Our people
Changemakers of all kinds, working together.
Our leadership
The board is responsible for the everyday leadership and management of the foundation and the council sets the wider strategy.
The board

Martin A. Noorkõiv
CEO, chairman of board

Toomas Tuul
Head of DD Academy

Reelika Alunurm
Head of DD StratLab

Heiki Tamm
Property management
The expanded board

Meri Külm
Head of HR

Kaisa Jõgeva
DD Academy development

Kärt Lehis
DD Academy expansion
The council

Dr Kristiina Tõnnisson
Chairman of the council
Director of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu

Birte Schellmann
Member of the magistrate of the city of Lüneburg

Laura Kalda
Statistics Estonia, PIAAC project manager of the adult education survey

Piret Talur
Director of the youth work service of the Tartu city government

Martin Mölder
Researcher, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu

Age Toomla
Expert at the Estonian Youth Work Center
The founders

Prof. Dr. Axel/ Alexander Anton von Rücker
Professor at University of Bonn, Pediatrics, Clin. Pathology

Mr. Nils Hollberg
Representative of the Union for Developing Baltic Architectural Mementos

Mr. Prof. Jenik Radon
Adj. Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Honorary members of the council
Prof. Dr. Axel/ Alexander Anton von Rücker
Founder, Professor at University of Bonn, Pediatrics, Clin. Pathology
Mr. Nils Hollberg
Founder, representative of the Union for Developing Baltic Architectural Mementos
Mr. Prof. Jenik Radon
Founder, Adj. Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York)
Mr Andrus Ansip
Member of the first board; vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for Digital Single Market
Mr. Prof. Jaak Aaviksoo
Member of the first board; member of the Estonian Parliament Riigikogu
Mr. Prof. Wolfgang Haße
Member of the first board; Professor for childrens’ surgery, German-Baltic Physicians’ Association, honorary member of the University of Tartu
Mr. Urmas Klaas
Member of the first board; mayor of the city of Tartu
Mr. Kalev Kukk
Member of the first board; former counselor of the prime minister of the Republic of Estonia
Mrs. Prof. Marju Lauristin
Member of the first board; Professor of Political Communication at the University of Tartu; member of the European Parliament
Mr. Prof. Peeter Tulviste
Member of the first board; vice-president of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Mr. Prof. Tõnu Lehtsaar
Professor of Practical Theology
Honorary members of the administration
Mrs Vilve Pukson
Member of the executive board
Mr Heiki Tamm
member of the executive board

Headquarters
The functional teams supporting all other parts of the organisation.
Communication

Martin A. Noorkõiv
Head of communication

Margit Kattai
Member

Hannes Leinola
Member

Arno Värv
Member

Hristo Neiland
Member

Kristaps Antonišķis
Member
Human resources

Meri Külm
Head of HR

Heli-Katri Marttila
Member

DD Academy is made possible by our highly motivated volunteers.
The management

Toomas Tuul
Head of DD Academy

Kaisa Jõgeva
Head of development

Kärt Lehis
Head of expansion

Meri Külm
Head of human resources

Martin A. Noorkõiv
Head of communication
Development

Kaisa Jõgeva
Head of development

Heidi Maiberg
Member

Hans Vellama
Member

Kaisa Schiffer
Member

Marleen Kirsipuu
Member

Kate Puh
Member

Alo Aasmäe
Member

Triin Mirjam Tark
Member
Expansion

Kärt Lehis
Head of expansion

Katre-Helena Käppa
Member

Annika Kumar
Member
Facilitators
In every country there is also a team of volunteer facilitators who run the program in their city. Currently there are teams in Tartu, Estonia and Riga, Latvia.

The consultants at DD StratLab are working part-time in DD and all the profits earned by the projects they do go into financing DD Academy. Most of our consultants are also volunteering in DD Academy.
Our consultants

Reelika Alunurm
Head of DD StratLab

Kaisa Jõgeva
Consultant

Heidi Maiberg
Concultant

Angela Ader
Consultant

Toomas Tuul
Consultant

Kärt Lehis
Consultant

Martin A. Noorkõiv
Consultant

Meri Külm
Consultant

Hannes Leinola
Consultant