Ivanka Puleva is a Project Manager of the Nurse-Family Partnership Program (NFP) in Bulgaria. She is responsible for the quality of the technical implementation and for reaching the strategic goals of the program. Ivanka manages the NFP teams and leads on communicating the program with partner organizations and local and national stakeholders.
Prior to joining TSA, Ivanka worked for five years in the field of migration as a part of the management team of the Refugee-Migrant Service within the Bulgarian Red Cross. She coordinated projects on a national and international level related to providing consultations, social assistance services, and integration for refugees. She has significant experience in Child Protection of migrant children, as well as in the media sector.
Ivanka participated in a Fellowship Program by the U.S. State Department focused on Refugee Resettlement. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Relations and Journalism and Mass Communications from the American University in Bulgaria. Her master’s degree is in Public Relations from Sofia University.