Compliance, Evaluation and Fundraising
Kristina Boeva
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Kristina Boeva is the Monitoring and Control Officer at TSA. She ensures regulatory compliance and the promotion of ethical behavior within the organization. Kristina also leads monitoring programs for spending and grantee activities, and she manages the Trust’s communications with regulatory bodies. She plays a major part in monitoring grantees’ program activities and spending. She also conducts risk assessment of project proposals and takes part in designing monitoring procedures. Prior to joining the Trust, Kristina worked as a jurisconsult at "Corporate Commercial Bank" AD (in bankruptcy), as part of the trustees’ legal team. Her legal experience also includes consulting for companies involved in construction, transport, finance, and the commerce industry. Kristina holds a master’s degree in Law from the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
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Petya Zeynelova
EVALUATION OFFICER
Petya has primary responsibilities in the areas of creation of specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound indicators; data collection and analysis; preparation of research and evaluation reports; and capacity building for better project evaluations. Prior to assuming the position of an Evaluation Officer, Petya was responsible for analyzing data gathered under the Nurse Family Partnership program in support of nurses for more than 3 years. She has also worked on the evaluation design for the EU funded project ROMOMATTER and the evaluation of the capacity building leadership program of the We Care project. Petya is currently working on her master’s thesis in the Policy Evaluation & Impact Assessment program of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Sociology from Sofia University, where she took part in several research projects. She also earned an associate’s degree in Human Services from Delaware Technical and Community College (DTCC), where she completed two internships – one with the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families of DFS and one with Delaware Hospice. Petya was a volunteer for the summer camp for children with the hospice and taught English to disadvantaged children in Sofia.
Aylin Dzhafer
HEAD OF GIFTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Aylin Dzhafer coordinates the building of lasting partnerships with donors, corporate partners and volunteers who support TSA’s work and mission. She has been part of the TSA team since 2019, when she took over the management of projects supported by the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria within the Educational Opportunities and Achievements Programme. In this role, she focused on the scholarship and mentoring programmes for Roma students pursuing medical degrees and coordinated TSA’s participation in the consortium managing the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria during the 2017–2024 programme period, working closely with institutions, donors, and partners. Prior to joining the TSA team, Aylin worked in business consulting, where she managed intellectual property valuation and sales projects, as well as strategic consulting for business clients on innovation and entrepreneurship with a strong intellectual property focus. In this capacity, she has worked on more than 500 cases involving companies from different sectors and markets, supporting strategic decision-making and the commercialisation of innovations. Aylin has experience in legal and human rights organisations and has been part of an OSCE international election observation mission. She took her first steps in civil society as a volunteer during her university years. Aylin is a member of the British Council’s Global Changemakers Network and part of the inaugural cohort of LEAP (Leadership Education in America Program) at Babson College. Aylin holds an LLB in Law and International Relations from the University of Portsmouth and an LLM in International Economic Law from the University of Edinburgh.