Our Consultants
3C’s consultants are drawn from a range of backgrounds, specialisations and experiences and have, in total, worked on projects and programs in over 50 countries spread across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. They are well qualified and highly regarded, sought after professionals
Ana Colovic Lesoska
Senior Consultant
Ana is a biologist and environmental law expert with nearly 30 years experience in environmental protection. She established the Macedonian CSO Eko-svest in 2002 managing its transition into the organisation it is today. Ana has served on the Executive Committee and Review Committee of the Central and Eastern European Bankwatch Network, and led on several international campaigns for this environmental network.
see moreAna is a certified facilitator and has conducted numerous trainings on environmental topics for a wide variety of target groups. She is also a skilled analyst and researcher in the environmental protection domain and is often sought after for her knowledge of international environmental legislation, finance, and impact assessments. In 2019, in recognition of her work, Ana was awarded the Goldman Environmental Award.
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Ana Malceva-Marinkovikj
Consultant
Ana is an experienced lawyer with over 12 years in government operations and legal compliance. She has expertise in digital transformation, privacy, cybersecurity, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and legal compliance. From 2020 to 2022, Ana was a key member of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, coordinating efforts in digital transformation and cybersecurity, contributing to national policies, strategies, and laws aligned with EU standards.
see morePreviously, she worked in the Cabinet of the Minister for Information Society and
Administration, where she led the development of the national legal framework for e-governance and cybersecurity, ensuring compliance with EU legislation. Ana also played a pivotal role in creating the first National Cybersecurity Strategy. Additionally, she contributed to the establishment of the National Broadband Competence Office. Her expertise is in aligning legislation with EU regulations, especially during the pre-accession process.
Aleksandra Cvetkovska
Senior Consultant
Aleksandra is an expert in democratic governance, gender equality, and anti-corruption policy and practice with over 24 years experience in advising national and local political and government leaderships, institutions and civil society organizations. Aleksandra brings to projects specialist knowledge and expertise in program design, MEL (monitoring, evaluation and learning) and adaptive management that helps organisations achieve sustainable and inclusive outcomes and results.
see moreAleksandra has led on major initiatives that have included helping establish North Macedonia’s Parliamentary Institute (Parliament’s analysis, research and support service) and the creation of the country’s first multi-party Gender Equality Task Force. She has designed and delivered programs on political leadership, political party development, advancing women’s political participation, ethical governance, and anti-corruption reforms through projects she has managed in both North Macedonia and Morocco.
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Besar Bekir
Consultant
Besar is an international development expert with a proven track record gained in his work with organizations such as the National Democratic Institute, USAID, the American Educational Center, and the Embassy of Japan. Besar has led programs focused on governance, accountability, public policy, and investment opportunities across the Western Balkans, where he has promoted concepts of sustainable growth through regional cooperation and citizen engagement.
see moreBesar brings to projects expertise in political development, environmental sustainability, innovation, and capacity-building. He has designed and implemented initiatives that have driven long-term impact and strengthened democratic governance and cross-cultural exchange. Besar is the Secretary, and one of the Founders, of the CSO Strengthening Democratic Values, Three C Consulting, Skopje.
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Chris Henshaw
Director 3C Consulting/Senior Consultant
Chris is a motivational manager, international political adviser, and leadership consultant with over 40 years experience in program implementation providing expertise to clients in areas of governance, political development, inclusion, and large-scale project management. He was Senior Resident Director at the National Democratic Institute in North Macedonia for nearly 20 years, retiring in 2020.
see moreChris, as Director of NDI, played a pivotal part in fostering democratic reform and building strong networks and relationships with key stakeholders and post holders in parliament, government, political parties and civil society. He has, in recent years, provided partnership consultancy support for three consecutive Deputy Prime Ministers, managed projects on behalf of USAID and OSCE, and contributed to high-profile international projects in Malawi and Sudan. Chris is the Founder of the company 3C Consulting and one of the Founders of the CSO, Strengthening Democratic Values, Three C Consulting, Skopje.
