech.png\" alt=\"Country Coordinator from the Czech Republic, Denisa\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Denisa-Czech.png 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Denisa-Czech-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/denisa-maskova\/' title='Denisa Makov\u00e1'>Denisa Makov\u00e1<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator\/The Bakala Foundation <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Czech Republic <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:makova@bakalafoundation.org\" target=\"_self\"> makova@bakalafoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/denisa-maskova\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sasa-markovic\/\" content=\"Sasa Markovic\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-04-02\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/taradesigntlc-com\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Tara Claeys\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sasa-markovic\/' title='Sasa Markovic'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"Staff Placeholder Image Blue background with ASSIST Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Placeholder-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sasa-markovic\/' title='Sasa Markovic'>Sasa Markovic<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator \/ T&amp;T School of English <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Serbia <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:markovicsaska@gmail.com\" target=\"_self\"> markovicsaska@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/sasa-markovic\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/joanna-martyni\/\" content=\"Joanna Martyni\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-03-05\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joanna-martyini1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/joanna-martyni\/' title='Joanna Martyni'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joanna-martyini1.jpg\" alt=\"Joanna Martyini\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joanna-martyini1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joanna-martyini1-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/joanna-martyni\/' title='Joanna Martyni'>Joanna Martyni<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator, Alumni Parent &#8217;11, &#8217;15 <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Poland <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:joanna@assistscholars.org\" target=\"_self\"> joanna@assistscholars.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/joanna-martyni\/' title='Read Bio \u00bb'>Read Bio \u00bb<\/a>\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/bill-mena\/\" content=\"Bill Mena\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-08-21\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-12-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ASSIST Scholars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/author\/assistscholars\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"assistscholars\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-44.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/bill-mena\/' title='Bill Mena'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-44-500x600.png\" alt=\"ASSIST Staff member, Bill Mena\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/bill-mena\/' title='Bill Mena'>Bill Mena<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> Director of School Relations <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p> <a 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content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/leyla-merve-kayali\/' title='Leyla Merve Kayali'><img width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-27.png\" alt=\"ASSIST Country Coordinator, Leyla, from Turkey\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-27.png 500w, https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-27-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href='https:\/\/www.assistscholars.org\/staff\/leyla-merve-kayali\/' title='Leyla Merve Kayali'>Leyla Merve Kayali<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<p> ASSIST Program Coordinator \/ Managing Director, LMK Consulting <\/p>\n\t\t<p> Turkey <\/p>\n\t\t<p> <a href=\"mailto:lmk@lmkconsulting.org\" 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