Kristina currently holds a position of a Project Manager at “Create Lithuania” – the first and the only program for professional development and the applicability of best foreign practices to Lithuania. She is managing a project on strengthening the resilience of Lithuanian diaspora to disinformation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, which aims at suggesting innovative tools and solutions in the area, based on an in-depth analysis of the current situation and the best practices worldwide.
Kristina is also a part-time communication adviser at the European Union Department of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She provides recommendations on how to communicate about the European Union to young people and is responsible for developing a framework for teaching about the EU at school.
Kristina spent her BAFF year at Freedom House, working in both of its offices – in NYC and in Washington DC. In NYC Kristina worked for Freedom House’s program “Nations in Transit”, which monitors democracy developments in formerly communist countries from Central Europe to Central Asia. Her duties included research, editing and managing program’s social media accounts. In Washington DC Kristina worked for Freedom House’s Eurasia Program, which supports human rights and democracy advocates in their efforts to promote open government, defend human rights, strengthen civil society and facilitate the free flow of information and ideas in Eurasia region. Her duties included working with partners on the ground, writing articles and assisting in the implementation of the projects in the region primarily focusing on Moldova and Russia. Kristina has also provided occasional help on research and published articles at Freedom House’s blog.
Prior to joining BAFF Kristina has built a strong professional portfolio ranging from work as a Brussels correspondent for international media to crafting communication for UN representation at the EU. Kristina has previously worked and interned at such organizations as public relations’ company Burson Marsteller, European Journalism Center and the United Nations’ WHO Representation at the EU.
Kristina has graduated from Vilnius University with a Journalism Bachelor. She spent a part of her Bachelor studies at the Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Kristina also holds a Master of Science degree in Communications and New Media from a Free University of Brussels and a Master of European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe. She has been awarded a prestigious European Neighborhood policy grant for her studies and research at the College of Europe.