OUR BOARD
Maria Genkin
Born and raised in Lviv, Maria moved to the U.S. to attend university. Maria started her professional career at Goldman Sachs where she worked in project and program management for the Investment Banking Division, and qualified for the CFA. After her son, Aaron, was born in 2004, she left Goldman Sachs and pursued a variety of projects in education and culture, serving on several boards and volunteering before joining Razom as a board member in 2020. As the organization and Ukraine faced an unprecedented challenge in the wake of full-scale invasion, Maria established and led Razom’s development team that went on to raise 78MM in 2022, as well as the team that grew into the Razom Relief program. Maria is a voracious reader and started the Razom Literature project. She also regularly moderates book events. Maria earned her BS from Cornell University. She lives in New York with her husband, and has two college-age children.
Olena Nyzhnykevych
Olena joined Razom’s volunteer efforts in February 2022, inspired by Razom’s impact and bias towards action in productive, dignified, and healing ways to support a prosperous Ukraine. Olena was born and raised in an active Ukrainian American community in Newark, N.J. Olena moved to Ukraine on a Fulbright fellowship in Kyiv in 2003. For ten years, she worked as the Country Director of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund (CCRF) in Ukraine, a nonprofit organization that supported orphanages for children with disabilities and worked to develop state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care units at children’s and maternity hospitals in every region of Ukraine. Passionate about providing the best care and cures possible to children with complex and rare diseases, Olena currently leads fundraising for Seattle Children’s Research Institute. She is wholeheartedly committed to Ukraine’s future – its thriving medical system, innovative reconstruction projects, and freedom for all Ukrainians.
Nonna Tsiganok
Nonna Khouri (née Tsiganok) was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and is a proud half Ukrainian and half Georgian. She was introduced to Razom for Ukraine while looking for ways to get more involved in the Ukrainian community in NYC. Nonna is currently a Senior Vice President at BCW, one of the largest PR firms in the world, with a focus on driving media strategy, corporate reputation, executive visibility, thought leadership, and leading award-winning campaigns on behalf of her clients. She has been bringing her expertise to Razom across PR, media training, and media relations and is passionate and committed to helping build a free and prosperous modern Ukraine. Nonna graduated cum laude from the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University with a BA in PR and Writing and resides in Hoboken, N.J. with her husband, son, and rescue pup.
Yulia Paslavska
Yulia started volunteering with Razom in various roles soon after its inception in 2014. She served as the Treasurer in 2015-2018, and a Board Member in 2016-2018. In her role as Treasurer, she helped build out Razom’s accounting, banking, and fundraising systems. Born and raised in Lviv, Yulia moved to Connecticut where she became an active member in the Ukrainian community. She earned a dual BA in Accounting and Economics from the University of Connecticut and an MA in International Affairs and Economic Development from Texas A&M University. For her graduate capstone project, Yulia co-authored a white paper for the Atlantic Council on Ukraine’s Path to NATO Membership. Yulia started her professional career in the airline industry, where she spent eight years in various finance roles. Most recently, she worked as a consultant implementing financial systems for large international corporations. Yulia is passionate about Razom’s work and its contribution to building a secure and economically prosperous Ukraine.
Robert Osborne
Robert is the Principal of The Osborne Group, a boutique consulting firm serving nonprofits ranging in size from small community organizations to those on a national and global scale. He specializes in organizational management, including strategic planning and scaling fundraising programs. Robert is also known for his international work, working with clients and other NGOs on a diversity of projects in Europe and around the globe. Robert is a well known speaker on topics related to fundraising and nonprofit management, and is a graduate of Cornell University. He lives in New York with his wife and son.
Max Burtsev
Max is a serial entrepreneur and creative leader born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He has always been passionate about building creative businesses and fostering innovation. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, his focus has shifted toward addressing the country’s urgent humanitarian needs. In response to the war, Max founded the “Volonterska” charitable organization, which has become a lifeline for the Ukrainian service members and countless Ukrainians affected by the conflict. Through “Volonterska”, Max leads initiatives to provide critical support, ranging from delivering medical supplies and humanitarian aid to organizing large-scale campaigns for rebuilding communities. His team’s ability to structure processes and inspire collaboration has transformed “Volonterska” into a trusted and effective force for good during Ukraine’s most challenging times.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Dora Chomiak
CEO
Dora has been a passionate advocate for Ukraine’s global contributions since her first trip there in 1989. She cooperated with numerous international organizations in Ukraine including Soros, USAID and Internews. She co-founded a media incubator that launched several major non-governmental news organizations in newly independent Ukraine. She led a $7 million grant from USAID until 1994 with Internews and co-founded Internews-Ukraine. In the United States, she contributed to growing businesses at global companies through strategic marketing and innovation. Dora earned her AB from Princeton University and an MBA from Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
Oksana Falenchuk
CFO
Oksana’s passion for supporting the young generation of Ukrainians brought her to Razom in 2016. After serving as Razom’s board member and treasurer in 2018-2022, she became Razom’s CFO in 2023. In her prior career, Oksana worked as a management consultant with Capgemini in London and as an equity analyst with Neuberger Berman in New York. A native of Ternopil, Ukraine, Oksana received a BA in Economics from Kyiv Mohyla Academy and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Zoe Ripecky
COO
Zoe grew up in Chicago’s Ukrainian American community and regularly visits the country of her grandparents. She lived in Kyiv, Ukraine during a year-long Fulbright Fellowship focused on reforms in Ukraine’s energy sector. During that time she partnered with leading Kyiv-based NGO DiXi Group to develop a multilateral energy diplomacy strategy for the Ministry of Energy. Upon returning to the U.S., Zoe got her first gig volunteering with Razom: authoring a chapter on Ukraine’s energy sector in Razom’s first congressional report. Since then, Zoe has worked on U.S. government grants in the nonprofit sector, consulted companies and investors on ESG and sustainability strategies, and most recently worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Zoe holds a BA from Vassar College and an MBA and MEM from Duke University. She is excited about applying her diverse experiences in nonprofits, business, and finance to bolster Razom’s immediate and long-term impact.
