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Svitlana Ostapa

Svitlana Ostapa

Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine
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Elected a member of the Supervisory Board from the parliamentary faction of the political party Holos in 2021 and re-elected in 2026. Member of the Supervisory Board from 19 January 2017 to 12 January 2021 — from the parliamentary faction Samopomich.

From 19 January 2017 to 25 March 2019 — Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board. Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine from 25 March 2019 to 13 February 2026, and again from 16 February 2026.

New term — from 13 February 2026.

Education — higher. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1991), graduate of the Digital Future of Journalism programme at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2013–2014), Integrity programme at Aspen Institute Kyiv (2021).

Corporate governance for members of supervisory boards: Professional Association of Corporate Governance (2021, 2023, 2024).

Associate Professor of the Department of Social Communications, Literature and Culture at the State Tax University.

Completed a training programme in financial literacy on 28–29 August at the KSE Graduate Business School.

Honoured Journalist of Ukraine (2009); awarded the Certificate of Honour of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2019); awarded the Ivan Franko Prize in the field of information activities (2021) in the nomination “For the best scientific work in the information sphere”; received a Letter of Thanks from the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2024).

Deputy of the Bucha City Council (2006-2015) in a majority constituency.

From 1984 to 1991, she was a proofreader and editor for the Znannya Society.

From 1992 to 1998, she was a history teacher at the Bucha Ukrainian Gymnasium.

From 1998 to 2002, she was the head of the department of the city newspaper “Irpinskyi Visnyk”.

From 2002 to 2006, she was the head of the press service of the Ukrainian World Coordination Council.

From 2007 to 2019, she was a reviewer/deputy editor-in-chief of the “Telekritika”/“Detector Media portal”.

Since 2019, she has been the chair of the supervisory board of Suspilne Ukraine.

Member of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics from October 2013 to this day.

Member of the Public Council of the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy.

Member of the Public Council at the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting.

Member of the Council on Freedom of Speech and Protection of Journalists under the President of Ukraine since September 2019 to this day.

Author of a book about the creation of Suspilne Ukraine, “Public Broadcasting in Ukraine: History of Creation and Challenges,” and a book about Ukrainians in the diaspora, “We Are Ukrainians.”

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Svitlana Ostapa

Svitlana Ostapa

Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine
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Elected a member of the Supervisory Board from the parliamentary faction of the political party Holos in 2021 and re-elected in 2026. Member of the Supervisory Board from 19 January 2017 to 12 January 2021 — from the parliamentary faction Samopomich.

From 19 January 2017 to 25 March 2019 — Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board. Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine from 25 March 2019 to 13 February 2026, and again from 16 February 2026.

New term — from 13 February 2026.

Education — higher. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1991), graduate of the Digital Future of Journalism programme at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2013–2014), Integrity programme at Aspen Institute Kyiv (2021).

Corporate governance for members of supervisory boards: Professional Association of Corporate Governance (2021, 2023, 2024).

Associate Professor of the Department of Social Communications, Literature and Culture at the State Tax University.

Completed a training programme in financial literacy on 28–29 August at the KSE Graduate Business School.

Honoured Journalist of Ukraine (2009); awarded the Certificate of Honour of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2019); awarded the Ivan Franko Prize in the field of information activities (2021) in the nomination “For the best scientific work in the information sphere”; received a Letter of Thanks from the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2024).

Deputy of the Bucha City Council (2006-2015) in a majority constituency.

From 1984 to 1991, she was a proofreader and editor for the Znannya Society.

From 1992 to 1998, she was a history teacher at the Bucha Ukrainian Gymnasium.

From 1998 to 2002, she was the head of the department of the city newspaper “Irpinskyi Visnyk”.

From 2002 to 2006, she was the head of the press service of the Ukrainian World Coordination Council.

From 2007 to 2019, she was a reviewer/deputy editor-in-chief of the “Telekritika”/“Detector Media portal”.

Since 2019, she has been the chair of the supervisory board of Suspilne Ukraine.

Member of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics from October 2013 to this day.

Member of the Public Council of the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy.

Member of the Public Council at the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting.

Member of the Council on Freedom of Speech and Protection of Journalists under the President of Ukraine since September 2019 to this day.

Author of a book about the creation of Suspilne Ukraine, “Public Broadcasting in Ukraine: History of Creation and Challenges,” and a book about Ukrainians in the diaspora, “We Are Ukrainians.”

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