Jørgens hovedansvar er å lede innsamlingsarbeidet i Norge, med oppfølging av partnere, sponsorer og ulike events. Han har sin bakgrunn som mangeårig leder i medie- og kommunikasjonsbransjen og er utdannet markedsøkonom fra IHM. Jørgen er også er sertifisert coach NLP og arbeider til daglig med leder- styre og teamutvikling. I tillegg er han forfatter.

jorgen@starforlife.org
+47 (0)91 698 342

Stine er rådgiver og styremedlem i Star for Life Norge. Til daglig er Stine finansdirektør (CFO) i Norssken22, der hun blant annet har ansvar for finans og fondsforvaltning. Stine var fra 2001 til 2019 finansdirektør i Northzone og har en MBA i finans fra Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH).

stine@northzone.com
+47 920 956 44

Dan Olofsson

Founder and Chairman

The corner-stone for Star for Life was laid by Dan and Christin when they started Thanda Safari in South Africa. Despite the fact that the couple had come to paradise with beautiful nature and wild animals, they soon became aware that many of their employees, including the young ones, contracted HIV and died of AIDS. In order to increase knowledge about the spread of infection as early as possible in life, a first school program was inaugurated in 2005. Today, almost 20 years later, the commitment is still strong and Dan is our chair.

dan.olofsson@danir.com

Jessica Grundström Ahldin

Secretary General

As Secretary General, Jessica is ultimately responsible for operational management, international cooperation, new collaborations, budget, and staff. Before being recruited to Star for Life, she founded both the non-profit organization Drivkraft Malmö and the Transfer Öresund. In addition, Jessica has more then twenty years’ experience as an entrepreneur in leadership, marketing, media and sales.

jessica@starforlife.se
+46 (0)70 811 29 30

Ida Wahlström

Program Development Manager 

As Senior Advisor, Ida coordinates and develops Star for Life’s School Programme. In addition, she is responsible for all applications to our institutional and internnational donors. Ida holds a Bachelor’s degree in international politics from Georgetown University and a Master’s degree in international development cooperation and management from Lund University.

ida@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 337 40 77

Per Strand, PhD

Head of Research

Doctor Per heads Star for Lifes work with monitoring and evaluation. Per holds a PhD in political science, has researched political aspects of HIV/AIDS at the University of Cape Town and has been both research leader for AIDS Accountability International and Executive director for Star for Life in Africa.

per@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)73 68 22 830

As Secretary General, Jessica is ultimately responsible for operational management, international cooperation, new collaborations, budget, and staff. Before being recruited to Star for Life, she founded both the non-profit organization Drivkraft Malmö and the Transfer Öresund. In addition, Jessica has more then twenty years’ experience as an entrepreneur in leadership, marketing, media and sales.

jessica@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 811 29 30

Philip deputize Jessica in the leadership of Star for Life and heads our staff in communications, music and event. He has studied human rights and religion, has a background as PR-manager for concert halls and television programs and adds experience from both NGO boards and the UN. Outside Star for Life, Philip is known as an author and thanatologist (theologian focused in Death).

philip@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)72 987 28 72

Patric is the one developing the partnership’s value, managing existing collaborations and ensuring follow-up with institutions as Postkodlotteriet and Giva Sweden. Patric trained project management at IHM and has previously worked as a business developer at the media house UNT and as Project Manager at InPress.

patric@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)76 723 40 19

Elinor is responsible for initiating new partnerships develop concepts for large donors and key partnerships. Elinor, who studied political science and economics, is also trained in hotel management, and has a background as Duty Manager at the Four Seasons hotel chain in cities such as Berlin, New York and Paris.

elinor@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 611 83 90

As Senior Program Advisor, Ida coordinates and develops Star for Life’s School Programme. In addition, she is responsible for all applications to our institutional and internnational donors. Ida holds a Bachelor’s degree in international politics from Georgetown University and a Master’s degree in international development cooperation and management from Lund University.

ida@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 337 40 77

Doctor Per heads Star for Lifes work with monitoring and evaluation. Per holds a PhD in political science, has researched political aspects of HIV/AIDS at the University of Cape Town and has been both research leader for AIDS Accountability International and Executive director for Star for Life in Africa.

per@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)73 68 22 830

As CFO Lena is responsible for accounting and internal control, budget, follow-up, annual reports and payments. Lena holds a Bachelor of Economics from Linköping University and many years of experience in Community Engagement and CSR. Before Star for Life, she worked with Event Management and at Nordea with Private Banking.

lena@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 559 89 05

Sam is Star for Lifes global advisor, in charge of our main reports and also the chairman for Star for Life in Namibia. For 10 years he was our Secretary General and for 20 years he taught history within the International Baccalaureate program. In collaboration with Oxford Study Courses, Sam has also taught exam preparation courses in Oxford and at Harvard in the US. In addition, he has written of books in history.

sam@starforlife.se 
+46 (0)70 382 84 90

philip@starforlife.se
+46 (0)72 987 28 72

As art director and web designer, Elin is part of Star for Lifes communications department and works with our webb, graphic material and design. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, a Bachelor’s degree in communication science from Mittuniversitetet. Upon that she have 12 years of work experience with clients from Sweden all the way to Hong Kong.

elin@starforlife.se
+46 (0)70 257 72 54

Lois coordinates events such as as Star for Life in Concert, fundraising race as Star for Life Fun Run and our School Partner activities between Sweden and southern Africa. With British origins and with 15 years of teaching in English on the International Baccaulareate, Lois also does all Star for Life’s translations and internal language reviews.

lois@starforlife.se
+46 (0)73 393 39 63

Music makes our dreams possible and unites people across borders. This is why, since the birth of Star for Life, music has been a unique part of our programme. Göran is not only a popular artist and songwriter, but also responsible for guaranteeing and developing the educational program’s musical quality and producing Star for Life Music and Concerts where young people from different walks of life meet and unite.

goran@starforlife.se
+46 (0)70 569 15 03

Robin works as a production manager, which means creating structure, planning and logistics for our workflow and for our internal and external events. Outside Star for Life, he runs his own company which, among other things, has been involved in implementing large festivals such as Big Slap and Jamboree 22.

robin@starforlife.se
+46 (0)70 300 25 21

Alva works as coordinator for Star for Life’s executives but also as a junior project manager with events, our webshop and as a social media resource. Before Alva joined Star for Life, she was a temporary executive assistant at Danir and alongside her work with us, she is currently studying media- and communication science at Lunds Universitet.

alva@starforlife.se
+46 (0)73 033 16 48