Serbian City Club

Jelena Krzanicki is a Director of the Serbian City Club based in London and also a member of the SCC’s Board of Directors. Her role includes promoting and developing the SCC in the United Kingdom and in Serbia.

Jelena was born and raised in Belgrade. After moving to the United States in 1994 to finish high school, she continued her education at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She graduated Cum Laude as a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business in 2001. Jelena started her career in Foreign Exchange at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York. She moved to London in 2004 to pursue an opportunity at Lehman Brothers where she worked until July 2008 as a Director on the Foreign Exchange Options Trading desk.

Jelena is a founding member of the Serbian City Club, Secretary of the Serbian Council of Great Britain, and a Director and a member of the Board of Directors of the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Besides her constant and passionate involvement with Serbian diaspora organisations in Britain, Jelena spends her time travelling and exploring the far corners of the globe.

Milos Stefanovic is one of the founders of the Serbian City Club based in London and also a member of the SCC’s Board of Directors. His role includes promoting and developing the SCC in the UK and Serbia.

Milos was born and raised in Belgrade. Upon arrival to the UK in 1991, Milos studied at the University of Surrey where he obtained a BEng and a PhD in Engineering and Satellite Communications, respectively. In 2000 Milos joined Citibank, where he is currently a vice president providing corporate finance for energy corporations in Emerging markets, including Central and Eastern Europe. In 2006 Milos obtained an MBA from INSEAD in France.

Milos has been actively involved representing the Serbian community in the UK for a number of years. Currently, he is a vice president of the Serbian Council of Great Britain and an Advisory Board member of the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Milos is a keen runner, a polyglot and a cultural explorer.

Natasha Kocsis is a Director of the Serbian City Club based in London and also a member of the SCC’s Board of Directors. Her role includes promoting and developing the SCC in the United Kingdom, Serbia and the rest of Europe.

Natasha was born and raised in Belgrade. She arrived in the UK in 1992 and graduated at the University of London in Modern History and Political Studies. She has worked for the Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2004 as an Executive Assistant and a consultant for Balkan affairs. She also worked as a lecturer on NATO and the Balkans at the London Metropole University (former London Guildhall University). Since 2004, she has been working at the Department of Health in Children, Families and Maternity section (Maternity Team) as policy officer and a researcher. Her current work covers Maternal Health (including pregnancy and birth to five), Domestic Violence, Forced Marriages, ‘Honour’ Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation.

Natasha’s involvement with Serbian community dates back to 1999. Natasha is President of the Serbian Society of the Great Britain and was one of the founding members and a Secretary of the Serbian Council of Great Britain from 2003 - 2007. Natasha is a keen reader, film buff, communicator and conference presenter in English, Serbian and Russian languages respectively.

Slavjana Ulph is a Director of the Serbian City Club based in London and also a member of the SCC’s Board of Directors. Her role includes promoting and developing the SCC in the United Kingdom, Serbia and the rest of the world.

Slavjana was born and raised in Belgrade where she graduated as a Librarian and an Information Professional at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade in 1999. Soon after graduating, Slavjana moved to Australia. She commenced her career in Sydney at the O’Neill & Associates, a boutique executive recruitment firm specialising in banking and finance that was later acquired by the Whitney Group. Subsequently she worked as a Librarian and a Researcher for a number of educational institutions in Sydney, prior to moving to the UK in 2005 where she successfully continued her career in the recruitment industry working as a researcher.

Slavjana joined Serbian City Club in 2005 as a member and a resident career consultant to the member base. She is also a member of the Serbian Society of the Great Britain. When not working or helping people with building their CV’s and profiles, she can be found at the local market choosing the best produce for hosting the next dinner party for her family and friends.