The People

A team of
changemakers.

Youth workers, project managers, researchers and creative practitioners — united by a belief that young people can and should shape the future.

Core Team

Elif Yıldız

Executive Director

Berlin, Germany

Jonas Weber

Head of Projects

Berlin, Germany

Ayşe Kaya

Turkey Programme Lead

Istanbul, Turkey

Marco Rossi

Partnerships Manager

Rome, Italy

Mia Schneider

Research Coordinator

Hamburg, Germany

Nikos Papadopoulos

Youth Worker & Trainer

Athens, Greece

Sofia Nowak

Communications Lead

Warsaw, Poland

Luca Ferreira

Innovation Lab Facilitator

Lisbon, Portugal

Advisory Board

Guided by experience.

Dr. Andreas Müller

Chair of Advisory Board

Former Head, JUGEND für Europa

Prof. Leila Hassan

Academic Advisor

European University Institute, Florence

Sven Eriksson

Innovation Advisor

Swedish Institute for Youth Affairs

Join the Team

YouthTICK is built by people who are passionate about youth, Europe and real change. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.