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The Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law is an analytical and advocacy center that has been working in the Ukrainian public sector since 2005, focusing on developing independent media, supporting public platforms and movements, and building the rule of law in Ukraine.

Our mission is to promote the development of a society of active and responsible citizens.

To this end, we support and develop community initiatives, implement educational programs for different audiences, develop and advocate for quality legislation, protect freedom of speech, provide impartial legal expert evaluation and advise journalists, work to implement government accountability and rule of law.

Artem Myrhorodskyi

Chair of the Supervisory Board

Investment Director at Mergewave Capital, Co-founder and Board Member of the NGO Initiative E+

Artem has 15 years of management experience in both business and the civil society sector. He is the co-founder and board member of the NGO Initiative E+, established to support wounded participants of the Maidan and Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), as well as their families. From November 2014 to February 2018, he headed the Secretariat of the Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR). As the Investment Director at Mergewave Capital, he is building an investment ecosystem designed to attract investment funds and facilitate the creation of joint ventures and partnerships in the defense industry.

Halyna Skipalska

Member of the Supervisory Board

Executive Director of ICF “Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health”, Country Director of HealthRight International in Ukraine

PhD in Social Sciences, feminist activist, and expert on preventing gender-based violence, including domestic violence, human rights, and the development of social and psychological services. She has over 25 years of experience in the civil society sector, defending the rights of women, children, and vulnerable groups affected by violence, homelessness, poverty, or war. In response to Russia’s invasion, she led humanitarian initiatives that have provided social, psychological, and legal assistance to more than 1,000,000 displaced women and children through mobile teams, safe spaces, and shelters across Ukraine. Halyna is a member of the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition and Deputy Chair of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network. In 2023, she received the international “Voices of Courage Award” from the Women’s Refugee Commission in New York.

Nataliia Tymkiv

Supervisory Board Member

Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, Financial Management Expert

Nataliia Tymkiv has been a member of the CEDEM Supervisory Board since 2018. From 2006 to 2007, she worked as the head of the educational and methodical department of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional center for retraining and advanced training of employees of public authorities, local governments, state enterprises, institutions and organizations. Since 2005, she has worked in various commercial enterprises as the head of the personnel department, executive director, chief accountant. Since 2010, she has worked as a financial manager and later as a financial director of the Media Law Institute (formerly CEDEM). Since 2012, she has been engaged in public activities – a member of the Management Board and Executive Director of Wikimedia Ukraine (2012-2016). Since 2016, she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, and since 2019 she has been the Deputy Chairperson of the Board, and since 2021 – Chair.

Photo: Lantuszka, CC BY-SA 3.0

Olena Fomina

Supervisory Board Member

Lawyer, Program Director at Aspen Institute Kyiv

Olena has been an attorney since 2009 and an insolvency practitioner since 2019. Before joining Aspen Institute Kyiv, she was a Partner at the law firm Nobili (2015–2019) and was recognized among the Top 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine in the field of taxation in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

She graduated from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Academy of Ukraine, completed studies at CELLI Institute (Prague) on international bankruptcy models, and at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School on mediation. She is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association and previously served as Deputy Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association (2019–2021).

Olena is the author of over 50 publications on legal and socio-economic issues in national print media. She was a participant of the seminar “Justice, Law and Society” (Aspen Institute Kyiv, 2018) and remains an active member of the Aspen Community.

Dmytro Khilchenko

Member of the Supervisory Board

Media expert and manager with over 15 years of experience in media development and countering disinformation

Dmytro has led national and international projects for BBC Media Action, Deutsche Welle Akademie, Zinc Network, and Suspilne Broadcasting. He established Ukraine’s first multimedia newsroom and implemented innovative projects aimed at enhancing media literacy, information security, and resilience to information threats. Dmytro actively contributes to the development of independent media, protection of freedom of speech, and strengthening of civil society in Ukraine.