25/06/2018
Вітаємо Marta Farion із обранням членом ради директорів Western NIS Enterprise Fund Western NIS Enterprise Fund.
Western NIS Enterprise Fund announced today that the Board of Directors elected Marta Farion as a Member of the Board, subject to USAID approval. Marta Farion is an American attorney, active in the Ukrainian-American community and with years of experience in Ukraine.
“We are honored to welcome Ms. Farion to the WNISEF Board, as she brings extensive experience that aligns with our goal of transforming the lives of ordinary people,” said Dennis A. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of the Western NIS Enterprise Fund. “We are confident that Ms. Farion has the best mix of skills and experience necessary to help the Fund in its efforts to assist Ukraine and Moldova with further development of sound economic policies by contributing to international trade and investment, regional development, entrepreneurship, and education.”
As president of Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America, Ms. Farion raised financial and educational support for Ukraine’s oldest and premier university, promoting education at an international level, university autonomy, academic freedom, and national legislative reforms. Ms. Farion also serves as chairperson of the board and founding member of the Electronic Library of Ukraine (ELibUkr), a project that provides access to digital academic and research information to Ukraine’s universities.
During her 13-year tenure as chairperson of the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee, Ms. Farion organized and raised funds for numerous major international programs between Chicago and Kyiv in the areas of culture, health, business development, municipal administration, human trafficking, and education.
Since 1991 when Ukraine became independent, Ms. Farion managed numerous official visits of members of Ukraine’s government to Chicago and assisted members of Ukraine’s Parliament and leaders of civil society at their meetings with government officials in Washington D.C.
Press-release: http://wnisef.org/medias/western-nis-enterprise-fund-elects-marta-farion-board-directors/