WAVE Office
Stephanie Futter-Orel
Executive Manager
Stephanie is passionate about fighting Violence Against Women and has a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Vienna as well as a Master’s degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics. Austrian by birth, she has lived in London for the past 9 years and worked for over 7 years in women’s specialist organisations dedicated to fighting Violence Against women (frontline roles as well as Senior Management).
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Andrada Filip
Data Manager & Analyst
Andrada Filip joined the WAVE office in September 2015. She did her BA in International Politics at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and her MA in Political Science at the University of Vienna in Austria. She is also affiliated to a think-tank, the Human Security Centre, and to the Academic Council on the United Nations System. At the WAVE Office, Andrada has been working on the 2015 edition of the magazine FEMPOWER,
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Anca Ciupa
Membership & Legal Project Coordinator
Anca Ciupa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Law at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and a Master’s Degree in European and National Business Law also obtained in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Babes-Bolyai University. Additionally, Anca has obtained a postgraduate diploma in International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in June 2014. Before working at WAVE, Anca was a co-author on a research project, “Analysis of the draft law to permit the Rosia Montana mining proposal”,
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Lina Piskernik
Digital & Social Media Coordinator
Lina Piskernik is Digital & Social Media Coordinator, ensuring that WAVE’s many projects and achievements are as visible as possible across several social media networks. She is also Communications Coordinator for the Erasmus project DIS.CO & UN Women project CSSP, and assists the WAVE Step Up! campaign. She has a Bachelor degree in International Affairs & German from Florida State University as well as a Master of Science in International Relations & Environmental Technology from
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Katarina Visnar
Campaign Coordinator
Katarina Višnar comes from the small town of Lovran on the Croatian coast. She has a Degree in History and History of Art from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her early professional career took place in cultural heritage protection, where her interests and work focused on the complex connections between heritage, state and the general public. In the field of built heritage protection, Katarina finished a post-graduate specialization in Bratislava, Slovakia, and then did her MA at the University of York,
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Elizabeth Spouse
Office Administrator & Project Assistant
Elizabeth Spouse has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and is currently completing her Master’s of International Development at the University of Vienna. She is passionate about volunteering and supporting social projects within her community and has experience volunteering in shelters for homeless women in the Seattle area. She joined WAVE in June of 2017.
Chiara Paganelli
WAVE OFFICE INTERN
Chiara has a Master´s degree in Law from the University of Pisa and a Master´s degree in Globalization and Law with specialization in International Human Rights from the University of Maastricht. There she had the opportunity to write her thesis on violence against women, in particular domestic violence, as well as the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Italy. Recently, she did a traineeship at the Council of Europe focusing on social rights and social cohesion. She is passionate about human rights, especially women´s rights, gender equality and the fight against gender-based violence.
Ida Larsen
WAVE OFFICE INTERN
Ida has a Bachelor’s degree in Language and International Studies from Aalborg University in Denmark, where she has continued her studies and is currently doing a Master’s in Culture, Communication & Globalization with a specialization in Global Gender Studies. She has written several projects on the subject of gender equality within leadership, politics and international conflicts. During her studies in Aalborg, she also volunteered at the local women’s shelter for two years.