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  • Photo of Mirosława Makuchowskia

    Mirosława Makuchowska

    Director

    In KPH since 2006. She started as a coordinator of the now-defunct local KPH branch in Wrocław. In 2009 she joined the KPH staff serving as Project Coordinator. That same year, Mirosława was elected Vice-President of the KPH Management Board and held this post for 6 years. In 2014 she assumed the position of Advocacy Director for a period of 4 years. In the years 2018 - 2023 she served as Deputy Director of KPH and Programme Manager. Mirosława was also a member of the KPH disciplinary court. Currently she holds the position of Managing Director.

  • Joanna Skonieczna, PhD

    Program Manager

    She joined the KPH team in 2018 as program coordinator for equal treatment in health and education. In 2022, she joined the team responsible for supporting the LGBT+ movement. In 2023, she took up the position of program manager. She is mainly responsible for the process of long-term planning of the organization's substantive activities.

  • Photo of Annamaria Linczowska

    Annamaria Linczowska

    Advocacy and Legal Action Coordinator

    In KPH since 2022 at the position of Advocacy and Legal Action Coordinator. Annamaria is a member of the association's programme staff, whose task is to implement KPH's strategy. She coordinates one of the key areas of activity in KPH, namely court proceedings. She is also on the team responsible for international political advocacy.

  • Photo of Dorota Jerzak

    Dorota Jerzak

    Office Coordinator

    Joined KPH in 2023 as the Office Coordinator. Member of the finance and administration team.

  • Agnieszka Gilska-Janus

    Manager of Finance and Administration

    Agnieszka Gilska-Janus joined the KPH team in 2023. She is responsible for financial matters, including budgeting, financial reporting, and grant management. With a background in economics and over a decade of experience working in executive offices of organizations of various sizes, she has been involved in the non-profit sector for several years.

  • Monika Weryszko

    PR and communications Manager

    She has worked for an employer branding agency, online portals, a career center and organizations dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and mental health issues. She has also worked with NGOs and the HoReCa and industrial sectors. She began her work with KPH by coordinating communications for the 2023 Equality Crowns, and is currently co-creating the PR and Communications Team.

  • Anna Stalmach

    PR and communications

    She started working with KPH in 2023, joining the PR and communications team. Among other things, she is responsible for the organization's social media. She has experience in marketing and communications of NGOs, companies and personal brands.

  • Olga Plesińska

    Project Coordinator

    Olga Plesińska joined KPH at the beginning of 2023. She coordinates the activities and communication of the Coalition for Equal Rights "Equality Watch", and other projects. She has experience in creating educational and marketing content for NGOs and improving the work of teams.

  • Magdalena Więch

    LGBT+ Movement Support Program Coordinator

    She joined the team in 2024 and holds the position of LGBT+ Movement Support Program Coordinator. She is a member of the program staff responsible for the implementation of KPH strategy. She is responsible i.e. for planning and implementing activities within the LGBT+ movement, strengthening connections between organizations, groups and entities creating the movement, as well as networking and strengthening ties with other movements in the area of social justice.

  • Jakub Lendzion

    Regranting Coordinator

    He started at KPH in 2011 as a volunteer, and a year later he started working in the legal team. In 2015, he joined the financial and administrative team, and in 2019-2023 he was the team manager. Since 2024, he has been a member of the movement support team, where he deals with regranting.

  • Przemek Walas

    Advocacy Manager

Management Board

  • Agnieszka Kulikowska

    Co-Chairperson of the Board

    Member of the KPH Board where she holds the position of Treasurer. Her management experience includes serving as a senior partner at Page Executive, an international company that recruits individuals for executive level positions and roles within local, regional and global management boards, which she helped introduce to the Polish market in 2014. Global Leader of the Diversity and Inclusivity Ambassador Network in Page Executive. Member of the local management board at Michael Page, the largest permanent placement company in Poland with which she has been cooperating for 15 years. For years, she has been involved in initiatives to improve diversity and inclusivity, women's leadership and LGBT+ rights in companies and corporations.

  • Miko Czerwiński

    Co-Chairperson of the Board

    An activist with over 15 years of experience. Besides being a member of KPH, Miko serves on the board of the Równość.org.pl Foundation and the Queerowy Maj Association, working for LGBTQIA individuals in southeastern Poland. Miko has many years of experience as an external consultant for NGOs in strategic management, advocacy, and campaigns, works as the Campaign Team Leader at Amnesty International, focusing on sexual and reproductive rights and combating violence and discrimination, with additional qualifications as an observer and educator. Previously, Miko worked on development projects in East Africa in collaboration with UN-HABITAT and coordinated social projects in London. Holds a degree in cultural management from Jagiellonian University.

  • Paweł Szulewski

    Secretary of the Board

    First time in the KPH board. He gained his experience in the third sector by collaborating with numerous non-governmental organizations, including working with the Federation of Equality Signs since 2020, which operates the Krakow Equality Center DomEQ. He is involved in international political advocacy for equality and against discrimination of LGBT+ individuals and homophobia, including participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Human Rights by the UN in Poland. Paweł is an expert in IT contract negotiation and management, as well as IT law and new technologies. In his free time, he is a marathon runner and travel enthusiast.

  • Urszula Jakubowska

    Treasurer of the Board

    Co-chairperson of the KPH board with extensive experience in working for the LGBT+ community in business environment. Member of employee networks for LGBT+ people since 2018. In the years 2020-2022 served as the Chairperson of the LGBT+ Employee Group in Citibank Europe PLC. Member of the Diversity and Inclusion group in ING Hubs Poland since 2022. Queer Studies graduate. After hours, a music enthusiast - for many years responsible for the choice of music on the KPH platform during the Warsaw Equality Parade.

  • Marek Szolc

    Member of the Board

    A lawyer and expert in public policy and corporate social responsibility. Head of the business ethics department at EcoVadis, an international ESG rating agency, and founder of its employee network for LGBT+ individuals, Rainbovadis. Co-founder and vice-president of the TTT Institute - Tęczowy Think Tank, a foundation that supports the Polish ecosystem of LGBT+ organizations with modern know-how and tools for effectively scaling their activities. From 2018 to 2024, he was also a councillor of the City of Warsaw. Co-author of the Warsaw Declaration for the LGBT+ community and the 2018 draft law on civil partnerships.

  • Blanka Rozbicka

    Member of the Board

    A board member of KPH with extensive experience in advocating for the LGBT+ community in business. She gained management experience as the leader of the rainbow employee network at NatWest Poland. In 2017, she was awarded the "People Who Change Business" award by the Responsible Business Forum in the Diversity category. Blanka is also a co-founder of an inter-company network supporting LGBT+ individuals. She actively participated in creating the LGBT+ Diamonds Awards event, which was held in Poland for the first time in 2018. She is new to the KPH board, and this is her first experience working on the board of a non-governmental organization.

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