Oleksandra (Sasha) Skotarenko is director of the regional Audience Understanding and Digital Support project (AUDS) in Ukraine. She brings more than 12 years of experience working with Internews, Management Systems International and the International Organization for Migration with a focus on media and civil society development, digital security of human and media organizations, countering corruption, and communication.

Sasha currently manages a four-year project that helps media invest in the development of their online platforms and understand their audiences better; helps media and human rights organizations with their digital security concerns; and partners with organizations in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. She and the AUDS project team are based in Kyiv, Ukraine.