Team

Team and expertise

The education, experience and verified qualifications of the people who run our programmes.

Team

The people behind it

The people who run our programmes: role, area of expertise and verified qualifications.

Maryna Havenko

Co-founder and Director of Not in Whispers, sexologist and educational programme trainer

Works in sexuality education and sexual health - with children, teenagers, young people and adults. Helps people talk about boundaries, consent, safety, relationships and sexuality clearly, without shame, scare tactics or stigma.

Anastasiia Stepaniuk

Co-founder of Not in Whispers, social media manager and content creator

Runs the organisation’s social media: creates and delivers content, covers activities and events, and grows the organisation’s following and audience engagement.

Diana Khokhonik

Communications specialist, marketer

Communications professional with a background in marketing, media and digital. At Not in Whispers she is responsible for how the organisation sounds to the outside world: plans communications, works with content, social media and the press, and helps complex topics come across clearly and sensitively.

Iryna Morhun

Expert, lawyer, educational programme trainer

Protects the rights of women and children, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Trains professional communities to work with gender-based violence and to apply survivor-centred approaches.

Yuliia Hurina

Head of psychological support, sexologist, educational programme trainer

Works with couples, veterans, service members and their families, including military wives and partners - supporting them with relationships, sexual health, adjusting to change, crises and the aftermath of trauma.

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We would love to hear from professionals and volunteers who share our values and want to contribute to educational, communications, project or organisational work.