2026–2030 Global Council Trustee for Europe
Ivana Barać is a pedagogue and Coordinator of Programs at the Sombor Educational Center in Serbia, where she has led youth and children’s programming since 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in Teaching and a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy, both from the University of Novi Sad, and is currently pursuing training in systemic family psychotherapy.
She chairs the Board of the National Association of Youth Workers (NAPOR) and serves on the Youth Council of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC). Within the Sombor Educational Center Cooperation Circle, she developed the Sustainable Development Goals Academy for children and youth.
Barać brings over a decade of civil-sector experience in inclusion, conflict transformation, and youth leadership to URI’s Europe region.