{"id":2722,"date":"2024-06-19T07:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aop.ndphs.org\/themes\/jauna-tema\/link-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:34:57","slug":"link-workers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aop.ndphs.org\/uk\/themes\/jauna-tema\/link-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Managers & Link Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong> Millie Kealy-Jensen
\nProfession:<\/strong> Public health consultant
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Mental health, Project management, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Grant writing, Project development and implementation
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> English and Danish
\nOrganisation<\/strong>: Odense Municipality
\nCountry:<\/strong> Denmark<\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong>
\nMillie has a wealth of experience working in the area of health, focusing on prevention, promotion, and innovation. She’s successfully secured funding for numerous health projects, both nationally and internationally. Millie is skilled in taking projects from the initial idea stage all the way through to execution. She has experience in establishing transnational consortiums, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to health programmes. As a public health professional, Millie advocates for a system-thinking approach to improve health and wellbeing for everyone. Millie has worked in the area of mental health for a number of years and began working with Arts on Prescription in 2021 in the Funen Arts on Prescription project before joining AoP in the Baltic Sea Region project in 2023. Millie knowledge in project management, her personnel skills in working with a diverse range of stakeholders and her analytical and coordination skills ensure the planning and implementation of AoP programmes run smoothly. Millie is also editor and co-author of the AoP guide.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>email: mkealyjensen@gmail.com<\/div>\n
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\nPhoto: Stine Keiding<\/em><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Stine Keiding
\nProfession:\u00a0<\/strong>Program Manager
\nAreas of expertise<\/strong>: Project Management, Cross-sectoral collaboration, Policy Making, Strategic Planning and Funding.
\nLanguages spoken:\u00a0<\/strong>Danish, English
\nOrganisation:\u00a0<\/strong>Odense Municipality, Cultural Region Funen
\nCountry:<\/strong>\u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong>
\nCultural Region Funen is a collaboration between nine municipalities in Denmark who co-finance long term initiatives to develop a high artistic and cultural profile across municipal boundaries. As a program manager for Cultural Region Funen, Stine has extensive experience in leading multi-year cultural projects involving different municipalities, citizens and professionals within different disciplines. Her focus is on supporting knowledge sharing, co-creation, strategic planning and policy development with the aim of strengthening and developing culture institutions in local and regional communities as well as cross-sectoral collaboration. In recent years Stine has gained a broad knowledge in how to organize, fund and develop arts and culture programmes locally, nationally and internationally to promote mental wellbeing for a diverse range of citizens. Stine is manages the Interreg: Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region Region project 2023-2025.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>tel. +45 29281335 \/ email: ske@odense.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

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Germany<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo: Ralph Seifert\/Bremer vhs<\/em><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Abier Saad
\nProfession:<\/strong> Recovery Guide
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Link worker, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Mental health promotion
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> German and English
\nOrganisation: <\/strong>Bremer Volkshochschule (Adult Education Centre)
\nCountry:<\/strong> Germany<\/p>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>With a social educatory background, Abier has worked with various age-groups. Abier is also a qualified recovery guide, meaning that she herself has recovered from mental illness. In her own mental health journey Abier experienced engaging in arts and being creative, helped her to improve her mental and emotional well-being. Abier joined the Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project in 2024. In her role as a link worker, Abier incorporates her recovery guide training, working with people with mental health issues based on her own experience. This has given Abier unique skills to support participants in AoP programmes. As the main contact for the AoP participants, Abier has planned and led AoP group meetings, encouraging participants to self-reflect. Abier has helped participants in their mental health recovery, through a combination of self-reflection and engaging in the arts and culture.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>email: kunst.auf.rezept@vhs-bremen.de
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Photo: Ralph Seifert\/Bremer vhs<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Hannah Goebel
\nProfession:<\/strong> Psychology and Social sciences professional
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project management, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Mental health promotion, Project development and implementation.
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> German, English and Spanish
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> Bremer Volkshochshule (Adult Education Centre)
\nCountry:<\/strong> Germany<\/p>\n

