Azra Kačapor Nurkić is one of the Co-founders of MBHEC. She is also a Co-Founder and CEO of I4DI. As a senior expert in program quality and impact, Dr. Nurkić provides leadership to I4DI associates and technical assistance to clients ...
Emir Nurkić Kačapor is one of MBHEC’s Co-founders. He also serves as I4DI’s Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder. Prior to founding I4DI and MBHEC, Dr. Nurkić Kačapor spent over 25 years in executive leadership roles in international development organizations in ...
Adnan Hadrović is one of MBHEC’s Co-founders. He also serves as the Senior Global Security, International Affairs, & Diplomacy Advisor at I4DI. Boasting over three decades of distinguished experience in diplomacy, international relations, and management, he contributes a wealth of ...
Andrea Pozderac serves as a Senior Program Analyst at MBHEC and I4DI, where her duties encompass operational support, project team coordination, marketing involvement, and overarching business development efforts. With almost seven years of rich experience, Andrea excels in project and ...
Sofía Sebastián is a MBHEC’s Senior Policy Advisor with over 15 years of experience across think tanks, academia, and government. She is an expert in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and intra-state violence, bringing both deep knowledge and a creative approach to ...
Defne Sarsilmaz, Ph.D., is a national security and foreign policy professional with over a decade of international experience across the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community. She specializes in policy analysis, international partnerships, interagency coordination, and ...
Mak Nurkić serves as Program Officer at the Maryland–Bosnia and Herzegovina Exchange Council (MBHEC), where he designs and implements state, civic, and entrepreneurial exchanges that deepen ties between Maryland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He facilitates high-level meetings between Maryland officials ...
Mia Bakal serves as a Research Assistant in European Studies at I4DI, supporting the Maryland Bosnia and Herzegovina Exchange Council (MBHEC). Her responsibilities include evaluating bilateral partnership initiatives, analyzing environmental and policy impacts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, researching community engagement ...
Amel Osmanović is MBHEC and I4DI’s Full Stack Web Developer. He is responsible for the full software development life cycle; from conception to deployment. Mr. Osmanovic brings to I4DI extensive experience in working with over 100 diverse clients on front-end ...
