Vladlena Martsynkevych
Head of the Board.
Vladlena has been involved in the public sector for over ten years. She is a co-founder of NGO Ecoaction. Currently, Vladlena is a Bankwatch representative working on the international as well as Ukrainian projects. Since 2007 she has been working in the Central Asia and Caucasus region. Her qualifications include extractive industries in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Armenia; communities support in Ukrainian agriculture; and applying a gender and women’s rights lens to project assessments.
Vladlena received degrees from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (MS, 2006) and Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (MS, 2007).
Anna Ackermann
Board Member.
Anna is a climate and energy policy professional, one of founding members of Ecoaction. She is working as a policy analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and leads the topic of a green post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
She has many years of experience in analytical research and advocacy. Between 2016 and 2018 she managed the expert “Energy Policy Reform” group of Ukraine’s largest civil society platform Reanimation Package of Reforms. Before joining the civil society sector, Anna worked on international energy and energy efficiency projects.
She holds two M.Sc degrees: in Power Engineering from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, and in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management from Central European University, The University of Manchester, Lund University.
Iryna Holovko
Board Member.
Iryna is a climate and energy policy expert and a co-founder of Ecoaction. Since 2022, she has been working at adelphi, a German consulting firm specializing in environmental and climate policies. At adelphi, Iryna is involved in projects focused on the development, implementation, and improvement of emissions trading systems and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
From 2007 to 2019, she worked at the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine (NECU), initially as a CEE Bankwatch Network coordinator for Ukraine. Between 2017 and 2019, she headed Ecoaction’s energy department, where she led public campaigns, including efforts to stop the completion of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
Iryna holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Ecology and Environmental Protection from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, as well as a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Germany.
Mariia Lukianova
Board Member.
Since 2016, Mariia has been actively involved in community initiatives in Berezhany, Ternopil region, providing consultations for entrepreneurial projects and supporting the development of local farms. In 2018, she became the head of the NGO “Navigator 2.0”, where she organized financial literacy lessons for children and youth.
As a member of the Ukrainian Rural Development Network, Mariia contributed to policy recommendations on rural development, counteracting land grabbing, and protecting farmers’ rights. From 2020, she served as the First Deputy Mayor, overseeing budget policy and socio-economic development. One of her key achievements in this role was the installation of a solar power plant on the roof of the local hospital.
Currently, Mariia leads the subnational governance and finance team in the Swedish-Ukrainian Polaris program. In her work, she values transparency, accountability, and integrity.
Mariia holds a PhD in Economics with a specialization in “Economics and National Economy Management” from the Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Maryna Ratushna
Board Member.
Maryna is an advocate for green energy and a protectionist of clean air. She holds a degree in “Human Resource Management and Labor Economics” from the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman. She gained 10 years of experience at the Ministry of Social Policy, focusing on strategic planning, gender equality in the labor sector, and social protection for internally displaced persons.
For the past 5 years, she has dedicated herself to the NGO sector, working with Ecoaction. Within the organization, she has been involved in community support, clean air advocacy campaigns, and green energy projects. She considers her most valuable experience to be working on green post-war recovery initiatives and collaborating with communities in this area.
Currently, she works in a USAID program that supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine to enhance their competitiveness. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dog and dreams of getting another furry friend.
Mykhailo Amosov
Board Member.
Received a master’s degree in Soil Geography and Land Resource Management. Mykhailo has been working in the NGO sector since 2015. Initially, he joined as a volunteer in an activist initiative, and later became a member of an environmental NGO team. In 2017, he joined Ecoaction as a project coordinator for the Land Matrix initiative in the industrial greening department, later leading this department.
Together with colleagues, he worked on projects aimed at improving the quality of air, water, and soil. Since September 2022, he has been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.