Team - KarinDom

Management Board

Arch. Martin Hristov Chairman of the Board

Arch. Martin Hristov is Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria (KAB), Chairman of the Expert Commission, and the Commission on the Register of Architects in Bulgaria. He is…

Prof. Dr. Sevdzhihan Eyubova Member of the Management Board

Prof. Dr. Sevdzhihan Eyubova is a professor of developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence at Shumen University “Episkop Konstantin Preslavski.” Her professional career began as a psychologist in the Children’s…

Boyan Dimitrov Member of the Board

Boyan Dimitrov, father of two daughters and Chief Operating Officer of Fantastic Services. “For 12 years, my professional journey has evolved from intern to Chief Operating Officer. During this period,…

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silviya Pavlova Member of the Board

Silviya holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Health Management, obtained in 2006. In June 2007, she completed a second Master’s degree in Special Education at Sofia University. From…

Feodora Stanchoff Honorary Member of the Management Board

Feodora Stanchoff is the daughter of the founder of the Karin Dom Foundation, Mr Ivan Stanchoff. She is a co-founder and Montessori educator at the International Montessori School in Toulouse,…

Justine Toms Member of the Management Board

Justine Toms graduated in “Pedagogy”, followed by “French Philology” and “Philosophy” at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She has been a leading expert in the field of digital media and…

Valentina Tashkova Member of the Board

Master’s degree in Statistics and Econometrics. She has worked as a data analyst for over 20 years. She has been employed at the “National Accounts and Balances” Directorate of the…

Liliya Kolelieva

Executive Director

Antoaneta Ivanova Executive Director

Antoaneta Ivanova has been the Executive Director of Karin Dom Foundation since October 1, 2024. Experience Member of the Board of the “Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus” Association, established by parents…

Management

Directors

Bistra Boncheva Director “Services for Children and Families”

Bistra has been working at Karin Dom since September 1, 2010. She started as an assistant educator in a therapeutic group in a Montessori environment, after one year moved to…

Zhenislava Sapundzhieva Director of the Training and Professional Development Centre (CPD)

Specialty:

Trainer

Zhenislava has been part of the Karin Dom team since its foundation in 1996. She is responsible for the strategic management of Karin Dom’s Training Centre and coordinates the implementation…

Antonia Miovska Financial Director

Specialty:

Finance

Toni Miovska has been the Financial Director of the Karin Dom Foundation since March 1, 2023. She has over 20 years of professional experience working with non-governmental organizations – foundations,…

Administrative Team

Development Team – Marketing & Fundraising

Veselina Vasileva Partnership Development Manager

Specialty:

International Economic Relations

Veselina is responsible for developing partnerships with individual and corporate donors; she participates in the development of projects related to the organisation’s activities and organises events. Her professional interests are…

Darina Raykova Project Activities Manager

Specialty:

Business Administration and Management

Darina Raykova has been working at Karin Dom since 2015. She is responsible for the organisation’s project activities – identifying new development opportunities, drafting, monitoring, and reporting on social, educational,…

Veneta Mileva Marketing Manager

Specialty:

Marketing

Veneta Mileva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2015. She works in the fields of marketing and communications, fundraising, and partnership development. Main responsibilities: Marketing and Communications:…

Boryana Purveva Communications Specialist

Specialty:

Marketing

Bory has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2022, joining while still a student. She has participated as a volunteer in Karin Dom initiatives and is involved in…

Dimitrina Bakalova Project Coordinator

Specialty:

Psychology

Dimitrina Bakalova has been working at Karin Dom since 2022. She organises and coordinates the timely implementation of the organisation’s project activities. She provides methodological support and monitors the execution…

Petya Hristova Employee at the Social Enterprise

Specialty:

Specialist in Handmade Products and Accessories

Petya Hristova is part of Karin Dom’s social enterprise “Family Shop,” which offers cause-driven products supporting the organisation’s therapeutic activities. She actively participates in the Christmas and Martenitsa fundraising campaigns.…

Zhivka Koleva Employee at the Social Enterprise

Specialty:

Specialist in Handmade Products and Accessories

Zhivka Koleva is part of Karin Dom’s social enterprise “Family Shop,” which offers cause-driven products supporting the organisation’s therapeutic activities. She actively participates in the Christmas and Martenitsa fundraising campaigns.…

Accounting and Payroll

Antonia Miovska Financial Director

Specialty:

Finance

Toni Miovska has been the Financial Director of the Karin Dom Foundation since March 1, 2023. She has over 20 years of professional experience working with non-governmental organizations – foundations,…

Doroteya Velikova Labour and Payroll Specialist

Specialty:

Labour and Payroll Specialist Legal Advisor

Doroteya completed her secondary education at the Commercial High School in Varna with a qualification as an “Economist-Accountant.” She continued her studies at the Faculty of Law at the Technical…

Margarita Vladimirova Accountant

Specialty:

Accountancy

Margarita Vladimirova has been part of the Karin Dom team since 6 January 2025. She has over 20 years of professional experience as an accountant in various companies and organisations.…

Early Childhood Intervention Team

Veronika Valcheva Early Intervention Team Manager

Specialty:

Early Intervention Early Childhood Development Social Worker

Veronika Valcheva is a social worker, early childhood development consultant, and manager of the Early Intervention team. She joined the Karin Dom team in 2010 and, since 2019, has been…

Petya Ivanova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Breastfeeding Consultant Social Services Specialist

Petya joined the Karin Dom team in 2022 and became part of the Early Intervention team in 2024. Petya shares: “My motivation to work in the social field stems from…

Svetla Lazarova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Speech and Language Therapist Pedagogue

Svetla Lazarova has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2014, working as a speech and language therapist-consultant in the “Early Intervention” service. She conducts home visits as part…

Nergis Shaip Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Rehabilitator Breastfeeding Consultant

As a consultant in the “Early Intervention” service, Nergis (Neri) takes on cases of the youngest children and babies at risk of developmental delays, including premature or low birth weight…

Maya Zhivkova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Speech Therapist

Since October 2024, Maya Zhivkova has been working at Karin Dom as a speech therapist and consultant in the “Early Intervention” service. She conducts home visits as part of the…

Zarko Zlatev Logistics Manager

Specialty:

Engineer

Zarko Zlatev is the Logistics Manager and a member of the Early Intervention team at Karin Dom. His professional interests are in the field of engineering sciences. His responsibilities include…

Stefka Tsvetanova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Clinical Psychologist Trainer

Stefka has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2011. Her professional interests are related to autism spectrum disorders and hyperkinetic disorders. She is interested in applying the family-oriented…

Virginia Vasileva Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

On maternity leave Early Childhood Development Consultant Psychologist Trainer

Virginia joined the Karin Dom team in 2012. For two years, she led group therapy for children in a Montessori environment. Since 2013, she has been leading playgroups for babies…

Multidisciplinary team

Aneta Morfova Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapy

Aneta has been part of the Karin Dom therapeutic team since 2013. The team approach in individual work with children and the results inspire and motivate her to continue training…

Vanya Yordanova Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapy

Vanya joined the Karin Dom team in 2009. Through her experience as a specialist working with children with special needs, Vanya emphasises the key role of partnership between therapists and…

Nikoleta Yoncheva Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapist Auditory-Verbal Rehabilitation Specialist Trainer

Nikoleta Yoncheva joined the Karin Dom team in 2013. She loves working with children, discovering ways to communicate with each of them, and giving meaning to their mutual interaction. She…

Plamena Burodzhieva Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapy

Plamena joined the Karin Dom team in 2019. Her professional interests focus on working with children who have various difficulties in language and speech development and supporting their families. She…

Tsvetoslava Kisova Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapist

Tsveti joined the Karin Dom team in 2017. She enjoys the challenges related to her profession and seeks opportunities for development through them. She has many years of experience working…

Sofia Trendafilova Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapist Special Educator

Sofia Trendafilova joined the Karin Dom team in March 2011. She enjoys discovering each child’s unique way of communication and giving meaning to mutual interaction through play. She finds working…

Monika Radanova Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapy

Monika began her professional journey as part of the Internship Academy at Karin Dom, where she gained valuable practical experience. After completing her internship, she became part of the team…

Mariya Monova Music Teacher

Specialty:

Music Therapist

Mariya Monova has been part of the Karin Dom therapeutic team since October 2023. She is a music educator with over 10 years of experience working with children aged 0…

Elena Gorcheva Therapeutic Team Manager

Specialty:

Therapeutic Team Manager Clinical Psychologist

Elena Gorcheva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2002. Since 2013, she has been the manager of the therapeutic team providing individual therapy. Her professional interests focus…

Stefka Tsvetanova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Clinical Psychologist Trainer

Stefka has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2011. Her professional interests are related to autism spectrum disorders and hyperkinetic disorders. She is interested in applying the family-oriented…

Evgeniya Misheva Psychologist

Specialty:

Psychology

Evgeniya Misheva is a psychologist who joined the team at the Karin Dom Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration in 2016. She leads the family-mediated intervention group “Rainbow” for children…

Natali Georgieva Psychologist

Specialty:

Psychology

Natali Georgieva is a psychologist in the therapeutic team at Karin Dom. She has a particular interest in the various behavioural manifestations of children as a means of expressing needs;…

