Board of Directors with voting rights:

1) Ivana Bušić rođ. Pahor - President

2) Šejla Kulenović - Latal - Member

3) Dragana Đaković - Member

4) Sanda Beljak - Member

5) PhD Milenko Dostić - Member

IVANA BUŠIĆ born PAHOR

Ms. Ivana Bušić is the President of MIKRA Board of Directors. By profession she is an economist and microfinance expert. She graduated at "Carrol College" Helena, Montana, USA with major in “International Political and Economy relations” and for three years worked for LID (Department of the Local Initiative for the development of the microfinance sector in BiH that was established and supported by World Bank). Ms. Bušić is also an experienced trainer in various fields and subjects within the microfinance sector. As a local trainer she held several trainings for CGAP (Consultant Group for support to the poorest). Currently she works at the USA Embassy as ARC Coordinator in the Department for Public Relations.

PhD MILENKO DOSTIĆ

DRAGANA ĐAKOVIĆ

Ms. Dragana Đaković is an Economist; she worked as a high school teacher in the Economics High School of Banja Luka. Ms. Đaković is one of the founders of the local non-government organization women's association called “Vidra” from Banja Luka where she has also served as a member of the Board of Directors. Today she is a partner in an international trade company and a very active participant in many public and social events.

ŠEJLA KULENOVIĆ – LATAL

Ms. Šeila Kulenović - Latal is a graduate from the Faculty of Medicine - University of Sarajevo in 1994. From 1994 to 1996 she worked for “Medecines Sans Frontieres” as an assistant to the local manager on the project of mental health. Since 1996 she has been working as a Manager of the Department for Psychosocial Trauma Recovery in CRS, where her responsibility is to contact centers for social works, as well as the other relevant psychosocial institutions. Ms. Kulenović-Latal is also responsible for organizing meetings, conferences and trainings in the field of psychosocial help. Since 2004, she has been working as the president of the general meeting of the Association of Homeipaths of FBiH.

SANDA BELJAK

Ms. Sanda Beljak graduated at the Faculty of Mechanical at the Sarajevo University in 1993. Before she started working for CRS program she used to work as professor in Mechanical High school in Sarajevo. Since 1994, she has been working on different positions in CRS. Currently, she works in CRS Bosnia and Herzegovina as Director of Operations.

Advisory honourable members of Board of Directors without voting rights

SENA UZUNOVIĆ

Ms. Sena Uzunović is a lawyer and she is currently employed as State Prosecutor. Before this, she was on the post of Deputy Minister of Finance for Legal Affairs. She is very respected among the state structures and among all ethnic groups. In cooperation with Mr. Timothy Layman, she took part in drafting of the Law on Micro-Credit Organizations in BiH. She also worked as consultant for legal affairs at the World Bank, related to development of the microfinance sector in BiH. She is a major advocate for strengthening of the women's role in the Bosnian society. In late 2002, due to the nature of her current post, Ms. Uzunović withdrew from the formal membership of the Board of Directors MIKRA and became a member of honor.

MILJENKO ANIČIĆ

Msgr. Miljenko Aničić was born in 1950 in Pecnik near Modriča. He became a priest on June 29, 1977. He graduated from the Theological Faculty in Innsbruck, Austria. He received his PhD in Moral Theology. Since 1990, he has been working as the Director of Caritas in Banja Luka, however, in the 1992-1998 period he was on the duty of President of Caritas. For a long number of years, Msgr. Aničić has been fostering cooperation with CRS, the founder of MIKRA, and has been successfully implementing projects throughout the Banja Luka Bishopric. Msgr Miljenko Aničić was member Board of directory until October 27, 2008 when He became an advisory honorary member of Board of Directors without voting rights for social affairs on his own request.