TLG - Staff

TLG Staff Page

Program Manager: Nata Javakhishvili



                                              Deputy Program Manager: Maiko Khachidze

       

Academic Team:
TLG’s Academic Team is responsible for helping TLG Volunteers establish successful working relationships with their school administrators, co-teachers, and local Educational Resource Centers. Additionally, they implement and monitor all initiatives pertaining to volunteer activity in schools.

Academic Coordinator:
Nely Karashvili                          Academic Assistant: Guka Topchishvili

       
      

    

Academic Ass
istant: Tea Vakhtangadze      Academic Assistant: Tamta Natsvaladze

                     
                  




Non-Academic Team:
TLG’s Non-Academic Team houses TLG Volunteers and assigns them to schools. They collaborate with TLG’s Regional Representatives to search for, screen, check, and approve host families, after which they help maintain positive relationships between TLG Volunteers and host families.

Non-Academic Coordinator:                                     Non-Academic Assistant: 
 
Ekaterine Memanishvili                      Tamuna Dzmanashvili
 


          Ekaterine Memanishvili                             Tamuna Dzmanashvili
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                            Non-Academic Assistant:
: Nata Kavtaradze

 

Health, Safety, and Support Team:
TLG’s Health, Safety, and Support Team screens applicants’ medical documentation and assists TLG Volunteers with medical examinations or care, as needed. Additionally, they serve as a liaison between TLG and the health insurance provider.

                                                                                      Health, Safety, and Support Coordinator:          
                                                                                                      Keti Kharshiladze      
                                   
                                                                     
                                  

                                                           
Special Projects Team

TLG Special Projects Department aims to recruit local English language volunteer teachers to teach at the schools of the remote areas, mountainous regions and areas which are populated by ethnic minorities—schools that currently lack English language teachers

Special Projects  Coordinator:                            Special Projects  Assistant:
                         Tamara Chanturishvili                                Nino Dautashvili

               Tamara Chanturishvili                             




TLG Hotline and Administrative Manager:
The TLG Hotline, available 24/7, is one of the main avenues of communication with TLG Volunteers in Georgia.  By telephone and email, the Hotline Team keeps volunteers informed, answers all general inquiries, and collects and updates volunteers’ information.
TLG’s Administrative Manager is in charge of coordinating all program administrative activities and organizing transportation

Hotline Coordinator: Natia Gobejishvili

Natia Gobejishvili

Marketing and Social Media Team:
TLG’s Marketing and Social Media Team is responsible for strategizing, planning, and all marketing efforts primarily through advertising, building relationships with external agencies, and representing TLG at networking events.  Additionally, this Team is responsible for maintaining and expanding TLG's online presence through the use of social media outlets like Twitter, the Official TLG Blog, and the TLG Facebook Page.  

Marketing Coordinator: Mariam Kobrava                       Social Media Coordinator: Ben Wheeler










TLG Volunteer Selection/Recruitment Team:
TLG’s Selection/Recruitment Team works closely with partner recruitment agencies as well as prospective volunteers who apply directly to TLG. They conduct the screening process in order to evaluate and choose which applicants have the skills to successfully perform the expected duties of a TLG Volunteer.

Selection/Recruitment Coordinator:  Khatia Matkava        
                                                              
                 




 

Finance Team:
TLG’s Finance Team is in charge of budget planning and monitoring, conducting financial operations in order to buy supplies, services, and/or business trips, as well as tracking and monitoring the financial process.

                                                                                                    
                                                    Financial Manager:
Irina Karaulashvili        

                                                   Irina Karaulashvili          

Legal and Human Resources Team:

TLG’s Legal and HR Team is responsible for monitoring the legal activities of the program and solving anylegal issues that may arise under the scope of the program. This includes, but is not limited to, the drafting and monitoring of any employment contract changes, keeping track of vacations and salaries, and ensuring that all legal protocol is being followed correctly.

Legal Coordinator: Nika Jashi                                Legal Assistant: Tinatin Gakhokidze

                         

 

Flights Team: 

TLG’s Flights Team serves as the central point of contact for interactions between TLG Volunteers, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, and the travel agency regarding travel arrangements. Their main duties include gathering, analyzing and coordinating volunteers’ flight requests, organizing itineraries, and providing general travel assistance.

                                                Flights Coordinator: Ketevan Tateshvili                    

                                                             
       





Regional Representatives:
TLG’s Regional Representatives (RRs) are placed throughout the regions of Georgia. They provide ongoing support in all Academic, Non-Academic, and Medical matters to TLG Volunteers, as well as distribute information, coordinate Introduction Meetings, and facilitate various regional events.

Tbilisi RR: Academic: Nely Karashvili               Tbilisi RR: Non-Academic:  Nata Kavtaradze

Tbilisi RR: Medical: Khatia Matkava

      Adjara RR: Indira Khozrevanidze                  

        Indira Khozrevanidze                               
Samegrelo RR: Marika Khasia                         
 
                   
Kakheti RR: Irma Giorgobiani


                                                                   Kakheti RR: Irma Giorgobiani                           


                                                                                            

Imereti RR: Lana Kobakhidze                           
         

                                                                  Shida-Kartli RR: Khatuna Kharkheli                

                                                                                          






TLG Drivers:

Paata Narimanidze                                            Joni Tedoradze

                

Giorgi Mchedlishvili