
Team

Aleksandra Kulik
Chairwoman of the Board
Social psychologist, career counselor, trainer of digital and psychosocial competencies. Graduate of the PAFF School of Leaders. Member of the Program Council of the European Youth Capital Lublin 2023 and the National Youth Development Council.
Believes in the power of non-formal education, has cooperated with coaches at the Economic Forum for Young Leaders, with WSPA, Edurodesk Poland, PROM, Space from Facebook in the Digital Competencies program or Coca Cola HBC in the #YouthEmpowered progam. Long-time coordinator and facilitator of international educational projects aimed at young people, metorka of youth initiatives, cosnultant of the Eurodesk network, member of the Council of Public Benefit Activity in Lublin in 2019-22.
A native Lubliner. She likes her city, but even more to leave it. Besides, she never disdains a good movie or a good coffee.

Marta Szczodrak
Vice-chairwoman of the Board
A psychologist by education and passion. Licensed career counselor, psychosocial skills trainer, VCC trainer and examiner. A graduate of postgraduate studies in human resource management. During the certified training in psychological help and crisis intervention of the Institute of Psychological Health. For over a dozen years she has been specializing in psychological assistance. She works mainly with young people and adults at risk of social exclusion. She cooperated, among others, with people with intellectual disabilities, uniformed services, MONAR, MOPR, OHP, public employment services, non-governmental organizations. Actively involved in the implementation of educational and social projects.
In the Foundation, she is responsible for the Youth Support Center "Przystanek Sempre".
She adheres to the principle of "the brave live - the cautious last'". She works on adrenaline and the power of sun. As part of relaxation, she passionately travels kilometers on roller skates.

Jagoda Idzik
Member of the Board
Sociotherapist, rehabilitation educator, group trainer of Aggression Replacement Training. She has many years of experience working with children and young people at risk of social exclusion, as well as their parents and guardians. She started her professional experience as a streetworker, volunteering at the Volunteer Center in Lublin, Probationary Centers in the Lubelskie Voivodeship and the Municipal Center for Family Assistance. She participated in the workshop “Motivational Dialogue - Skills Training” organized by the Center for Motivational Dialogue and Psychotherapy, conducted in accordance with the standards of The Motivational Interviewing Network for Trainers MINT, and in the study of domestic violence prevention. She has completed specialized training in substance abuse prevention, a sociotherapy course for children from families with alcohol problems, as well as an international training series in the area of working with children and adolescents experiencing abandonment and violence, organized by PROMISE and completed with the certificate “Base-Child Abuse and Neglect”. On a daily basis she works at the Sempre a Frente Foundation, where she is responsible for therapeutic and development groups for young people,conducts workshops and consultations for parents and professionals in the area of mental health of young people, and is responsible for topics related to the Child Protection Standards.
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Paweł Oleszek
Member of the Board / Managing Director
A graduate of the European Philosophical and Historical Studies at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and postgraduate studies in the field of personnel management. Long-time employee of non-governmental organizations (Foundation for the Development of Local Democracy and the Foundation of the Polish Academy of Sciences) as well as companies and institutions implementing EU projects (including: Lubelski Park Naukowo - Technologiczny S.A.). Since 2005, he has been involved in the implementation of projects financed from various European Union funds. He completed a number of trainings in the field of NGO and project management, including: Agile Management, NGO Management and Manager Academy. He has experience in creating, implementing and settling social and educational projects. Fan of good series and travel.