Olena Shcherbak - participant of the regional contest "Woman of Donetsk Region" in 2025, nomination "Leadership in Action"
Olena Shcherbak is a woman who can be called a "leader of the moment". Born in Donetsk region, and having moved several times, the young woman ended up in the village of Zelenyi Hai (now a settlement of the Komarska community).
There Olena started working at Zelenohai school, eventually becoming the school's principal. She managed to unite a team of like-minded people around her, helped to establish friendly relations in the team, and became a favorite of parents and children because she was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, her support became especially tangible: assistance was provided to IDPs, defenders, the elderly, and families with children. Olena became a leader for her colleagues, who followed her and gradually joined the center of help.
Together with the staff, students and parents, she repeatedly prepared a large number of goodies for the defenders, those who lived in the village and those who were on the "zero". The school's graduates are also defending the country, and Olena is both very proud and afraid for them.
Despite the fact that the war forced Olena to leave her home, she did not abandon her mission to help people. Working with the People's Self-Defense of Lviv Region, she continues to organize support for the community and Ukrainian defenders. Wherever help is needed, Olena and her team are always there. The woman considers supporting the spirit of the boys and girls from the frontline to be an important aspect of her mission: the children of the center constantly write letters, make drawings, and send them to the defenders.
Read the detailed story of the contestant here: https://surl.li/txesde