Veronika Pountcheva steps down as Chair of the Advisory Board and becomes Past Chair

Published on March 6, 2023

Effective March 1, 2023, Veronika Pountcheva steps down as Chair of The Advisory Board and becomes Past Chair; and passes the baton to Tanya Kopps, appointed Chair of the new Board of Directors.

Helayne Angelus, Co-Founder and Past Chair Advisory Board of LEAD Network, says: “Thank you Veronika for your collaboration, wisdom, and strategic vision of the LEAD Advisory Board. I so value your friendship and partnership. Under your direction we doubled LEAD partners to 60, increased our membership threefold to 18,000, and expanded our chapters to 15. We are forever grateful for your many contributions,you leave a great legacy”.

“Veronika first joined LEAD Network in 2014 as our keynote speaker at our conference in Amsterdam and has been with us ever since. A visionary, she saw where to take our organization to make the greatest impact to drive change. Veronika is someone who never gives up. She is relentless in her efforts to turn, reach and advance women, and bring male allies along. Veronika lives up to our motto of “Doing Not Trying”- says Sharon Jeske, Executive Director, LEAD Network.

The press release can be found here.

A heartfelt thanks goes out to Veronika from all of us at LEAD Network. Check out the board of directors here.

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