Anastasia Rab
Chief Advancement Officer
Anastasia (Nastia) was born and raised in Lviv, Ukraine and currently resides in Wisconsin, not far from the Chicago area Ukrainian American community where she grew up as a teen and a proud Plastunka. Nastia gained a degree in Political Science and French from Barnard College in NYC and started her career in tech at PowerToFly, a mission-driven startup in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. Nastia has gained valuable experience working at the Council of Europe in France, the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative in Romania, and the Athena Leadership Center at Barnard College. Nastia got hooked on Razom through the Razom IT project, inspired by the incredible ideas and change-makers coming out of Ukraine that the project exposed her to. She went on to help host the Razom IT Trip in 2016 and Razom IT Speaker Series aimed at amplifying the voices of people from Ukraine in conversations in the U.S. Nastia helped organize and manage many events throughout the years and later served as Secretary to the board for three years.
Greg Kulchyckyj
Chief of Staff
Greg Kulchyckyj is the Chief of Staff at Razom. Greg joined Razom in 2022 to help build the Advocacy team as the Associate Director of Government Affairs and Strategy. Prior to this, he co-founded technology startup Dyne, Inc., where he still serves as a Board Member. His previous experience includes roles at TD Bank, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the U.S. House of Representatives, the National Peace Corps Association, and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council. A second-generation Ukrainian American, Greg holds BAs in International Relations and Economics from Tufts University.
PROGRAMS TEAM
Anna Solovei
Program Director, Razom Relief
Anna has volunteered with Razom in different roles since 2022 and helped create the Razom Relief team. Since working in an NGO in Ukraine as a student, Anna has always been passionate about Ukrainian civil society. Previously, Anna worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and was a board member of several charities. Anna has an MBA from the London Business School.
Taras Hatalyak
Program Director, Razom Heroes
Taras graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic Institute in 1993 with a degree in radio engineering. During the 1990 Granite Revolution, he participated in the student hunger strike in Kyiv. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Lviv region, coordinating the establishment of Public Councils at 16 ministries in 2010-2011. Active in the Revolution of Dignity in 2013, he provided aid to injured activists and coordinated legal assistance. From 2015 to 2016, he was the Executive Director of the NGO “Advocacy Advisory Group,” representing the interests of those injured during Euromaidan. He initiated and managed a pilot project for police reform in the Lviv region in 2014. From 2019 to 2020, he coordinated the Platform for Interaction with Security Structures in the Lviv region, and provided assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2017 to 2023. In March of 2023, he joined Razom for Ukraine, leading the Razom Heroes program.
Mykola Murskyj
Program Director, Razom Advocacy
Before joining Razom, Mykola was an International Affairs Specialist at the Department of Justice Criminal Division and a program analyst at the U.S. Secret Service. Previously, Mykola was a Managing Editor of the Harvard Kennedy School Review and a U.S. Presidential Management Fellow. He was a lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine in the Program on Ethics, Politics, and Economics. Mykola holds master’s degrees in Physics from MIT and from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and in International Affairs from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Mykola also serves as archivist of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus.
Dan Solchanyk
Program Director, Razom Heallth
Dan is a global health expert, researcher, and medic specializing in disaster response with over ten years of experience – particularly in active conflict settings. He has delivered patient care and contributed his expertise to organizations in Ukraine, Yemen, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, and Pakistan. Dan holds two BS degrees in Human Development and Clinical Public Health Science from UC Davis and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health respectively, as well as an MS in Global Health from Northwestern. He is also a wilderness medicine instructor and publishes in academic journals that focus on global health, disaster response, and medical education. Dan’s work is guided by a deep commitment to working with local organizations to enhance health system resilience in crisis-affected regions.
FORMER BOARD MEMBERS
We are grateful to the former members of Razom’s Board whose leadership helped guide and shape the organization in its early years.
• Anastasia Rab
• Anastasiia Rybtska
• Anya Shpook
• Anya Sobolevska
• Bogdan Polovko
• Bohdan Pechenyak
• Daria Ozimko
• Dmytro Kavun
• Ivanna Bilych
• Iryna Mazur
• Lyuba Shipovich
• Mariya Soroka
• Maryna Prykhodko
• Natalia Shyrba
• Oksana Falenchuk
• Oleksii Prokopenko
• Olya Yarychkivska
• Viktor Berezyuk