Katya joined the ERC in March 2023 after working in accountancy practice, finance, and administration since 2017, where she was responsible for accounts functions including; preparation of accounts and corporate financial statements as well as for partnerships and sole-traders; audit of the accounts; cash, bank and credit/debtor reconciliations; tax returns. Before working in accountancy practice, she also worked for a number of years in the wholesales sector as a deputy store manager for a renowned food wholesale’s brand. She studied a Bachelor degree in Foreign Languages and Linguistics (English, French and Rhetoric) at the Minsk State Linguistic University, Minsk, Belarus, and is fully qualified as an accounting technician in Ireland. Katya is interested in reading, history, music, volunteering – having co-operated with the Chernobyl Kids Organisation by translating from Russia into English and Interpreting in Russia and English, and taking part in social functions.