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Profile:
\n<\/strong>Hannah\u2019s has many years\u2019 experience in working with mental health promotion and has worked with mental health promotion across various institutional contexts. Hannah is not new to working with incorporating culture and arts into health promotion initiatives, as she has been involved in several previous projects in this discipline, before joining AoP in the Baltic Sea Region project in 2023. With a background in psychology and social sciences, and as a qualified project manager, Hannah is skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration, understanding the complexity and logics of the different sectors involved. She is co- creator of the Train-the-Trainer programme for culture and arts facilitators. Hannah\u2019s extensive experience brings together project management skills with professional knowledge in mental health promotion, lots of enthusiasm for the topic Arts and Health and a profound understanding of the practical work with target groups, thus leading projects to successful implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Contact: <\/strong>tel. +49 421 361 14505\/ kunst.auf.rezept@vhs-bremen.de<\/div>\n
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Photo: Line Svindt\/Bremer vhs<\/em><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Imke Seifert
\nProfession:<\/strong>
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project management, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Project development and implementation
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> German and English
\nOrganisation: <\/strong>Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Die Senatorin f\u00fcr Gesundheit, Frauen und Verbraucherschutz
\nCountry:<\/strong> Germany<\/p>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>Imke has many years\u2019 experience working on health projects across various institutional settings. With a background in public health, Imke brings a strong understanding of interdisciplinary collaboration and the understanding of diverse perspectives from different stakeholder groups. Prior to joining the health authority, she worked as a research assistant on both national and international projects. At the health authority, she is responsible for facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the field of mental health care. Since 2023, \u00a0she has been co-coordinating the AoP in the Baltic Sea Region project and has been involved in developing the train-the- trainer programme for culture and arts facilitators. She has also been proactive in engaging local referral channels to support the AoP programme in Bremen. Imke is skilled in project management, stakeholder engagement, and has a hands-on approach to project implementation.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>tel.: +49 421 361- 24690 \/ email: imke.seifert@gesundheit.bremen.de<\/p>\n

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Photo: Ralph Seifert\/Bremer vhs<\/em><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Leonie Koch
\nProfession:<\/strong> Art therapist
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Link Worker, Art therapy, Mental health promotion, Interdisciplinary collaboration
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> German and English
\nOrganisation: <\/strong>Bremer Volkshochschule\/Bremen Adult education center
\nCountry:<\/strong> Germany<\/p>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>Leonie is an art therapist and in her Master\u2019s thesis, she focused on the topic of creativity and health promotion and well-being. She has over 2 years\u2019 experience working with vulnerable citizens in a psychiatric clinic and working in interdisciplinary teams. Leonie as a link worker in the Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project in Bremen was responsible for the planning and organising of arts courses for the participants, as well as advising culture and arts facilitators of the target audience\u2019s needs and closely collaborating with the facilitators to promote mental wellbeing among the participants. Moreover, Leonie as a link worker was also the participants contact person. Her knowledge on the effects of connecting creativity, culture and health promotion, and her skills in planning meeting agendas and leading group meetings ensured all AoP participants felt secure during their regular meetings.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>email: kunst.auf.rezept@vhs-bremen.de<\/p>\n

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Latvia<\/h2>\n

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\nPhoto: Lelde Goba<\/em><\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Baiba Roze
\nProfession:<\/strong> Cultural professional, Social worker
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project management, Interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, mental health, cultural education
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Latvian and English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> C\u0113sis Municipality
\nCountry:<\/strong> Latvia<\/p>\n

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Profile:<\/strong>
\nBaiba has over 15 years of extensive experience in the field of youth work, particularly with young people from vulnerable backgrounds. As a museum educator at the Eduards Veidenbaums Museum since 2019, Baiba works mainly with schoolchildren and youth groups, introducing them to literature, mental health literacy, values, and social skills. Since 2023, Baiba has developed diverse cultural programs to support the mental health of older people experiencing involuntary loneliness. Baiba’s\u00a0 skills include establishing C\u0113sis Municipality\u2019s Museums on Prescription program and developing a collaborative framework for the municipality\u2019s health, social, and cultural institutions. As a link worker, Baiba has close working relationships with social and healthcare professionals, cultural workers, and artists, and provides AoP training for cultural professionals in close partnership with freelance artists and institutions. Baiba\u2019s coordination and interrelation skills as participants contact person ensures participants feel safe and supported throughout their AoP journey.<\/p>\n