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David Dougherty
Senior Consultant
David is an opinion research consultant specializing, for over 25 years, in the provision of advisory support for political, public affairs and international organizations. He has extensive experience delivering programs in challenging environments and has managed political campaigns at local, state and federal levels, and has served as a communications strategist for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
see moreDavid has conducted research for labor unions, trade groups, and political candidates. Since 2001, he has worked with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in various countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Kosovo, Nepal, and North Macedonia. David is skilled in quantitative and qualitative research methods, focusing on issues such as public opinion, corruption, constitutional development and ethnic/religious inclusion. His work has influenced public policy, election campaigns, and programming for international organizations.
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Earl Pomeroy
Senior Consultant
Earl is a former member of the U.S. Congress, serving as North Dakota’s Representative from 1993-2010, before joining the law firm of Alston & Bird as Senior Counsel, until retirement at the end of 2024. During his time in Congress Earl was an active legislator on foreign affairs issues focusing on democracy building in the Western Balkans and on global primary education, particularly girl’s education in West Africa.
see moreEarl, prior to being an elected member of Congress, was North Dakota’s Insurance Commissioner. In 1990 he was President of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC). In Congress, Earl was a Member of the Ways and Means Committee, a Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) and, for a time, a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Earl travelled frequently to the Western Balkans, often in an official congressional capacity. In his work with HDP, he promoted the importance of free and fair elections and was a strong advocate for effective anti-corruption policy and practice.
Erald Bezhani
Consultant
Erald is an experienced consultant specializing in internal auditing, risk management, and anti-corruption practice with over 15 years expertise across various sectors, including banking and public institutions. Erald currently serves as an Audit Committee Member at UBA Bank Albania and as an International Expert on anti-corruption for the EU Support for Rule of Law program in North Macedonia.
see moreErald’s work has provided valuable insights into financial controls, risk mitigation, and good governance. His extensive background includes senior roles at Qatar Airways Group, Central Bank of Albania, and ProCredit Bank, where he led audits, risk assessments, and internal control improvements. Erald is one of the founders and currently the Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Albania.
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Filip Chaparoski
Senior Consultant
Filip is known and respected for his expertise in democratic governance, civic engagement, and anti-corruption advocacy. At the National Democratic Institute he managed civil society, media and youth portfolios for ten years and directed a regional program supporting civil society coalitions in seven countries.
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Filip helped establish the first Youth Caucus in the Macedonian Parliament, supported the adoption of the country’s first Youth Law and, while managing the civic legislative program, helped amend over one hundred pieces of legislation/public policy. Filip organized national televised candidate debates during local and national elections and managed a Code of Conduct for Free and Fair Elections initiative over several election cycles. He established and produced the TV debate show “Otvoreno”, 2014 to 2017, when the political landscape was an unwelcome one for independent broadcasting initiatives.
Prior to NDI, Filip was Country Director for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and Head of a Policy Analysis Unit in the Government’s Secretariat for European Affairs.
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Gezim Jashari
Senior Consultant
Gezim has over 20 years international democracy and governance program experience with a strong focus on supporting parliaments, political parties, and civil society. Notable roles include Country Director for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Sudan, Team Leader for NDI’s USAID funded anti corruption project in Albania and managing NDI’s Governance Program in Iraq. Gezim has provided consultancy and training services to parliaments and political parties in numerous countries on three continents.
see moreGezim played a major role in North Macedonia in enhancing the Assembly’s legislative, oversight, and representative functions; establishing the Parliamentary Institute; and in developing the Parliamentary Constituency Relations Network (PCRN). Gezim is an advocate for utilizing technology in program development, and has designed an upgraded E-parliament constituent communication system as well as creating platforms for political party organizing and civil society activism. Gezim is one of the Founders of the CSO Strengthening Democratic Values, Three C Consulting, Skopje.
