Expert in Civic Education, Public Policy and Advocacy.

President of “Intercultural Research and Development” NGO.

Graduated from the Department of Biophysics of the Faculty of Biology of YSU, and the post-graduate course of the same faculty. PhD in Biology. He is the author and co-author of numerous articles, training manuals and research papers in the fields of youth work, civic education, advocacy, informal education, personal development, and intercultural learning.

Since 1993, he has been working as a civic education, advocacy and youth work specialist, trainer, researcher and consultant for various local and international organizations, state and public institutions.

He participated in almost all the main programs on elaboration and development of public policies, particularly the youth policy of the RA, and conducted a number of regional studies of the Council of Europe.