Our Leadership
Whitney Luckett and Yana Malyk are the Co-Founders of Ukraine Power.
Malyk with her Ukraine connections and Luckett with her international shipping company, Simko North American, are working to send generators back to the Malyk’s homeland in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.
Leadership Bios
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Yana Malyk
Program Director
Yana Malyk was born in 1987 and lived most of her life in Svatovo, Luhansk Region, Ukraine. Yana is married to Dmytro Malyk and has two daughters, Liza (18) and Ulia (13). Both Yana & Dymtro’s parents are still in Ukraine.
Yana has multiple academic degrees including a Masters in Finance and a second in Governmental Administration. Before fleeing Ukraine, Yana owned 6 businesses. She donated time and resources to the resistance movement during the 2014 occupation of Crimea. She was awarded a medal from the Government of Luhansk for her public service and dedication to service in honor of the people of Ukraine.
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Whitney Luckett
CEO
Whitney Luckett grew up near Detroit, MI. She moved to Colorado in 2000 with her husband Marc. The Lucketts have two daughters, Maxine and Ana Mai.
Whitney runs a $60M international industrial raw material supply chain and logistics company, Simko North America. Simko is a certified Women Owned Business Enterprise.
Our Leadership
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Whitney Luckett
CEO
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Yana Malyk
Program Director
Board of Directors
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Jennifer Dorff
President
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Marc Luckett
Treasurer
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Scott Dorff
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Yurri Hrytsak
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Amy Hill
Vice President
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Ivy Vazquez
Secretary
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Ed Ward
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Rich Young
Advisory Board
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Susan Pattee
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Ben Sparks
Legal Counsel