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Meet the LEAP alumni!
Chosen after three highly competitive rounds, these individuals demonstrated exceptional skills, experiences, and leadership potential. Their selection highlights a strong commitment to personal and professional development, as well as to their local communities across Bulgaria.
LEAP 2025
LEAP 2025
Ahmed Mehmedov, Public sector
Dilyana Deneva, Private sector
Eneya Georgieva, Private sector
Inna Tsaneva, Public sector
Kalina Boyadzhieva, NGO sector
Kiril Spasov, NGO sector
Milena Andreeva, Public sector
Nayden Rashkov, NGO sector
Nina Toleva-Nowak, Public sector
Petar Dyaksov, Private sector
Petko Ivanov, NGO sector
Petya Kulina, NGO sector
Sergey Petrov, Private sector
Spasen Tsenov, Private sector
Vasil Zagorchev, Public sector
LEAP 2024
LEAP 2024
Blagovesta Tsenova, NGO sector
Blazhka Trepetanova, private sector
Danail Marinov, private sector
Darina Gerasimova, private sector
Dilyana Marcheva, private sector
Dilyana Maneva, NGO
Dora Ivanova, NGO
Gergana Manolova, private sector
Mariya Hristova, NGO
Mihail Milchev, private sector
Mihail Stanev, private sector
Mila Topalova-Marinova, NGO
Pavel Georgiev, private sector
Radoslav Koychev, private sector
Tsvetomir Nenov, public sector
Vladimir Tzvetkov, private sector
Zhivko Voynov, private sector
LEAP 2023
LEAP 2023
Ana Alexieva, NGO sector
Atanas Georgiev, public sector
Aylin Dzhafer, NGO sector
Boryana Peycheva, private sector
Fani Bachvarova, private sector
Georgi Kadrev, private sector
Georgi Penchev, private sector
Georgi Toskov, public sector
Lyubomira Vutkova, private sector
Petar Vanev, public sector
Philip Hitov, public sector
Raya Tsvetkova, NGO sector
Savina Ezekieva, private sector
Vesela Deyanova, NGO sector
Viktoriya Viktorova, private sector
US President John F. Kennedy once remarked that “leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
Launched in 2022 in partnership with Babson College - a global leader in leadership and entrepreneurship education - LEAP equips participants to sharpen their leadership and entrepreneurial skills, and promotes a culture of collaboration and respect.
To further expand the program’s reach in its third edition, the America for Bulgaria Foundation partnered with three prominent Bulgarian organizations: the Association of the Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE), the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL), and the Institute for Market Economics (IME).
After the successful partnership and a record number of applicants, America for Bulgaria Foundation trusted the Association of the Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE) to undertake the management of the Program for the next 2 cohorts.
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