A native of Lviv, Ukraine, Tetyana is a civil society development specialist with a passion for using innovative technology for democratic change. She has spent the last ten years working in former Soviet Union and beyond to promote legislative reforms, advocate for local issues and defend free and fair elections.

Since 2010, Tetyana has written extensively about social media developments and digital activism in Ukraine, covering Euromaidan and its aftermath for Global Voices and publishing research on social media and organizing.

Tetyana holds a Master’s Degree from the Free University of Berlin, where she researched impact of technology on social movements.