Katrina was born and raised in Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region. She attended a local school, where she was the top student in her class, graduating with the highest honors and a 4.0 GPA (US equivalent to summa cum laude). Later, Katrina received her degree in Diplomacy with magna cum laude honor. After Katrina immigrated to the United States with her family, she also obtained her degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and was on Dean’s List for a few semesters. Katrina has nearly 13 years of professional experience in Finance, Accounting, and US Taxation. Katrina works as a business consultant and runs her own accounting company. She is fluent in English, French, Ukrainian, and Russian.

Anna was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and spend her childhood in Ukraine. She has fond memories of summer breaks spent on her grandparent’s farm, open lands that went back to their Cossack heritage. The time she spent with her grandmother in her childhood made a huge impact on her understanding of the world and appreciation of nature.

She immigrated to the United States as a child with her mother after the collapse of USSR. She considers herself lucky to be accepted but the US and to have had the opportunity to build her American dream.

Anna received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Accounting and Finance from University of Milwaukee Wisconsin, where she was a graduate teaching assistant for Introduction to Accounting. She worked at PwC, Nike, and is currently working at Gap Inc. Anna has always been passionate about giving back, volunteering in financial literacy programs and running an environmental business simulation program in Wisconsin schools.

When Ukraine was invaded, Anna’s family and friends were impacted and she had to do something to help. Anna started Help Ukraine Volunteers with Katrina Kudar and their friends to help provide relief to Ukrainians. Anna speaks English, Russian, and Ukrainian. She and our team of volunteers work to aid Ukraine in various ways every day.

Anna hopes the war will end soon and that Help for Ukraine Volunteers can shift from helping people survive to rebuilding and helping Ukrainians thrive.

Kim was born and raised in Colorado, USA and now lives in Bend, Oregon, USA. Kim has traveled the world with her family, spending time in many countries, including Poland where her family roots go back generations. Kim has a passion for spreading positivity and making a positive impact on the environment and the people around her. To keep sane and balanced she spends a lot of time in the yoga studio. She also loves spending time outside, hiking, biking, running and walking her dog. 

Kim graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and has been a tax accountant for over fifteen years at companies like Crocs, Nike, and Gap. She is passionate about helping, she volunteers regularly and has organized initiatives for various US organizations. When the invasion of Ukraine started, she could not stand by, she decided to join the Help Ukraine Volunteers NFP as Treasurer to use her accounting and organizational skills to help. 

Born in Kiev. Graduated from Samara State Aerospace University.
Fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and English languages. Extremely competent and extremely toxic.