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Hristijan Gjorgievski
Senior Consultant
Hristijan is an experienced international
governance specialist and political practitioner with over 15 years work experience on four continents. He currently works as Chief of Party of the US based, Democracy International (DI), USAID funded, Parliamentary Support Program, in Malawi. Prior to this Hristijan served as Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Hristijan was appointed Adviser to the Prime Minister in 2017. During his five years in government, he worked with three prime ministers and four different ministerial cabinets on issues such as parliamentary affairs, NATO accession, international cooperation on good governance reforms, Afghan refugee resettlement, and the preservation and conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Ohrid Region: North Macedonia’s World Heritage Site. Hristijan has also worked on democratic and political development
projects providing technical assistance to legislators, parliamentarians, political parties, and civil society in Burma/Myanmar, North Macedonia and Pakistan.
Ida Manton
Senior Consultant
Ida is an experienced trainer, scholar, writer and practitioner in the field of international relations and diplomacy, with a focus on negotiations, mediation and conflict resolution. She is a Senior Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Advisor for PACE (Policy/Analysis Communications/Expertise), Global Strategies (USA) and Just Access (Germany), member of POINT (Program of International Negotiation Training), and a representative of the Geneva-based think tank Diplomacy Dialogue.
see moreIda’s professional engagements have included international organizations, NGOs, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, universities, diplomatic academies, academic institutes, unions and think tanks throughout Europe and Central Asia. She has served in capacity building teams preparing civil servants for EU Presidencies (Malta, Romania and
Croatia). Ida is also a visiting professor at the International Relations Department of the University of Economics, VŠE in Prague. In 2024 she co-authored a book with the American diplomat, John Maresca.
Jovan Stojanovski
Operations Manager 3C Consulting/Consultant
Jovan is an experienced leader with a proven track record in government operations, international development, and policy implementation. He was Head of Cabinet at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Economy in North Macedonia from 2022 to 2024, and also for the Deputy Prime Minister for the Fight Against Corruption from 2020 to 2022, where, in one year, Jovan helped improve North Macedonia’s ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, from 111th to 87th place.
see moreJovan led, in 2021, the creation of the country’s first National Government Anti Corruption Plan. He was selected, in 2022, for the U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and received the IVLP Impact Award in 2023 from the U.S. Department of State. He also participated in 2023 in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs STEP program for Ministers. Jovan is Legal Representative (President) and one of the Founders of the CSO, Strengthening Democratic Values, Three C Consulting, Skopje.
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Khalid Ibrahim
Consultant
Khalid has extensive experience of working in conflict, transitional and post-conflict regions, specializing in the fields of technical communications, public information, political program management and media development. Over the past ten years he has worked on projects for funders such as UNAMID, FCDO, EU, and the US Special Envoy to Sudan and has managed political projects at the British Embassy in Khartoum. He developed his experience in projects that focused on the integration of youth into politics -working with the Youth Engagement Program and the Sudanese’s youth leaders program (a FCDO Program). Khalid managed the FCDO Project in 2017 to develop and deliver CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) projects in Sudan, in coordination with the Government of Sudan and the UK government.
see moreKhalid joined the Sudanese Prime Minister’s Office as an NDI consultant in 2021 to support the transitional government’s goals and help facilitate Sudan’s democratic transition. Despite the outbreak of war, he remains committed to this role, collaborating with political forces and contributing to efforts to stop the war and resolve the conflict in Sudan.
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Klajda Gjosha
Senior Consultant
Klajda is a senior expert in good governance and the European Union accession process. With over 16 years of professional experience, she has made significant contributions to Albania’s political and institutional development. As Albania’s former Minister of European Integration, Klajda was instrumental in shaping the country’s EU agenda—securing candidate status in 2014 and the first positive recommendation for the start of the accession talks with the EU.
see moreShe supported the establishment of the National Council of European Integration of Albania and led the development of Albania’s first National Strategy for EU Membership, helping create a comprehensive framework for aligning national institutions with EU standards. Klajda is currently engaged with a range of international and local organizations, contributing her expertise to strengthen democratic institutions, promote women’s leadership, and support inclusive policymaking. She is also a passionate trainer and mentor, equipping women and young leaders with the skills to drive change in their communities and beyond.
