Thiessen was appointed to serve as a Member of the RFE/RL Board of Directors on January 17, 2025.

Kateryna Farbar has more than nine years of experience working as a journalist, producer, and project coordinator specializing in socio-economic issues, labor rights, and human rights.

Yaroslava Tymoshchuk is a journalist and editor with over 13 years of experience in regional and national media, specializing in print and online platforms.

Polina Kolesnikova is a journalist, editor, scriptwriter, and producer with 10 years of experience.

Shota Kincha is a journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting and research.

Vera Monina is an honor graduate of intercultural studies at Jagiellonian University, defending a thesis about the influence of Telegram on Belarusian protests in 2020.

Elmedina is a journalist with over five years of experience in investigative reporting.