Tamara Sartania is an independent international consultant, specializing in democratic elections, civil society development, parliamentary and political party strengthening, and women’s political participation. Her work assignments included working as an Election Adviser for OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), where her portfolio included coordinating needs assessment missions and ODIHR’s electoral activities in nine OSCE participating states. In addition, she served as a core team member for several ODIHR election observation missions. As a Deputy Chief of Party for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Georgia office, Tamara supervised initiatives to support political pluralism in Georgia through capacity building on national and regional levels. She has also worked as a thematic analyst for NDI’s election observation missions to Ethiopia, Ukraine, and Lebanon. Tamara holds a Master of Arts Degree in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School, Tufts University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Communications (with Distinction) from King’s College London.