Crew

Meet the Crew!

The Organising Committee (OC) for Pirates of the Baltic Sea (PoBS) is a team under National Events Committee (NEvCo) of ESN Finland.

Crew of PoBS#25 (Spring 2025)

Isabella Kontschinsky

NEvCo Vice-Chair for PoBS

Sai Chandrresh Koiloth

NEvCo Vice-Chair for Finances

Yasith Hirimburegama

National Events Manager
NEvCo Main Chair

Neli Stoilova

Communication Team Lead

Gabriela Ilieva

Communication Coordinator

Marta Winkler

Communication Coordinator

Samuli Björkling

Communications Coordinator

Finnish Student Unions

Igor Zimarev

IT Team Lead

Marco Natali

IT Coordinator

Gellért Szarvas

Support Coordinator

Bartłomiej Kalicki

Programme Team Lead

Joanna Mydlikowska

Programme Coordinator

Daryna Samchuk

Programme Coordinator

Uneeb Kari

Programme Coordinator

Vatsal Mandlesara

Programme Coordinator

Natalia Kupczak

Party operations Coordinator

Ahmmed Zarif Mehza

Volunteer Team Lead

Anika Bansal

Volunteer Coordinator

Sasha Leonovych

Volunteer Coordinator

Lukas Zehner

Volunteer Coordinator

Lilianna Wieczorek

Volunteer Coordinator

Saida Samadova

Partnership Coordinator

Zahid Choudhury

Merchandise Coordinator

Gonçalo Tavares

Partnership Coordinator for International Companies

Julia Holma

Partnership Manager

Timetravels Ltd.

Section Coordinators

ESN Sections in Finland

Country Representatives

ESN National Organisations of the Baltics, Poland, Norway and Denmark.

Crew of PoBS#24 (Autumn 2024)

Yannick Schuurmans NEvCo Vice-Chair for PoBS & Head of OC

Yasith Hirimburegama National Events Manager & NEvCo Main Chair

Juuso Kallio Nat. Comm. Manager & Communications Team Lead

Pratham Mahla Program Team Lead

Anika Bansal Program Coordinator

Szymon Pieśniak Program Coordinator

Bartłomiej Kalicki Program Coordinator

Prashani Jayasingha Volunteer Team Lead

Samanta Baumane Volunteer Coordinator

Tereza Pruknerová Volunteer Coordinator

Bartosz Łącki IT Team Lead

Kübra Nur Savaş Communications Coordinator

Gellért Szarvas IT & Communications Coordinator

Zahid Choudhury Program Advisor & IT Coordinator

Julia Holma Timetravels Representative & Partnership Manager

Laura Sillanpää Tallink Silja Sales Specialist - Special Groups

Section Coordinators Local sections of ESN Finland

Country Representatives From the Baltics, Poland, Norway & Denmark

Crew of PoBS#23 (Spring 2024)

Ozan Dengiz ESN PoBS Chair

Isabella Kontschinsky Program Team Lead 

Ksenija Akimova Program Coordinator 

Md Rezvee Program Coordinator 

Joanna-Elisabeth Press Program Coordinator 

Olena Holovchenko Volunteer Team Lead 

Samanta Baumane Volunteer Coordinator 

Anika Bansal Volunteer Coordinator 

Ksenija Poltavets Communication Team Lead 

Tana Vipavin Design Coordinator 

Ayesha Noor Social Media Coordinator 

Reija Tolvanen Merchandise Coordinator 

Zahid Choudhury Partnership Coordinator 

Gellért Szarvas Customer Service Coordinator 

Prashani Jayasingha National WPA, Responsible for IT

Yannick Schuurmans National President, Responsible for Finances

Yasith Hirimburegama National Events Manager

Julia Holma Timetravels Representative

Section Coordinators Local sections of ESN Finland

National Coordinators National sections of Baltic countries

National Representatives Other national ESN sections

Crew of PoBS#22 (Autumn 2023)

