Anna Markland has a background in management consulting with Ernst & Young, where she specialised in government clients. She has extensive experience within the health & social care sector and currently works as the Innovation Manager for the Health Foundation, a charity funder and policy think tank for the NHS. Anna is keen to support foreign born women having herself come from Ukraine as a child. Outside of work Anna enjoys participating in improvised comedy and is trying t

Natalia Garstecka is currently exploring the ins and outs of financial advisory, while still looking for her dream job… A globetrotter at heart, she took her KPMG work from rainy England to shiny South Africa. She is currently planning an eight-month long overland trip through Southern and Eastern Africa hoping for a career enlightenment amongst others. My journey with Onpartu started... I met Paulina in Oxford in 1999 and we’ve been friends ever since. Only naturally therefo

Nana Boakye is a marketing professional who likes to learn, experiment and develop. As a foreign-born national she knows that an appreciation of cultural diversity goes hand-in-hand with a just and equitable society. In her spare time, she is a keen traveller who enjoys discovering hidden gems around the world that are worth the trek. My journey with Onpartu started... I came across Onpartu advert for a Social Media Executive on Escape the City website to promote awareness ab

Marek Gluszczuk is a multilingual real estate professional who is always up for an intellectual chat and a late brunch in one of London's parks. He is a vivid reader, an aspiring athlete and a person to go to if you need some help with your Excel spreadsheet at midnight. Most of all he is passionate about talent and giving back to the community. My journey with Onpartu started... My journey with Onpartu started in late December 2014. I was in my last year of my undergrad stud

Tzveta Dinova has a portfolio career and works with a wide range of organisations as a digital design educator. She is a passionate and frequent traveller who is on a continuous quest to learn more about herself and the world around her. In the summer you can find her enjoying the sun and a good book around Hampstead Heath. My journey with Onpartu started... My journey with Onpartu started over two years ago, when Paulina got in touch with me to help with recruiting other Bul

My journey with Onpartu started three years ago, when Paulina shared her idea of creating a programme to enable foreign-born women in London

It is very humbling to see people come to a new country, and out of pure necessity, take up a job that may not be as stimulating or challeng

Ksenia Taranenko works for Uber, a global technology company in a user support role. She lives in London and enjoys its multiculturalism and the variety of experiences that it offers. One of her hobbies is Aikido, which she has been practising for nearly four years. My journey with Onpartu started... My journey with Onpartu started 3 years ago when I met Paulina and she shared her idea of supporting women from Central and Eastern Europe who were in low-skilled jobs to find be

Parita Doshi manages the Account Management team at a social enterprise called Oomph! Wellness whose mission is to improve the quality of life of older people. She used to work in Financial services but changed career as she wanted to do something she believed in. My journey with Onpartu started... My journey with Onpartu began over 3 years ago when Paulina first started working on the idea. We had met during a similar programme aimed at supporting people to change careers. T

Asia Chabelska works as a Financial Analyst at Holbein Partners. She co-founded Hacking Happiness and in her spare time she is an enthusiastic climber and traveller. My journey with Onpartu started... I first heard about Onpartu when a friend of mine who founded the entire programme told me about it and asked me to join as a mentor during the first cohort. I have been involved from the very beginning. Getting involved meant... Getting involved meant meeting lots of women that