• Participatory Democracy – Guidance and Mentoring in Participatory Policymaking, Open Government, and Civil Society Advocacy and Strategic Communications • Media, Diplomacy, Security – International Advocacy, Engagement and Mentoring to promote democracy and human rights, and to strengthen media sustainability and media (and policy) literacy • Risk Analysis – Political and Economic Risk Monitoring • Project Management, Grantmaking, and Project Evaluation •
Non-Executive Positions
August 2015- Member, Roster of Experts, GPSA (Global Partnership for Social Accountability), World Bank
January-June 2015 and again since January 2017, Member, Advisory Group on Media Freedom in the Eastern Partnership countries, chaired in 2015 by the Latvian Presidency of the EU Council and in 2017 by the European Commission
2011-2012, 2013-2014: President and Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
October 2013: Founding member, Partnership For Transparency Fund, e.V., Munich, a non-profit fund supporting anti-corruption efforts by civil society organisations in Europe and worldwide (German affiliate of PTF in USA)
2012-2013: Chair of Board, DEMAS - Association for Democracy Assistance & Human Rights, Czech Republic
2010: Jury member, Journalism Prize 2010, Czech Republic, Open Society Foundation Prague
2008-2009: Member, Advisory Board, United Nations Human Development Policy Network (Europe and the CIS)
2007-2008: Member, founding Steering Committee, European Partnership for Democracy