Meet the Team

Marko manages the Barripen Roma Archive, helping to preserve the history, identity cultural heritage of Roma communities. Having joined COMPAS five years ago, he is guided by a simple belief: everyone deserves support, especially during the most difficult times in their lives, and if there is any way he can make a difference to someone’s life, he will seize every opportunity to do so.

For Marko, community means family. He wants every person who walks through the doors of COMPAS to know that they are not alone and will always be treated with respect, regardless of their nationality, skin colour or the passport they hold.

Eduard supports people facing both practical and personal challenges, from completing official paperwork and preparing powers of attorney to providing community advice and guidance.

His greatest motivation comes from his family and his desire to build a better future not only for his own children and loved ones, but for the wider community as well. By offering practical support, he hopes to make a genuine difference to people’s lives and help them move forward with greater confidence.

Main areas of support:

Completing forms and official documents;
Preparing powers of attorney;
Assistance with applications;
Community advice and guidance.

Roland returned to COMPAS to help develop the Barripen Roma Archive project. Having previously worked within the organisation, returning gave him the opportunity to once again contribute to preserving the history and culture of Roma communities.

Many things begin with a simple conversation, which is why Roland believes that genuine support is not always found in paperwork or formal advice. To him, what matters most is that people know there is always a place where they can speak openly, knowing they will be listened to, understood and offered whatever support is possible.

Hasmik has taught English throughout her life, in different countries and institutions. Being genuinely in love with her profession, she wants to help people gain confidence when speaking a foreign language, so that they have the opportunity to express their thoughts more freely and feel more comfortable in everyday life.

As an English teacher at COMPAS, she works with learners from different backgrounds, helping them expand their knowledge with every lesson and not be afraid of making mistakes, as this is completely normal.
What she enjoys most is seeing the changes that happen over time: when someone who was once hesitant to speak begins to join conversations and use English with greater confidence.

Hasmik herself speaks four languages, so she understands well what it means to communicate in different languages and find common ground with people from different cultures. For her, community is a place where differences between people are respected rather than seen as barriers, and where everyone has the opportunity to feel that they belong.

Before joining our team, Oksana already had hands-on experience working with people for whom support and assistance can make a real difference – including refugees, people with disabilities and those facing difficult life circumstances. Working with us gave her the opportunity to continue doing something she cares about, knows well, and where her experience can make a meaningful contribution to the community

What Oksana values most in her work is seeing results. For her, it is not simply about listening to someone or offering advice, but helping them find a solution to the problem that brought them to us

The most rewarding part of her work is seeing real change. Even when a problem cannot be solved straight away, what matters to her is helping someone move their situation forward and take the first step towards resolving it

Oksana wants people to feel comfortable coming to Compas, regardless of their situation or background. To her, Compas is a place where, first and foremost, people are seen as people. Everyone should feel that they will be listened to, treated with respect and supported.

Tanushri joined COMPAS as an intern, drawn by the opportunity to experience community work first-hand and contribute to an organisation built around people from many different cultures and backgrounds.

What has become particularly meaningful to her is meeting people she might never otherwise have had the opportunity to meet. Every person who comes through COMPAS brings a different story, experience and perspective.
For Tanushri, taking the time to listen to those stories is an important part of understanding what community work really means.

She believes that making a difference begins with showing empathy and making sure that someone feels seen and valued. This is also what community means to her: people with different experiences looking out for one another, creating a place where nobody has to face everything alone.