Svitlana

About Me SVITLANA FOMENKO
Education and social impact professional
O p e r a tio n a l & P r o g r a m D ir ec t o r | Hu m a n C a p i ta l
with 20+ years of leadership experience in R e c o v e r y | E d u c a tio n & S o c ia l I m p a c t L e a d er
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operations through crises — including
revolutions, pandemics, and full-scale war —
while maintaining institutional stability and
Experience
growth.
Expert in building high-performing teams,
launching social-impact programs, Operational Director 2025 - Present
implementing monitoring systems, Dali Bude Foundation
designing recovery pathways, and aligning
operations with donor, governmental, and Operationalized the full RTW program combining rehabilitation, reskilling, case
international standards. Passionate about management, employer engagement, and workplace adaptation
scalable, systemic solutions that strengthen Established organizational systems, SOPs, compliance processes, procurement
communities and improve lives. rules, and operational workflows ensuring transparency and scalability
Coordinated multidisciplinary teams: psychologists, case managers, employers.

Skills Implemented MEL architecture: baseline–midline–endline assessments, case
tracking, employer satisfaction surveys, retention metrics.
Structured organizational fundraising: concept notes, proposals, donor pitches,
Educational Leadership & Administration: presentations
Strategic planning, stakeholder management,
Developed partnerships with medical centers, rehabilitation facilities,
grant writing, budgeting, compliance
municipalities, veteran groups, and employment networks
Leadership: Team building, decision- Oversaw operational budgeting, financial tracking, procurement, contracts, and
making,conflict resolution
compliance with donor standards
Education Expertise: Curriculum Led the organization’s strategic direction around sustainability, national scaling,
development,instructional design, academic
and integration into state systems
planning

Technical Skills: Grant writing, financial Grants Specialist 2024 - 2025
management, Microsoft Office Suite
Promoting Integrity in the Public Sector DAI LLC
Soft Skills: Effective communication, Project, funded by USAID and FCDO
adaptability, problem-solving, conflict
management, leadership Managed and implemented the full grant cycle according to DAI and USAID
policies, ensuring compliance with international standards (posting of APS,
Multitasking, deadline management,
analyzing the relevance of submitted concept notes; facilitated during technical
attention to detail
evaluation meetings, drafted concepts for concurrence by COR; analyzed,

Education and
.evaluated, checked all the incoming documents for issuing of grants; ; checked
the budget and its relevance; conducted compliance checks; monitored due
dates of milestone completion)
Certifications Built and maintained relationships with stakeholders, including donors and
regulatory bodies, to secure project funding and align with organizational goals
DAI Followed designed strategic frameworks for risk assessment and monitoring
Field Procurement Training
Founder and CEO 2003 - 2025
Harvard Business School
Internatinal Montessori Nursery and Uschool
Certificate in School Management and
Leadership (Leading Schools, Leading Built and led one of Kyiv’s first individualized, child-centered educational
People, Leading Change, Leading institutions for ages 0–14.
Learning) Designed academic, operational, financial, HR, safeguarding, crisis-response, and
quality assurance systems.
Ukrainian Deminer Association Ensured organizational resilience through political crises, pandemic, and full-
Certificate in completing EORE course scale war.
Fostered a collaborative team culture through effective leadership, recruitment,
North American Montessori Center
International Montessori Teaching and training of staff; implemented multi-campus operations.
Created curricula integrating Montessori, national standards, STEAM, PBL,
Diploma, Lower Elementary
Common Core, and trauma-aware approaches.
St Nicholas Montessori Training Center Established partnerships with local authorities, educational institutions, and
Teaching Diploma: Birth to Six international organizations.
Oversaw financial planning, admissions, communications, procurement, and
Kyiv National Economic University
parent engagement.
Master's in International Business
Conducted lessons across core subjects, integrating active learning, project-
Management
based methods, and formative assessments.

Languages Manager 2000 - 2003
Kyiv Lada Joint Stock Company
Ukrainian English Oversaw team operations.
Managed partnerships and resource allocation to meet corporate objectives.
Russian