Olena Iurchenko was born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She has a masters degree in Economics and Tourism Business from Karazin National University. She moved to the United States in 2010. In 2014, at the peak of protests in the Maidan, she started participating in the AutoMaidan movement in Philadelphia. In 2021, she took an active part in Townwatch project organized by NE Phila Connected by patrolling and protecting the local community. Since full-scale invasion, she has been going to Ukraine back and forth to deliver drones, protective gear, and humanitarian aid to Ukrainians in need. At the end of 2022, she decided to create Ukrainian Soul Association with the closest friends to help her Motherland more effectively. She truly believes that the full potential of Ukrainian diaspora in the United States is yet to be unlocked, and she plans to direct it towards assistance to Ukraine.

Marta Murtazin

Viktor Kurysko

Working in Real Estate, Roman was able to advise people on housing issues.  He has always been engaged in helping people, from an early age.  Everything he does is based on a desire to help those around him.  From helping people find jobs, translating, or even just giving a ride to person in need, it’s just a part of his core.  No favor is too small.  He’s come to a point in his life, when all he wants to do is to dedicate his life to increasing the quality of life for those who really need help.   As such, Roman was a natural leader for NE Phila Connected, seeing that this can grow into much more than just a regular Town Watch.  Knowing how hard it is for a first generation immigrant to get answers to a question you don’t know how to ask, Roman sees this organization as an opportunity to help connect such people and others to resources, and really engage and unite the community and help us all get back to basics, neighbors helping neighbors, which in turn, helps the community at large.

He is from Belarus.Gleb fled from Lukashenko's regime to the USA in 2021.Activist of the Belarusian resistance to the Lukashenko regime.The chairman of the public movement Country for life (Країна для життя).Member of the Association of Belarusians of America,Public relations officer at non-profit organization Belarus FREEDOM Philadelphia.In the states, he deals with the evacuation of Belarusians who suffered from the Lukashenko regime and helps in the adaptation of newly arrived immigrants. Since 2022, he actively involved in helping our foundation.