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Contact: <\/strong>email: baiba.roze@cesunovads.lv<\/a> or rozu.baiba@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nPhoto: Agnese Zeltina<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Inga Surgunte
\nProfession:<\/strong> Project manager
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project management, concept development, strategic planning, engaging stakeholders
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Latvian and English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> C\u0113sis Municipality & the Latvian Academy of Culture Culture and Arts Institute
\nCountry:<\/strong> Latvia<\/p>\n

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Profile:
\n<\/strong>Inga is a research assistant involved in several international projects with a focus on the cultural sector\u2019s impact on sustainable development, also within the area of health and well-being. Inga has a background in heritage interpretation and museum work since 2008. From 2021.2023 Inga collaborated with the Eduards Veidenbaums Museum “Kal\u0101\u010di” to develop Latvia\u2019s first permanent exhibition and educational program focusing on mental health. Inga co-authored the guide, Talking Points: Arts and Health in Communities<\/em>. Inga also contributed to the European Commission preparatory action CultureForHealth, which secured the inclusion of “culture and health” in the 2023.2026 EU Work Plan for Culture, where Inga represents the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia in the European Commission\u2019s Culture and Health OMC group. Since 2023 Inga has been involved in Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project leading the Museums on Prescription programme in C\u0113sis Municipality and supporting the project collaboration framework.<\/p>\n

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Contact: <\/strong>email: inga.surgunge@skaidrs.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Andra Kauli\u0146a Ostrovska
\nProfession:<\/strong> Project manager
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project management, budget planning, cultural policy, strategic development, public administration
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Latvian, English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> Saldus Municipality
\nCountry:<\/strong> Latvia<\/p>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>Andra\u00a0 is a project manager at the Development Department of Saldus Municipality, with a professional background in cultural project management and public sector coordination. Since 2023, she has contributed to the Arts on Prescription programme as part of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project, focusing on project budget planning, administrative oversight, and developing long-term implementation strategies within the municipality. With over a decade of experience in managing cultural and community-focused initiatives, Andra brings strong skills in aligning cultural programming with local development strategies. She plays an essential role in ensuring the sustainability and integration of the AoP programme into local policy frameworks, helping to bridge the cultural and health sectors through institutional coordination and resource planning. Her experience also includes managing projects funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the LIFE programme, addressing both cultural access and community resilience.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>email: andra.kaulina-ostrovska@saldus.lv<\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Sigita Graudu\u0161a
\nProfession:<\/strong> Project coordinator and marketing specialist
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project coordination, digital marketing, programme development, stakeholder communication, audience engagement
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Latvian and English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> Saldus Municipality
\nCountry:<\/strong> Latvia<\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong>
\nSigita Graudu\u0161a is a project coordinator and communication strategist with over a decade of experience in digital marketing, audience development, and project leadership across cultural and social sectors. In the Arts on Prescription (AoP) programme in Saldus Municipality, Sigita played a key role in integrating cultural and health-sector collaboration. She developed the local programme content and structure, coordinated implementation, and served as a link worker\u2014guiding participants and supporting their personal well-being journeys through engagement with arts and culture.\u00a0Her marketing and audience experience contributed to designing inclusive communication strategies, ensuring outreach to diverse groups, and fostering community participation. Sigita applied her strategic planning, content development, and stakeholder management skills to adapt the AoP model to local needs, while facilitating a supportive, person-centred approach.\u00a0With a strong belief in the power of culture to improve emotional and mental well-being, Sigita continues to advocate for sustainable cross-sectoral partnerships between the cultural and health domains. She brings creativity, clarity, and empathy to projects aimed at community development and holistic well-being.<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>email: sigita.graudusa@saldus.lv<\/p>\n

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Poland<\/h2>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Aleksandra Filipczak
\nProfession:<\/strong> Project Manager
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Communication, Evaluation, Project management, International cooperation, Cross-sectoral collaboration
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Polish, English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> Department of Territorial Cooperation and Tourism at the Marshal Office of the West Pomeranian Region
\nCountry:<\/strong> Poland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>Since 2019, Aleksandra has worked in the implementation of externally funded international projects across various sectors from entrepreneurship, green solutions, to education, culture, and health. Her professional background from both the maritime and technology sectors has given her skills in international cooperation, cross-sectoral collaboration and international project management. Her roles in Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project involved communications manager, link worker, and evaluator of the AoP pilot programmes and activities. Aleksandra has involved young people in co-organising AoP workshop in several smaller towns in the region of West Pomeranian. She has a broad perspective in the planning, implementing and evaluation of AoP programmes. She is experienced in navigating imposed procedures and legal regulations. Furthermore, Aleksandra is skilled in working with the educational (referral channel) and culture sector to promote mental health and wellbeing among the younger population.<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong> +48 91 454 25 25\/ email: afilipczak@wzp.pl<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: Krzysztof \u017barna<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Marta Cielsielska
\nProfession:<\/strong> Project manager
\nAreas of expertise:<\/strong> Project managment, Planning and coordination, Interdisciplinary collaboration Project development and implementation.
\nLanguages spoken:<\/strong> Polish, English
\nOrganisation:<\/strong> Department of Territorial Cooperation and Tourism at the Marshal Office of the West Pomeranian Region
\nCountry:<\/strong> Poland<\/p>\n