Kristina Hristova Psychologist

Specialty:

Psychology Family-Mediated Group Leader

Kristina (Krisi) has been part of the Karin Dom therapeutic team since 2021. She works as a psychologist-therapist in individual sessions and leads a family-mediated group where children participate together…

Velislava Hristova-Dote Psychotherapist

Specialty:

Clinical Psychologist Psychotherapist

Velislava provides individual and group psychological support for parents within the framework of a project. She has previous experience at Karin Dom as a consultant for early childhood development and…

Ralitsa Nachkova Psychologist

Specialty:

Psychology

Ralitsa joined the therapeutic team at Karin Dom in 2024 after successfully completing the Internship Academy for theoretical and practical training in the centre’s working methods. She leads groups for…

Teodora Dimitrova Kinesiotherapist

Specialty:

Kinesiotherapist Bobath Therapist

Teodora has been part of the therapeutic team in the Physiotherapy sector of Karin Dom since 2008. She mainly works with children with motor difficulties and shares that “every small…

Detelina Georgieva Rehabilitation Specialist

Specialty:

Rehabilitation Bobath Therapy

Didi has been part of the Karin Dom team since July 2009. She graduated from Medical College – Varna with a specialisation in Rehabilitation.

Petya Georgieva Rehabilitator

Specialty:

Rehabilitator Breastfeeding Consultant Bobath Therapist

Petya Georgieva began working as part of the therapeutic team at Karin Dom in 2007. Since 2018, she has also been a member of the Early Intervention team, where she…

Vladislava Doncheva Occupational Therapist

Specialty:

On maternity leave Rehabilitation Specialist Occupational Therapist

Vladislava joined the Karin Dom team in 2009. For two years, she worked with children with motor difficulties attending the Therapy Centre. In 2011, after training in early intervention conducted…

Pavlina Shopova Rehabilitator

Specialty:

Rehabilitator

Pavlina Shopova has been part of the therapeutic team at Karin Dom since 2024. She provides specialised rehabilitation services that support the development of motor skills and improve functionality. Through…

Simona Minkova Kinesiotherapist

Specialty:

Kinesiotherapist

Simona specialises in working with family-mediated groups and individual therapies to support motor development. She focuses on actively involving the family in the process and working with children facing various…

Elif Mehmed Swimming Instructor

Specialty:

Kinesiotherapist

Elif is part of the therapeutic team at Karin Dom, within the Physiotherapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation/Baby Bath team. Working with babies and children is a true inspiration for her. Elif…

Diana Dimitrova Adapted Swimming Instructor

Specialty:

Adapted Swimming Instructor Physiotherapist

Diana is part of the therapeutic team at Karin Dom, working in the aquatic therapy sector. When working with children, the focus is on what the child can do rather…

Stilina Ivanova Swimming Instructor

Specialty:

Physiotherapist

Stilina Ivanova is 23 years old from Varna, currently a third-year student specialising in Physiotherapy at the Medical University of Varna. Stilina has been professionally involved in swimming for 12…

Veselina Tincheva Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Team Manager Social Activities Specialist Trainer

The family, family-oriented approach in working with children and parents, art therapeutic group work with parents, siblings of children with special needs are topics of professional interest for Veselina. She…

Meglena Palamudova Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Social Activities

Meglena (Megi) has over twenty years of experience working with children and parents. She is skilled at identifying the specific needs and requirements of families and organising activities and resources…

Iliyana Dimitrova Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Social Activities Specialist

Iliyana joined the Karin Dom team after completing training at the Training and Professional Development Centre (CPD) in 2015 as part of the Montessori Club. She officially became part of…

Boryana Yaneva Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Social Activities Trainer

Boryana Yaneva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2019. She has over 10 years of experience in social work with children and parents. She consults families of…

Desislava Zheleva Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Social Activities

Desislava has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2020. She manages cases as a social worker and receives and processes consultation requests from parents.

Tanya Dancheva Social Services Specialist

Specialty:

Social Services Specialist

Tanya Dancheva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2019. Her work involves consulting and holding discussions with children and families regarding changes in the educational system, directing…

Gergana Peeva Social Activities Coordinator

Specialty:

Social Activities Coordinator

Gergana Peeva has been part of the Karin Dom Foundation team since September 2023, holding the position of Social Activities Coordinator. Gergana is responsible for welcoming visitors to the centre,…

Miglena Alexieva Nurse

Specialty:

Nurse

Nurse Miglena Alexieva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2022. She is a nurse with many years of experience in childcare facilities. For her, it is important…

Montessori group

Yanitsa Dimitrova Montessori Educator

Specialty:

