ANNEX V

Biographies of Natalia V. Baranova

n     January 2005- present – executive director of the project ”Big Novosibirsk” at www.megansk.ru

n     Regional  NGO “Institute of City Development”, Novosibirsk, Russia;

n     April 2003-June 2004 – IREX Field Representative for the Western Siberia (part-time);

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n     2002- 2003 – Russian coordinator of the Russian-British project

n     “Environmental Education for Sustainable Development”: project 115 of the British Council Program SEPS;

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n     1997- present  --NGO “Social Ecology,” president;

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n     1999- 2000-Interregional Center for Supporting NGOs “Sib-Novo-Center,”

n     Project Manager within the project on TACIS Democracy Program;

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n     1991–1997 International Foundation “Cultural Initiative,” Soros Foundations Network,   

n     Executive  Director of the Novosibirsk Branch: Represented and interpreted the Foundation work  to grantees, colleagues and all interested parties; Managed grants portfolio for local priorities; Collaborated with the Foundation’s staff in Moscow, Budapest and New York in developing regional strategies as appropriate and represented needs of Russia to the Foundation’s network at large.

1993 – 1996 International Science Foundation (ISF) Executive Director, Novosibirsk Division:

Managed the ISF office for the whole Siberia, supervising the day-to day office operations, including PR and budget issues.

1991 - 1993 Siberia BC (British-Russian Company), consultant; Novosibirsk, Russia

1978 – 1993 Social Problems Department, Institute of Economics and Industrial

Engineering, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

Coordinator of the foreign relations, researcher, translator