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Profile:
\n<\/strong>Marta is a Senior Advisor and has been implementing externally funded international projects for over 19 years. Her work focuses on international projects in various fields: culture and creative industries, innovation, entrepreneurship, green solutions, transport, education and cooperation with a range of partners from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea Regions. Martha has navigated between her several roles in Arts on Prescription project, as project manager, link worker and evaluator for the AoP pilot programme and activities. Her tasks included the organisation of workshops for young people participating in the AoP programme, across various towns in the West Pomeranian Region. Marta experience gives a unique perspective on preparing and organising AoP programmes from start to finish. She possesses valuable knowledge in working with arts facilitators and referral channels, dealing with imposed procedures and legal regulations. Furthermore, Marta personnel skills have been invaluable to supporting and working with young participants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Contact: <\/strong>tel. +48 91 454 25 24\/ email: mciesielska@wzp.pl<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sweden<\/h2>\n

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Photo: Anders Alm<\/em><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Elias Sandling
\nProfession: <\/strong>Project manager
\nAreas of expertise<\/strong>:\u00a0Project management , Transnational collaboration, Data collection, Public speaking<\/span>
\nLanguages spoken: <\/strong>Swedish, English
\nOrganisation:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunderby Folksh\u00f6gskola
\nCountry:<\/strong> Sweden<\/p>\n

Profile:
\n<\/strong>Since 2017, Elias has worked as a project manager at Sunderby Folk High School, participating in a wide range of projects. From 2023 to 2025, Elias was involved in the Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region project. He contributed to the planning and supporting the implementation of the AoP pilot programmes in Norrbotten, in close collaboration with Region Norrbotten. Elias\u2019s responsibilities included data collection contributing to evaluation of the AoP pilot programmes 2023-2024 in the Region of Norrbotton. Elias has led the AoP twinning cities programme, planning and organising transnational knowledge exchange meetings, gaining broader perspectives on how AoP can be adapted to different contexts in promoting participants and community wellbeing. Furthermore, Elias advocates for Arts on Prescription by presenting knowledge and findings from Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region at regional and international public health and culture events.<\/p>\n

Contact: tel. <\/strong>0920-26 66 77 \/ email: elias@sunderbyfolkhogskola.se<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo: Mikael St\u00e5hl<\/em><\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Marie Tuvesson
\nProfession: <\/strong>Cultural project manager \/ Dance Teacher
\nArea of expertise <\/strong>Project Development, Link Worker, Dance and Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Pilot coordinating
\nLanguages spoken: <\/strong>Swedish \/ English
\nOrganisation: <\/strong>Region Norrbotten
\nCountry: <\/strong>Sweden<\/p>\n

Profile: <\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Marie is an educated dance teacher and theatre pedagogue with over 20 years of experience in cultural work, primarily with children and youth. In 2015, she developed a method using dance to support students\u2019 existential and mental well-being, recognizing dance as a powerful tool for personal growth. Today, Marie works as a cultural project manager at Region Norrbotten, leading the Arts on Prescription in Norrbotten, Sweden, together with Sunderby Folk High School and also coordinating another project; Dance for Health Norrbotten.\u00a0Since 2024, she has worked as project manager for the international Baltic Sea Region project AoP, where she was responsible for coordinating pilot activities. Her role included scheduling, managing art fascilitators, venues, participants, and acting as a linkworker. In collaboration with Sunderby Folk High School, she has contributed to developing strategies for implementing AoP at both regional and municipal levels. Our future is cross-sectional!<\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>Marie.tuvesson@norrbotten.se<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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