PWN Norway

PWN Norway Board

PWN Norway functions with a skeletal staff and the enormous support of a dedicated team of volunteers. 
 As you can see from the profiles below, our Board is a diverse as our membership, featuring entrepreneurs and corporate professionals from across a wide range of industries. 

 Being involved in the running of a not-for-profit organisation can be one of the most challenging and rewarding activities that you will ever undertake. The sense of camaraderie that builds up between Board members ensures that solid lifelong relationships are forged that support professional and personal development on so many different levels.

President

Valentina Buratti

Valentina, inspired by her hometown's famous high-speed racing track, set her sights on becoming an engineer to challenge gender stereotypes. After earning degrees in aerospace and aeronautical engineering from Politecnico di Milano, she moved to Norway to begin her career in the energy sector, working for major offshore project companies. 

Over the years, Valentina gained extensive experience across Norway, Singapore, and Denmark, especially in product development and offshore energy projects. Committed to gender equality, she actively promotes women's empowerment in STEM fields. 

Since 2019, she has been involved with PWN Norway in Stavanger, volunteering as a Project Manager for the Mentoring Program and leading the Storytelling Group in PWN Global. Valentina is passionate about cultural diversity and believes that differences can drive positive change. 
More than one decade into her career, she continues to advocate for equal opportunities in traditionally male-dominated industries.
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Secretary General

Bente Fjeldberg

Bente Fjeldberg is a native of Oslo, Norway, but she has lived, studied, and worked in Austria and the United States. She has a Bachelor's degree in sociology and international studies and an Executive Master's degree in Management. Bente works as a Training and Development Manager at the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.

 A PWN Norway member since 2010, she joined the board as PR & Marketing coordinator in 2011, served as vice-Chair since March 2012, and as President from 2014 to 2016.
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VP Finance

Susana Correia

Susana is a global finance/accounting/payroll professional with over 35 years of experience working for international companies worldwide. She is a very determined woman with a passion for "numbers" and always seeks new solutions to improve her work with the best results. 
Currently, she works as a Payroll Country Owner in Alight, building a new payroll solution for Norway and as a board member of PWN. 

 She started her career in her country, Portugal, and has always been in international companies. She moved to Norway in 2010. She has an MSc in Business Management & Administration from UATLA. She is fluent in Norwegian, English and French. Her other passions are music and crafts.
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VP Marketing & Communications

Snjezana Slabek

Snjezana, Senior Director of Learning and Training at Cognite AS in Oslo, has over 20 years of international experience in computer science, learning technologies, knowledge management, and gamification. With a background in computer science, she shifted her focus to adult and organizational learning, integrating gamification to enhance learning through motivation. A passionate advocate for women in STEM, Snjezana has held leadership roles in innovation and knowledge management and pursued entrepreneurial ventures in gamification. 

She is a recognized thought leader, having been a TEDx speaker and featured on the 'Movers and Shakers' list. Her expertise in organizational learning has earned her national recognition, and she is known for her workshops and talks at various conferences. Committed to fostering digital transformation, she believes in the power of learning cultures to drive sustainable change. 
In 2023, she mentored at PWN Norway and became its VP of Marketing and Communication in 2024.
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VP Membership (Oslo)

Sofia Dall'Osto

Sofia is a dynamic professional with a background in healthcare technology and international business, passionate about using technology to promote healthcare equality. As a market analyst and project coordinator in the MedTech sector, she has developed go-to-market strategies and led cross-functional teams on international projects, particularly with Japan and the USA. She holds a joint European Master’s in Health Economics and Management, graduating with top honors, and a Bachelor's in International Relations from the University of Trieste. 

Sofia values inclusivity and community, having worked with the Italian and Norwegian Red Cross on programs supporting the homeless and migrant communities. Her global perspective has been shaped by living in Italy, Austria, Australia, and Norway. Fluent in Italian, English, and Norwegian, she also speaks some French. Outside of work, Sofia enjoys painting, birdwatching, cooking with friends, and dancing, especially to Latin music. She is currently based in Norway, her chosen home.
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VP Membership (Stavanger)

Albina Chandler

Albina has more than 15 years of experience in occupational health and safety, as well as training and development of employees in Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry. In addition to her day-to-day work, Albina was an active member of the XYZ Employee Network and the Women's Network at Chevron for 5 years, focusing on leadership development, networking, and community support. Since moving to Norway in 2021, Albina has actively supported the community. 

She volunteered at GjenBruk Stavanger as a Social Media Manager (SMM), promoting the charity shop and reuse/recycle culture and at the charity organisation OPEN HANDS FOR YOU in Stavanger, helping Ukrainian refugees socialise. Albina enjoys living in Norway and exploring the beauty of the country. While living and experiencing a new country, she maintains a close connection with her home country and actively participates in the life of the Kazakh community in Stavanger. Albina is a member of the NORKAZ association for planning and organising the annual celebration of Nauryz for more than 30 Kazakh families in Rogaland.
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VP Events (Oslo)

Claudia Bøen

Dr. Claudia A. McDonald Bøen is an accomplished consultant, entrepreneur, and board member with over 20 years of experience in life sciences and entrepreneurship. Dr. Bøen is skilled in building technology, partnerships, intellectual property, and raising capital. She is dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and helping organizations take their ideas to market.  

Dr. Bøen holds a PhD in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan, where she focused on studying the mechanism of flavin-dependent enzymes by kinetics and spectroscopy. She also holds an MBA from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where she focused on business strategy and marketing. 

 Dr. Bøen has a track record of helping companies develop competitive business strategies, coaching executives, and driving successful organizational change.
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VP Mentoring Program

Christina Tamang Høiseth

Christina Tamang is ideal for interdisciplinary learning and holistic approach, and collective action in solving global crises. She has award-winning academic excellence in the fields of Biological Science, Environmental Science, and Psychology at undergraduate level, and Development, Environment, and Cultural Change at graduate level. Her professional expertise spans a diverse range of sectors, including national and international non-profit project management, consulting on international higher education and customer success in the B2B sphere. Currently working as a project management consultant, she specializes in EU grant management, processes optimization, national and international partnerships for project funding and development. She is passionate about people and the planet, especially women’s empowerment and promotion of gender and intersectional perspective in environmental, societal, and governmental dialogue, plans, policy development and movements.
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