
Natalia Popenko
@nataliapopenko
Professional Educator at Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda, creating learning spaces where people practise and lead for themselves.
What I'm looking for
At Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda, I design and facilitate learning that helps people take responsibility for their own progress. Whether we’re working on an ancient text, a funding application or an international volunteer’s first month abroad, I create supportive spaces where learners think, practise and lead for themselves.
At Haridus- ja Noorteamet / Education and Youth Board of Estonia, I guide European Solidarity Corps volunteers through training and evaluation, supporting intercultural learning and reflection. At EuProNet.eu, I coach project writers and support the development and quality of Erasmus+ and ESC applications. I also work as a life and transformational coach, helping people turn ideas into practical next steps.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
TEC trainer
Haridus- ja Noorteamet / Education and Youth Board of Estonia
Mar 2026 - Present (8 months)
I work as a Training and Evaluation Cycle (TEC) trainer in the European Solidarity Corps, acting as a pedagogical mediator, non-formal learning facilitator and group dynamics guide. Grounded in the European Training Strategy (ETS) Competence Model, I accompany young volunteers through their international mobility journey, from pre-departure and on-arrival trainings to mid-term evaluations and annu
Tugiisik
Tallinna Perekeskus
Mar 2026 - Present (8 months)
Support Person (Tugiisik) in Schools I work as a support person in school settings, helping children build greater independence and personal responsibility, not doing things for them. My role covers daily support across lessons and breaks, from mobility and hygiene to creating a safe environment, while keeping clear professional boundaries: I am not a teaching assistant, and confidentiality always
Life Coach
Talzi
Dec 2025 - Present (11 months)
I believe in the uniqueness, strength and good intentions inherent in every person. My path to coaching grew out of a deep respect for those who strive to develop and create benefits for society. Over five years of experience and 300+ paid hours of coaching practice have shaped my mission — to become a reliable partner for those who are ready to transform their lives and professional sphere.
My m
Transformational Coach
Self-employed
Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 9 months)
I help mature experts, coaches, and creative leaders stuck between levels gain a holistic authoring system, inner support, and clarity through a gentle, structured transition from inner chaos to realization from the core (via the "hyperloop to the heart").
A transformational coach does more than teach. The role is to walk with a person step by step, so that insights become lasting habits in everyd
Professional Educator
Mittetulundusühing Elav Süda
Oct 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)
I design and facilitate learning for very different goals. What connects them is one belief: people grow when they take responsibility for their own learning, in a group that is supportive but demanding.
🎯 Directions and objectives
Self-study and learning discipline: moving adults from passive listening to organised learning, with clear goals, deadlines and accountability
Study of classical te
Lead Project Coordinator
EuProNet.eu
Sep 2019 - Present (7 years 2 months)
Zonal project coordinator for Baltic States, Germany and Ukraine.
Behind every approved Erasmus+ or ESC project are people who often work alone: grant writers turning an idea into a fundable application, and managers keeping partners, documents and deadlines in order. In the European Project Network (EuProNet), the Regional Coordinator is the coach who walks alongside them. 🎯 Core tasks Senior gra
Administrator of online courses
Human Coaching Academy
Feb 2022 - Nov 2025 (3 years 9 months)
In frames of this position also a dispatcher of online psychological first aid support for the victims of the war
Baker-attendant-cashier
PAGARI PAI OÜ
Nov 2019 - Dec 2019 (1 month)
Backery
Cafeteria Cook
VGR CATERING OÜ
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019 (5 months)
Vegan Cook
Chef
GOVINDAM OY
Feb 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 2 months)
Chef in a vegetarian restaurant.
Board Member, Sales Manager
AVENA TERVIS OÜ
Apr 2009 - Aug 2016 (7 years 4 months)
Nutrition specialist for catering services. Sales to caffeterias, shops and clients. Contracts for video services. Script writing.
Cook-attendant-cashier
JIVASEVA OÜ
Jul 2013 - Jun 2016 (2 years 11 months)
Restaurant Gauranga. Vegetarian menu.
reporter, editor
Estonian Public Broadcast
Jun 2005 - Sep 2006 (1 year 3 months)
TV News: interviews, reportages, news writing, TV news editing.
Director
TVN
Jun 2005 - Mar 2006 (9 months)
Infotainment: real estate and interrior design TV programms directing.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CoachingUP University
International-level Professional Coach
May 2026
Baltic Film, Media and Arts School
Master of Arts (MA), TV directing
2005 - 2012
Tallinn University
Bachelor's degree, Journalism
2003 - 2005
Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University
Undergraduate studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
2002 - 2003
Research "Paul Cézanne - Artist of the Transitional Period", installation "Notes from the Underground"
Concordia International University of Estonia
Bachelor of Arts (BA), electronic media
1999 - 2002
Academy of Management Art
High School Diploma with Minor in Business Management, Business Administration and Management, General
1996 - 1999
Private gymnasium of Vladimir Tarassov, a social technologist, founder of the International Tallinn School of Management.
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