Inna Volkova is a member of ALDA’s Governing Board since 2024. She is an active member of Odesa Rayon Council, Ukraine and holds a PhD in Law. Inna has been serving in the Council since 2019, contributing to local governance, civic initiatives, and international cooperation. There, she was involved in the receipt and distribution of humanitarian aid in 2022-2023. Her perspective was enriched through the role of assistant on international issues to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and through an internship at the German Federal Foreign Office in the framework of High Level Experts Programme (HLEP), where she gained practical insights aimed at implementing European expertise in Ukraine. In 2023 she took part in the ALDA Advisory Board as an expert contributing to the Thematic HUB on Civic Engagement.