Staff

Védís Ólafsdóttir

Project Manager

Iceland

Short Bio

Védís has worked internationally with Médecins Sans Frontières in Sierra Leone, as a Special Assistant to the Director of UNRWA Operations in Jordan, with the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) in Malawi and leading international student trips in China. Védís has a BSc degree in International Business and Politics from the Copenhagen Business School, and a MA degree in Ethnology and a postgraduate diploma in Applied Gender Studies from the University of Iceland. During her studies, Védís worked with children and young people with disabilities and guided travelers on Icelandic glaciers and mountains.