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Lena Andersson
Program and Project Development Manager 3C Consulting/Senior Consultant
Lena is an international expert in anti-corruption and good governance, university teacher and author of thirty years standing. Since 1999, Lena has worked on anti-corruption reforms globally holding leading positions in several international projects in the Western Balkans and elsewhere. Her expertise has been used to support external and internal audits to combat corruption and to help in the development of policy and practice for both public and private sector anti-corruption leaderships and institutions.
see moreLena has collaborated with civil society organisations in developing social audit programs in high schools and in creating cultural events related to corruption. She co-authored the “Police Integrity Toolkit,” a handbook that focuses on fighting corruption within police forces, and also authored a Guidebook on Corruption Risk Assessment. Lena is a visiting lecturer at Malmö University where, in collaboration with the Swedish Institute, she contributes to the development of the university’s international courses and projects. Lena is one of the Founders of the CSO, Strengthening Democratic Values, Three C Consulting, Skopje.
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Ndondwa Msaka
Consultant
Ndondwa is a democratic governance and inclusion specialist with over a decade of experience supporting parliaments, civil society, and oversight institutions across Africa. Shehas worked extensively on anti-corruption, legislative reform, public policy development, gender inclusion, and civic engagement, particularly in fragile and transitioning democracies. Most recently, Ndondwa served as an Inclusive Governance Expert for Democracy International leading the governance division of the the USAID-funded Parliamentary Support Program in Malawi, where she led budget oversight initiatives, developed anti-corruption frameworks, and fostered public policy engagement between parliament and citizens.
see morePreviously, Ndondwa managed programs for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, driving strategies to enhance women’s political participation, electoral integrity, and parliamentary effectiveness. Her work has included high-level briefings, gender-responsive, budget analysis, and nationwide community engagement campaigns. She has also consulted for the Commonwealth Secretariat, Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy, and HIVOS.
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Susanne Hedin
Senior Consultant
Susanne is a lecturer, trainer and mentor in leadership and communication practice with over twenty years experience of public and private sector assignments. She has been a Visiting Lecturer on Rhetoric in the Department of Communication and Media at Lund University in Sweden since 2004. Susanne has over ten years experience in institutional capacity building in the Western Balkans, where she has provided high level consultancy support and training to institutions and staff in Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia.
see moreSusanne has, since spring 2021, served as an international expert on communication
and leadership in an EU-funded project, supporting independent human rights and anti-corruption institutions in North Macedonia. Susanne is a certified leadership coach by the International Association for Coaching Institutes (ICI) and a certified trainer in Extended DISC Communicational Behavioural Styles.
Verica Bojkovska
Consultant
Verica has over a decade of experience in the non-governmental sector, specializing in project management, capacity building and policy analysis with a strong focus on social inclusion, human rights, and democratic governance. In her role as Project Manager at the Institute for Research and Policy Analysis – Romalitico, Verica oversaw initiatives aimed at enhancing Roma community self-reliance and civic engagement across North Macedonia.
see moreVerica’s expertise lies in designing and implementing projects and initiatives that drive positive social change. She excels in cross-cultural communication and collaboration and her analytical skills and organizational strengths have been crucial in driving initiatives that promote equality, non-discrimination, and community development.
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Vladimir Georgiev
Senior Consultant
Vladimir is an anti-corruption expert with over three decades of experience in public service with more than 20 years of that being in the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) in North Macedonia. As a Commissioner from 2019 to 2024, Vladimir focused on preventing and combating corruption, promoting integrity and transparency, corruption risk assessments and developing the 2021-2025 National Strategy on Prevention of Corruption and Conflicts of Interest.
see moreVladimir has been involved in many anti-corruption and cooperation initiatives with UNODC, GRECO and OECD. He is a member of the national delegation to GRECO and was involved as a member of several GRECO evaluation. Vladimir has authored several key publications on ethics and integrity. His experience in legal reform and policy development underscores a commitment to promoting good governance and the rule of law.
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3C Consultants have worked in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. Their work has been funded by various international aid organisations and implementing agencies including Democracy International, the European Commission, European Union, NATO, NDI, OSCE, Peace Corps, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Transparency International, UNICEF, United Nations, USAID, and the World Health Organisation (WHO), amongst others.