Special Educator Auditory-Verbal Rehabilitation Specialist

Yanitsa Dimitrova is a special educator and group activity leader in a Montessori environment for children with special needs aged 6 to 8 years. Her professional interests focus on supporting…

Svetlana Trayanova Montessori Educator

Specialty:

Special Educator

Svetlana Trayanova is a special educator and group activity leader in a Montessori environment for children with special needs aged 3 to 6 years. Her professional interests focus on supporting…

Milena Vasileva Assistant Educator

Specialty:

Pedagogue

Milena Vasileva is an assistant educator with many years of experience in group activities within an organised Montessori environment. She actively supports group leaders in organising and effectively conducting the…

Montessori house

Svetla Todorova Montessori Team Manager

Specialty:

Pedagogue Special Educator Speech Therapist Trainer

Dr Svetla Todorova, PhD in Special Pedagogy, is the manager of the Montessori team applying the Montessori method with neurodiverse children and children with special needs. Her interests are related…

Nikoleta Temelkova Pedagogue

Specialty:

Pedagogue

Nikoleta Temelkova is a specialist in pedagogy and preschool pedagogy. Her professional interests focus on the education and upbringing of preschool children and the application of the Montessori method, both…

Pavlina Pavlova Assistant Educator

Specialty:

Assistant Educator

Pavlina Pavlova is an assistant educator in the Montessori House group, where children aged 2 to 4 years are educated. She actively supports the group leader in organising and effectively…

Svetlana Yankova Assistant Educator

Specialty:

Assistant Educator

Svetlana Yankova is an assistant educator with many years of experience in the Montessori House group, where children aged 2 to 4 years are educated. She actively supports the group…

Veselina Raycheva Educator

Specialty:

Pedagogy

Veselina Raycheva is a specialist in preschool and primary school pedagogy. Her professional interests focus on the education and upbringing of preschool children and the application of the Montessori method,…

Milena Borisova Assistant Educator

Specialty:

Pedagogue

Milena Borisova is a specialist in preschool pedagogy with extensive experience in applying the Montessori method with preschool-aged children.

Training Centre Team

Zhenislava Sapundzhieva Director of the Training and Professional Development Centre (CPD)

Specialty:

Trainer

Zhenislava has been part of the Karin Dom team since its foundation in 1996. She is responsible for the strategic management of Karin Dom’s Training Centre and coordinates the implementation…

Magdalena Tsoneva Manager of Training and Research Activities

Magdalena has spent her entire professional career at the Karin Dom Foundation since the start of the Centre’s activities. Since 2006, she has been part of the Training Centre team,…

Nikoleta Yoncheva Speech Therapist

Specialty:

Speech Therapist Auditory-Verbal Rehabilitation Specialist Trainer

Nikoleta Yoncheva joined the Karin Dom team in 2013. She loves working with children, discovering ways to communicate with each of them, and giving meaning to their mutual interaction. She…

Stefka Tsvetanova Early Childhood Development Consultant

Specialty:

Early Childhood Development Consultant Clinical Psychologist Trainer

Stefka has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2011. Her professional interests are related to autism spectrum disorders and hyperkinetic disorders. She is interested in applying the family-oriented…

Svetla Todorova Montessori Team Manager

Specialty:

Pedagogue Special Educator Speech Therapist Trainer

Dr Svetla Todorova, PhD in Special Pedagogy, is the manager of the Montessori team applying the Montessori method with neurodiverse children and children with special needs. Her interests are related…

Veselina Tincheva Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Team Manager Social Activities Specialist Trainer

The family, family-oriented approach in working with children and parents, art therapeutic group work with parents, siblings of children with special needs are topics of professional interest for Veselina. She…

Boryana Yaneva Social Activities Specialist

Specialty:

Social Activities Trainer

Boryana Yaneva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2019. She has over 10 years of experience in social work with children and parents. She consults families of…

Support team

Svetlana Ivanova Team Manager

Specialty:

Team Manager Housekeeper

Svetlana Ivanova has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2006. Over the years, she has worked in various roles, spending the longest time as an assistant educator in…

Ivan Ivanov Doorman

Ivan Ivanov works as a doorman at Karin Dom.

Liliya Georgieva Hygienist

Liliya Georgieva is a hygienist at Karin Dom.

Milena Panayotova Hygienist

Specialty:

Hygienist

Milena Panayotova is a hygienist.

Mariyka Peneva Hygienist

Mariyka Peneva is a hygienist at Karin Dom.

Sashko Atanasov Gardener

Specialty:

Gardening

Sashko Atanasov is a gardener at Karin dom.

Svetla Pacharazka Hygienist

Specialty:

Hygienist