Cornelia Wieser
Executive Assistant, project coordination 'Blue Heart'

Currently on maternity leave
cornelia.wieser@riverwatch.eu
0043/650 4544784

Conny (37) has been working for Riverwatch since February 2013. Born in Austria, she studied International Development (with a focus on environmental issues) in Vancouver/Canada and is particularly interested in habitat conservation, ecological equilibrium and true climate protection. She is responsible for public relations, project coordination, website and social media maintenance, translations, event planning as well as organizational issues. Currently, the focus of her work lies in the “Save the Blue Heart of Europe” campaign. For her work in the protection of Balkan rivers, she was awarded the second environmental prize "Trophée de femmes 2019" by the Foundation Yves Rocher in La Gacilly, France.

Ivana Milakovic
Executive Assistant, project coordination 'Blue Heart'
ivana.milakovic@riverwatch.eu
0043/699 18126510

Ivana (40) is an ecologist and conservationist. She joined Riverwatch at the end of 2022. Born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, she lived in Luxembourg and France before arriving in Vienna in 2004. Ivana did research in the field of neophyte management at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna for several years. Afterwards, she committed to environment protection within various organisations, like Umweltdachverband, Environment Agency Austria and Greenpeace CEE, working on biodiversity, EU nature directives, sustainable agriculture and food. Ivana is responsible for public relations, project coordination, website and social media support, event planning, translations, and organisational matters. In 2018, Ivana co-organised the Concert for Balkan Rivers in Sarajevo. Ivana is also organiser of culinary tasting tours in Vienna.