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IWC Board of Directors

From left to right: Rachel Stewart (Secretary, UK), Gloria Gaber (Vice-President, Germany), Barbora Kuchtova (President, Czech Republic), Sonia Punin (Representative, Serbia)

Barbora Kuchtova - IWC President

Barbora Kuchtová comes from Prague. She is married to a Czech career diplomat and is mother to two children ages 17 & 14. Following her diplomat husband, she lived in Rome and Zagreb. In addition to her native language, she speaks English, Italian, Serbian and partially Spanish. She graduated in Economics and Business management at the University in Czech Republic. She was working as an Italian tutor, a financial and project manager for ...

Gloria Gaber - IWC Vice President

Gloria Gaber is from Germany and came to Belgrade with her husband in April 2021. After several years in Sarajevo, Serbia is now the second Balkan country where she has lived. As she loves to discover new cultures, Gloria studied European Studies and International Cultural and Business Studies. Before moving to Belgrade, she worked in sales and marketing in Bosnia-Hezegovina and Germany. Gloria has already been supporting ...

Rachel Stewart - IWC Secretary

Rachel was born in England and spent part of her childhood growing up in Papua New Guinea as well as Darwin, Australia. She now lives in Belgrade with her husband on his first regional diplomatic post to the West Balkans as well as their two daughters aged 8 and 10. Rachel is a classically trained musician, having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and has been fortunate to perform in many prestigious venues including Buckingham Palace. Being ...

Verena Hartmann - IWC Treasurer

Verena Hartmann is a German citizen and now living in Belgrade since August 2020. She is married and has two children (26 and 28 years). With her Diploma in economics, she worked over 15 years in roles responsible for treasury, accounting, and IT for a social organisation. Also, she has been the treasurer on the boards of volunteers for several social organisations. She moved to Belgrade to accompany her husband, who is the Director of a German devolopment ...

Sonja Punin - IWC Representative

Sonia Punin is an Ecuadorian and naturalized Serbian citizen, who has lived in Serbia for over 7 years. She finished her studies in the US and Ecuador and worked for 9 years in the Travel industry as a hotel manager and a business consultant. As an entrepreneur, Sonia ran her own projects and businesses in Ecuador and Serbia for the past 15 years. She moved to Belgrade with her two sons and husband, who works as a Product Manager for Paramount, a Fortune 100 ...

Charity Committee

The IWC Belgrade Charity Committee is committed to community service! The committee is formed annually to carry out the important function of selecting charitable projects in Serbia to receive funds or other donations (ex. clothing) collected throughout the club year. The Charity Committee reflects the diversity of the IWC Belgrade club, commitment to building bridges across cultures, and the dedication to serving the vulnerable and at-risk populations in Serbia. The Charity ...