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Christophe Fréring has over 30 years of professional experience in project management with more than 20 years in the field of sustainable energy and 12 years working in the Eastern Partnership region. Mr Fréring has been coordinating the Covenant of Mayors East Office on behalf of the European Commission since 2011.

Maksym Vereshchak brings 15 years of professional experience in working in/with international project teams in sustainable municipal development, municipal and energy management, and municipal finance. Out of these 15 years, he has over 10 years of first-hand experience with designing and practical implementation of development projects for local infrastructure, energy efficiency, climate, and RES.

Iryna Horodyska has more than 6 years of experience in energy efficiency and climate mitigation projects. As Helpdesk Coordinator for the project “Supporting participation of Eastern Partnership and Central Asian Cities in the Covenant of Mayors” she assisted municipalities on a daily basis, supporting them in data collection for CO2 monitoring, elaboration of a Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI), development of Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) and in the conduction of Energy Days. Additionally, she provided administrative and technical support to experts working at municipal level in 6 EaP countries as well as Territorial and National Covenant Coordinators, Covenant Supporters and other stakeholders. In the course of this work, she facilitated communication and knowledge exchange between the experts, the Covenant Office in Brussels and the Joint Research Center (JRC). Additionally she was also involved in the adaptation of the Covenant methodology and technical materials to the Covenant East realities and collected, identified and outlined best practices. Iryna Horodyska organised and conducted capacity building trainings, networking events and study visits within Covenant-East project for the representatives of local authorities, regional administrations and ministries. She has strong coordination and networking skills. Her communication and trainee experience is obtained during 10-years projects’ implementation.

Ivan Shchadranok has 16 successful years of experience in the development and management of several long-lasting international projects financed by EU, SIDA, GEF and the WB in all regions of Belarus, including Eastern Partnership countries. Mr Shchadranok has more than 5 years of experience in the elaboration and implementation of projects in the sphere of the sustainable energy, urban mobility and municipal lighting.

Communication specialist with 12+ years of experience in strategic and digital communications. Ms. Chubata worked in different domains, including the education sphere, local government field as well as projects of international technical assistance. Experienced in event management, building brand awareness, enhancing public perception, and driving engagement.

Vitalii has 10+ years of experience in managing IT and digital projects. Vitalii worked with city councils, government organisations in Ukraine and businesses all over the world. He managed software development company and digital agency and has the experience of cooperation with state authorities, international organisations, associations of local authorities and municipalities.

Margaryta Kamasa has 30-years of professional experience, including 20-years in international relations in local authorities at regional level. She has over 15 years experience in realization, monitoring of international and internal projects, including the areas of energy efficiency, transborder, inter regional and inter municipal, decentralization and local self-government development ones. Mrs. Kamasa, as a regional coordinator, coordinated the work and gave Institutional support to the territorial communities  for Ukraine of the EU Project «U-LEAD with Europe».

She has the experience of cooperation with state authorities, international organizations, associations of local authorities, hromadas and municipalities.