Ozan Dengiz ESN PoBS Chair

Isabella Kontschinsky Program Team Lead

Ksenija Akimova Program Coordinator

Yasith Hirimburegama Program Coordinator

Zahid Choudhury Program Coordinator

Anika Bansal Volunteer Team Lead

Samanta Baumane Volunteer Coordinator

Tana Vipavin Communication Team Lead

Ksenija Poltavets Social Media Coordinator

Alisa Nuotio Customer Service Coordinator

Reija Tolvanen Sponsors and Merchandise Coordinator

Prashani Jayasingha IT Coordinator

Yannick Schuurmans National Board Responsible

Julia Holma Timetravels Representative

Section Coordinators Local sections of ESN Finland (16)

National Coordinators National sections of Baltic countries (3)

National Representatives Other national ESN sections (3)

- Click here for the Instagram post of the Crew on PoBS#22 in Autumn 2023 -

Crew of PoBS#21 (Spring 2023)

Mohammad Shahidul NEvCo Main Chair

Balázs Ágrez Vice-Chair for PoBS

Anika Bansal Program Coordinator

Antonia Stavridou Social Media Manager

Maria Zapf Graphic Designer

Nantia Geourgousaki Section Coordinator

Zahid Choudhury Volunteer Coordinator

Alisa Nuotio Customer Service Representative

Emma Fuchs Sustainability Coordinator

Jan van Dijk Web Project Coordinator

Ksenija Akimova Program Team Lead

Ozan Dengiz Program Coordinator

Selman Erkan Program Coordinator

Crew of PoBS#20 (Autumn 2022)

Balázs Ágrez Vice-Chair for PoBS

Tiia Niskanen National Board Representative

Anika Bansal Program Coordinator

Antonia Stavridou Social Media Manager

Maria Zapf Graphic Designer

Mohammad Shahidul Volunteer Coordinator

Nantia Geourgousaki Section Coordinator

Zahid Choudhury Volunteer Coordinator

Alisa Nuotio Customer Service Representative

Emma Fuchs Sustainability Coordinator

Jan van Dijk Web Project Coordinator

Ksenija Akimova Program Team Lead

Ozan Dengiz Program Coordinator

Selman Erkan Program Coordinator

Crew of PoBS#19 (Spring 2022)

Nantia Georgousaki Main Chair

Reija Tolvanen Partnership Manager

Zahid Choudhury Program Team Lead

Duy Tùng Hà Volunteer Coordinator

Antonia Stavridou Social Media Manager

Anika Bansal Program Coordinator

Mohammad Shahidul Section Coordinator

Balazs Agrez Customer Service Representative

Maria Zapf Graphic Designer

Roxana Kraut Esteban Program Coordinator

Beatriz Velosa Customer Service Representative

Crew of PoBS#18 (Autumn 2021)

Nantia Georgousaki  NEvCo Main Chair

Yuvin Kokuhennadige PoBS Vice-Chair

Minna Rantala Partnerships Manager 

Reija Tolvanen Silja Line Coordinator

Claudia Diaz Customer Service 

Toni Tamminen  Program Team 

Duy Tùng Hà Section Coordinator

Antonia Stavridou Communications Manager

Zahid Choudhury Volunteer Coordinator


PoBS#18 on 2020-2021 academic year was cancelled due to Covid, but the work was started regardless, with the below crew members:


Alberto Monroy Trujillo NEvCo Main Chair 

Yuvin Kokuhennadige PoBS Vice-Chair

Ekaterina Pikelner Program Coordinator 

Minna Rantala Partnership Manager 

Wiktoria Atanasow  Volunteer & Program Coordinator

Claudia Diaz Customer Service 

Joona Oksanen  Contact Tallink Silja 

Maire Moisto  Program Coordinator 

Svenja-Reetta Suppola Brand Designer 

Carolina Buendia Sarmiento Promotion 

Noémi Lemonnier  IT Responsible

Nantia Georgousaki  Section Coordination