Our people
A small community of changemakers.
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 the board
Reelika Alunurm
Head of DD StratLab
Triin Mirjam Tark
Head of DD Academy & HR
Heiki Tamm
Property management
The expanded board
Joanna Kurvits
Head of HEDF project
The council
Dr Kristiina Tõnnisson
Chairman of the council
Director of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu
Age Toomla
Expert at the Estonian Youth Work Center
Laura Kalda
Statistics Estonia, PIAAC project manager of the adult education survey
Raimond Tamm
Vice Mayor of the city of Tartu
Martin Mölder
Researcher, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu
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 roles and teams supporting all other parts of the organization.
Communication
Martin A. Noorkõiv
Head of communication
Maria Laanjärv
Member
Human Resources
Triin Mirjam Tark
Head of HR
DD Academy is made possible by our highly motivated volunteers.
Executive team
Triin Mirjam Tark
Head of DD Academy
Alo Aasmäe
Member
Toomas Tuul
Member
Martin A. Noorkõiv
Member
Reelika Alunurm
Member
Kaisa Jõgeva
Member
Richard Annilo
Member
The consultants at DD StratLab work with organisations with a social mission and all the profits earned by these projects go into financing DD Academy.
Our consultants
Reelika Alunurm
Head of DD StratLab
Martin A. Noorkõiv
Consultant
Joanna Kurvits
Consultant
Karl Lembit Laane
Consultant
Triin Rebbas
Consultant
Christo Alliksoo
Consultant
Paula Kägu
Consultant
Our extended team
Angela Ader
Consultant
Kaisa Jõgeva
Consultant
Meri Külm
Consultant
Toomas Tuul
Consultant
People building and strengthening our democratic institutions by conducting projects on various topics.
Democracy Development projects
Martin A. Noorkõiv
Head of the Center
Triin Mirjam Tark
Project manager of Democracy Conference
Christo Alliksoo
Coordinator of the Democracy Coalition
Teele Pehk
Deliberative democracy
Kristel Jakobson
Projects and grants
Hybrid European Democracy Festival project
Joanna Kurvits
Head of HEDF
Paula Kägu
Head of European hubs
Edit Tammepõld
Head of Communications
Volunteers
Organizing a festival that takes place all over Europe wouldn’t be possible without our committed volunteers. Check out the people that make it happen here.
