Structure

Yana Genova is director of Next Page Foundation since its inception in 2001. She has developed publishing grants schemes, policy studies and other projects for the Foundation’s work in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and MENA region. She has worked as a consultant for the EC, various cultural organizations, the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria and the City of Sofia.
ygenova@npage.org

Anna Portarska is Book Platform manager at Next Page. She is responsible for the sound and timely implementation of the project as well as for the effective financial management. Before joining Next Page, Anna has been executive director of the Bulgarian Publishers Association, has worked in international educational projects in the Balkans and as project manager and consultant on EU-funded projects.
aportarska@npage.org

Diyana Yosifova is the Book Platform newsletter and web editor. She works at Next Page on other projects of the foundation. Diyana holds an MA in Public Policy from CEU Budapest and a BA in European Studies from the University of Sofia.
dyosifova@npage.org

Arevik Ashkharoyan is the Executive Director of Armenian Literature Foundation (ALF) and the founder of 1st Armenian Literary Agency. With an extensive managerial experience within international and public institutions, she has now committed herself to the promotion of Armenian literature abroad and development of book sector in Armenia. As a cultural manager she has also been working for both a state funded and private dance companies. One of her biggest accomplishments is the initiation of the concept and establishment of the Armenian Literature Foundation. Starting with December 2013 ALF has become local partner of Book Platform Project in Armenia, with Arevik appointed as the local manager.
arevik@1litagency.am

Lianna Aghamyan is the Program Manager of Armenian Literature Foundation and Book Platform project assistant in Armenia. She holds MA in Political Science and International Affairs from the American University in Armenia. Before joining ALF Lianna has been the Communications Officer of the Armenian representative office of an Italian business company.
lianna@literature.am

Salome Maghlakelidze is an executive director at the Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association (GBPA). Before joining the Book Platform and GPBA, she has worked as a copyright manager at a publishing house, as a deputy head of a public school and as an HR manager for an international organization. Salome has an educational background in Editing and Publishing (BA) and Education Management (MA), she is now PhD candidate in Education Sciences. She has also conducted lectures and seminars in Adult Education at Tbilisi State University.
projects@gpba.ge

Nino Kiknadze works as an Executive Director Assistant at Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association (GPBA) and Book Platform project assistant in Georgia. She holds BA in Fine Arts and continues her MA in Media Management. Before joining GPBA, she worked in several NGOs and different cultural organizations in Georgia and at Center for Jewish Culture and Education in Poland.
info@gpba.ge

Iryna Lepska is Development and International Relations Director at Publishers Forum-Lviv, has been working for the company since 2010. She has experience in organizing the Lviv International Book Fair & Literature Festival and Lviv International Children Festival (since 2010), Context Festival in 2012, and other literature-related projects. Iryna holds an MA in Psychology and an MA in Management of educational institutions.
ilepska@bookforum.com.ua

Khrystyna Mykhailiuk is the Book Platform local assistant in Ukraine. She holds an MA in English Language and Literature. Previously Khrystyna has worked as a translator and a Foreign Students’ Department manager of the company “Lucky Star Travel”. She has gained experience in establishing educational connections with countries of Asia, Africa and the European Union. Khrystyna has also contributed to the organization of poetry readings and intellectual tournaments of Western Ukraine.
k.mykhailiuk@bookforum.com.ua

Vahan Khachatryan founded and for the last 10 years managed the National Publishers Association of Armenia. He has managed and implemented various book- and copyright-related and participated at numerous book fairs around the world as the Armenian stand organizer. Editor-in-chief of the Armenian BIP monthly magazine. Has published a number of books about book industry and copyright.
armnpa@netsys.am