Pavlos Kollias is a senior Economist with extensive, multi-sectoral professional experience of over 35 years in programming, strategic planning, programme- and project formulation and management and in coordinating multi-disciplinary, multinational teams in the context of various capacity building programmes/projects in the areas of Regional and Local Economic Development, Cross-Border/Transnational & Interregional Cooperation, Public Administration Reform, Organisational & Human Resources Development, Employment/Labour Market and Social policies, Vocational Education & Training, Business- and SME Development.

Working internationally in the last 23+ years as Team Leader/Senior Expert in the context of a large number of EU funded (PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD, CARDS, IPA, European Neighbourhood Instrument, NDICI) projects in 14 EU candidate or associated countries in Central & Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Neighbourhood/EaP Region; Additional experience as Institutional Management Specialist for the World Bank in the Middle East:

An extensive international consulting career committed to assessing and improving governance structures at central, regional and local levels, supporting the formulation of National and Sectoral Programmes and designing National and Sectoral/Regional Development strategies and policies, providing technical assistance and institutional capacity building support to the public administration, Central Ministries and Sectoral/Regional Agencies performing functions entrusted to Managing, Paying Authorities and/or Intermediate Bodies in EU pre-accession countries and/or supporting them during the post-accession stages, assisting the Governments of associated countries of the EU Neighbourhood in implementing their EU Association Agreements for strengthening their administrative capacities, designing/managing the partnership building process, drafting/implementing the National Development Strategies and Programmes, Regional Development Plans and Sectoral/Regional Operational Programmes, integrating the national sectoral/regional strategic priorities with the regions’ own policy objectives, utilising their endogenous potential and comparative advantages to enhance regional and local competitiveness, and developing their respective project pipelines.

With a Master’s Degree in International Relations, Iana has 14 years of professional experience in strategic communication, being the lead of several large-scale awareness raising campaigns including at national level, high-level events, development and maintenance of public institutions’ and development partners’ web sites, development of numerous information and visibility products.

She started her career as a journalist, and since 2009 has been working for several international development partners’ projects in Moldova, among which UN, World Bank, UNDP, EU, being in charge of communication & awareness raising campaigns in fields like central public administration reform, human rights and gender equality, development aid coordination, youth policies. In 2014, Iana joined the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission as Communication Expert, and since then has been responsible for the overall coordination of communication activities of the project. She also holds a degree in English and German philology.

Olesea has a background in Law and Foreign Languages and holds two post-graduate degrees – in Public Administration and in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies. She has cumulatively 8 years of experience both in EU-funded projects and in public sector, offering support in administration, communication and visibility aspects, as well as in translation and interpretation.

In recent projects Olesea has worked on improving the electoral practices in Moldova at the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau and at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, and to implementation of a twinning project dedicated to financial sector in Moldova, where she provided aside logistical support to management team, as well contributions to monitoring and reporting on project activities. Over the years Olesea acquired solid knowledge of project management processes.

Ana has over 12 years of professional experience, having worked with both government institutions and international organizations. She holds two master’s degrees in Economics and International Relations. 

Throughout her career, Ana has taken on roles within various ministries, where she participated in the adjustment of national legal frameworks to align with EU acquis, contributed to the development of ministerial, intergovernmental, and international agreements, and overseeing their implementation. Her expertise includes project management, financial oversight, and building strategic relationships with stakeholders, delivering key project outcomes while ensuring compliance with donor regulations.

Prior to joining the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission Project team, Ana worked for the EU funded Twinning projects, latest in the “Strengthening supervision, corporate governance and risk management in the financial sector”, aimed to support the National Bank of Moldova in carrying out reforms related to enhance supervision, corporate governance, and risk management in the financial sector. 

Fluent in Romanian and English, she has completed specialized training in international politics, integrity, and diplomatic communication at several EU institutions.

Cătălina possesses a strong background in assisting with the implementation of environmental programmes and projects, especially in the renewable energy field. This has allowed her to acquire significant project management expertise and a thorough understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those pertaining to environmental sustainability and resilience within the Republic of Moldova.

Her leadership and communication abilities were developed through her active participation in the Young European Ambassadors Program. Furthermore, Cătălina’s international education and work experiences have equipped her with the skills to collaborate effectively and harmoniously with people from diverse cultural and national backgrounds. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.

Cornelia has a comprehensive background related to initiatives supported by international donors both for the public administration and in civil society. Her previous experience as training and local coordinator and a proven track record in planning, organizing and implementing project activities equipped her with skills in liaising with stakeholders, advising project management, ensuring quality outputs, maintaining budgetary compliance, drafting project documents. Cornelia’s prior roles also include assisting EU High-Level Advisers in education and financial-banking sectors, along with roles as a translator/interpreter providing language support and logistical assistance. 

Ala Camerzan has over 6 years of experience in supporting programmes and projects’ implementation within UNDP Moldova in the environment field, gaining valuable project management skills and deep knowledge on UN Sustainable Development Goals focused on Environmental sustainability and resilience in the Republic Moldova.

She has excellent leadership and communication skills acquired and developed through volunteering experience within the Youth in Action Program in the fields of environmental protection, as well as extensive experience of working harmoniously and effectively with other people from a wide range of backgrounds and countries during her international experience.

Ala holds an international Master of Science in Business Economics and Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.

Having licentiate degree in Spanish and English Languages as well as in Business Law, Cristina has more than 15 years of hands-on experience in translation and interpretation, being employed as translator/interpreter on ad hoc (freelancer) and regular bases by various EU and USAID funded projects. She also gained experience in working as local facilitator, providing assistance and support during Deloitte Consulting missions to Moldova. Cristina is detail oriented and reliable person, open for new knowledge and committed to meet deadlines.

Marina is a lawyer with five years of legal experience. Her area of expertise is business operations and commerce, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and restructuring, litigation.

Marina consulted previously on projects related to infrastructure, energy field and contributed to different publications on the Moldovan regulatory, doing business, as well as justice reform.

Currently, her subject of interest has switched to the banking and finance sector. Marina holds a Bachelor and Master of Laws degree.

Ina Camerzan holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. Also, she is a graduate of an Intensive Programme in European Law and Economics at the Riga Graduate School of Law.

Before joining the HLA Mission Project team, Ina worked in an anti-corruption project implemented by the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau, closely interlinked with the reform processes initiated by the government and their obligations towards implementing international standards against corruption and the related monitoring recommendations. She also has experience in the administration of grants in education at the American Councils for International Education, as well as in providing translations and reporting support in different internationally-funded projects in supporting agriculture.