With a rich tapestry of experience spanning sixteen years within the MENA region, Feras Kheirallah emerges as a seasoned catalyst, adept at weaving connections, steering discussions, and nurturing collaborative ventures. His expertise traverses the domains of youth engagement, education, governance, social contracts, and the critical endeavor of Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE).
From 2015 to 2023, Feras assumed the position of Representative in Beirut for the Berghof Foundation, concurrently shouldering the role of Senior Programme Manager within the MENA Unit. His experience also encompasses collaborations with esteemed international entities, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where he lent his insights. Additionally, he served as Programme Manager for Jordan and Iraq at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and provided his expertise as a Consultant to the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Amman and Beirut, contributing valuably to GIZ initiatives.
Over the years, Feras cultivated his unique mediation and facilitation style, drawing upon his extensive background. He steered dialogues spanning diverse social, political, and religious spectrums. His experience extends to adeptly moderating an array of events and gatherings, both on national and international fronts such as the International Labour Organization (ILO). Moreover, Feras has penned numerous articles and analyses delving into the impact of the Arab Spring on the Social Contracts and state structures in Jordan.
His academic credentials include a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Cologne, Germany, and a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Yarmouk University in Jordan.
Ms. Teodora Stolevska is an experienced project management professional with over a decade of service in North Macedonia's civil society sector. She has over 10 years of experience in project design, management, monitoring, and reporting for domestic and international donors of small, medium, and large grants. Ms. Stolevska has experience in managing large scale organizations and mediums, designing and preparing policy briefs and establishing and managing coalitions and networks of CSOs. She is also adept at policy advocacy and coordination of campaigns, and events.
In her previous position of Executive Director in Youth Educational Forum she managed a team of 25 full-time staff members, and 20 part-time staff members for an organization entailing 4 programs, a medium, and 21 local offices.
In her work in the civil society sector, she’s built relationships with different state institutions and international organizations and has been a part of over 20 governmental working groups for different issues in the country, where she took part in and drafted the law on Higher Education, The Law on Youth Participation, the National Youth strategy and many more.