Danijela Paska

Captain

Danijela studied sociology and anthropology at the University of Zadar. She is competent in qualitative and quantitative research and in socio-humanistic topics of public policies, social (in)equality, and power relations. Danijela is an experienced junior impact specialist with strong analytical skills and a scientific approach. Her professional focus is measuring social impact, creating a CSR business strategy, analytical research, and reporting. With the aim of achieving positive social changes, Danijela is currently a Ph.D. student in social science specializing in public policy.

Ana-Marija Međurečan

Advisor

Ana-Marija is a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in national and European legislation and regulation practices and a contractor for the Court of Justice of the EU. She is a connoisseur of legal systems and German and English language and a trained mediator specialised in alternative dispute resolution. With a passion for generating positive social impact and the knowledge of complex systems and procedures, Ana-Marija is a senior adviser specialising in guiding complex systems towards simple impact solutions. 

Stjepan Mikec

Partner

Stjepan has over 15 year of experience in management, and development, of social economy organisations. He is specialised in green economy, community development and new technologies.  His employment history includes a full mandate as the Executive Director of ACT Group, a consortium of social enterprises, as well as leading support organisation for entrepreneurs with positive social impact.  Before becoming the CEO, in said consortium (which employs over 70 people and are a leading example in the region) his roles were development and capacity building. As the CEO he founded an incubator and accelerator, brining networking, mentoring and access to finance to social enterprises and impact startups in Croatia. He mentors in areas of: strategic management, people management, project management, services development, social impact management, operations and processes.

Tomas Chang Pico

Partner

Tomás is a lawyer specialized in international law, international development cooperation, and political economy. Tomás was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela but has lived and worked in Costa Rica, the USA, Spain, and the Netherlands, where he is currently based. While working for different international NGOs and philantropic foundations, he has gained ample experience in providing technical, strategic, and organizational advice to civil society across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. He has worked in diverse thematic areas (e.g. public health, inclusion of marginalized communities, journalism and freedom of expression, etc.) following a human rights-based approach and has expertise in impact facilitation, capacity-building, strategic planning, advocacy, strategic public interest litigation, and research. Since 2021, Tomás sits in the Board of Directors of the International Drug Policy Consortium.

Anamarija Vuić

Advisor

Anamarija is a curious psychologist who started her career in the NGO sector, in the field of children’s rights. Her interest in creative communication brought her to a renowned creative agency, where she spent three years managing projects and developing communication strategies for leading national and international brands. Her biggest wish is to make the world a better place, be it by talking with people or working on a gender equality campaign, as long as it’s ethical and efficient.