Elizabeth Knight

Elizabeth oversees operations of the IREX office in Ukraine, which, in addition to the education programs, includes the Bibliomist and Ukraine Media Partnership programs. She is responsible for the administration of the Muskie, Global UGRAD, Crimea UGRAD, University Administration Support and Title VIII American scholar programs, as well as alumni activities in country. She also manages field activities for the Kosovo UGRAD program. 

Elizabeth has lived in Ukraine for more than five years and has spent most of her career engaged in development projects in the Eurasia region. Prior to joining IREX, Elizabeth was the field operations manager for law enforcement capacity building and anti-corruption programs implemented by the U.S. Department of Justice in Ukraine and Moldova. She also spent two years in Washington, DC working on democracy and goverrnance programs in Eurasia. She first experienced Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, teaching English to secondary school students in Severodonetsk, Lugansk Oblast.

Elizabeth earned her BA in Political Science and Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame.