Meet The Team
Admin
LYNDSAY JENSEN
Editor & Founder
Lyndsay has more than twenty years' experience in the advertising and publishing industry, and holds degrees in Business and Desktop Publishing (print and repro). Born in the UK, and brought up in South Africa, she has the ability to understand different cultures, and is passionate about networking. She is a wife of twenty three years and mother to two boys aged 24 and 18. She loves travel, photography, art and singing rock and blues.
KENNETH MACALPINE
Managing Director & Partner
Kenneth is a Nordic Financial Manager in the Transport industry. His degree is in Finance and business obtained in the UK. Born in Norway he moved to Denmark at the age of 22. He is of Danish Scottish ancestry and lives in southern Denmark with his large multi-national family. consisting of Danish, Irish. and Brazilian heritage. He is always interested in new challenges and loves to live life to the fullest.
Writers
CONRAD EGBERT
Consulting Editor
Conrad is a journalist and editor with over 20 years of experience across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
MICHAELA MEDVEDOVÁ
Copy Whisperer
Michaela came from Slovakia and moved to Denmark 3 years ago to study for her Master's degree. She says living in Odense is the perfect city for her because it's not too large to be intimidating, but still exciting!
She works at Umbraco as a Magical Copy Whisperer and started a podcast with her friends - @humans.of.sdu. She loves watching and talking about movies, Harry Potter, karaoke nights (even though she can't sing to save her life), and pub quizzes (winning them, to be specific).
JANE ELGÅRD PETERSEN
Cultural Detective
Jane is a local and grew up in Denmark, apart from a few long-term stays abroad, whilst travelling extensively. For the last 10 years, her business has supported relocating internationals to Denmark and helping businesses onboard their employees. She loves a challenge and feels there are many different expectations of moving to Denmark, depending on who you are and where you come from.
AINA MASOOD
Psychotherapist
Aina is the founder and C.E.O. of R.A.I.N. (Recognise, Accept, Investigate, Nurture). This company helps universities and companies take care of the mental health of their colleagues and employees. Aina has completed her master’s in clinical psychology in Pakistan. She has lived in the U.S.A. for six months and has been in Denmark since 2019. Passionate about mental health and destigmatising mental health problems, she is working towards helping individuals and organisations be healthier, happier, and more productive. She accomplishes this by working with international clients via Skype, conducting workshops/webinars with various organisations, and researching and writing. In addition, she is a professional photographer who uses her pictures to reflect on her daily life and share them on her blog. A psychologist, writer, speaker, mental health advocate, photographer, explorer, volunteer, and wife, Aina is making her way through the world and narrating her life story
SKYLER BENTLEY HALL
Educational Consultant
Skyler is originally from Canada, and after living in Switzerland for several years, she transitioned to Denmark with her husband and son - all proud Canadians. Skyler has worked in the education sector for three decades and found her true passion for supporting students with their educational journey. As the Founder of Bentley Hall Educational Consulting, she advises on career and university options globally. Skyler enjoys spending time with family, exploring new cultures, and embracing the hygge lifestyle in beautiful Denmark.
MARIANO
ANTHONY DAVIES
President & CEO
Oxford Business Services
Mariano has over 30 years' global experience as a business executive. He spent ten years with KPMG, twenty-five years with British Chambers of Commerce (while also running his own companies) and now Oxford Business Services. He is a British citizen, who grew up in Kent, went to boarding school in Sussex and has a British university education. He has been married to a Dane for over 43 years and has held over 100 official anti-Brexit speeches. He both speaks and writes Danish without difficulty.
LASSE FRIMAND JENSEN
Team manager and
City council member
- Team Manager at International House North Denmark.
- City Council member in Aalborg Municipality.
- Group chairman for the Social Democratic Party in Aalborg.
- Chairman of DANVA and Port of Aalborg.
- Father of three kids and married to Kirstine.
- Worked and lived in Africa as an expat.
- Takes an active part as a volunteer for the international community.
- Believes in international solidarity and wants the international community in Aalborg to be more aware of their rights.
SARA ROSE NEWELL
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, MSc
Sara is originally from Canada and has worked and studied in Iceland and Denmark. She is a disability rights activist and active member of #enmillionstemmer, and has masters degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Technological Business Development from Aarhus University. Sara has lived in Denmark since 2003 and lives in Skanderborg with her husband and their three children. She hopes to contribute and share insights with others who have children with disabilities.
OPHELIA WU
Fashion consultant
& Business Owner
Like her hometown Hong Kong, Ophelia has a diverse background and upbringing. She moved to Copenhagen in 2019. Her fashion and journalism career began in 2007 at ELLE Hong Kong magazine, and later on as an online stylist at Net-A-Porter.com in the UK; she has worked with all sorts of creatives, brands and celebrities globally.
She now works on everything fashion and communication related. With her love of travelling and places her work brought her to, people she met from all walks of life inspired her to start her own business M for Minimal: a place to raise the awareness of going back to basics through conscious consumption and mindfulness with a touch of spirituality- something she has been practising since her teenage years.
ALEXANDRA BECK
Personal Trainer &
Nutrition Coach
Alex is a Swiss/Brit mom and wife who has lived in Copenhagen since 2009. She switched from corporate life in communications to the independent life of an outdoor personal and group fitness trainer. She coaches people of all ages and fitness levels to find fun and consistency in movement through individual and group workouts. Delivering entertainment and spreading group fitness magic is her superpower. Alex encourages you to high-five her if you see her in the capital!
SHANI BISHOP
Experienced
Marketing Consultant
Coming soon.
MONIKA PEDERSEN
International
School Educator
Monika is an international educator who has worked in the UK, Germany, and is now based in Copenhagen, in the bilingual, international school system. Married to a Dane, she enjoys her time, jogging, walking, and cooking.
NATASHA LIVIERO
Pastry Chef
Natasha is a recently qualified pastry chef who is South African by birth and Croatian by blood. She spent many years working for a wellness publication but did an about-turn at the beginning of 2020 when she joined a culinary school to fulfil a lifelong dream to study patisserie. She’s passionate about European patisserie and loves spending time in the kitchen experimenting with recipes (while quibbling with her feline friends), and is always on the hunt for interesting new cookbooks.
VANESSA PETERSEN
Jewelry Designer -
Owner Of StyleFreed
Dubbed the 'Jill Of All Trades', Vanessa hails from the sunshine state of Florida. After visiting Copenhagen several times as a former International Flight Attendant, she permanently settled in Denmark in 2017 with her husband. Currently, Vanessa owns the hand-crafted jewellery brand the Style Freed. She creates personalised jewellery centred around healing crystals worldwide. Being a creative "mompreneur' has also allowed Vanessa to focus on her son's developmental journey with autism in Denmark.
Social Media
SHIVANGI SINGH
Head of Social Media
Shivangi is originally from India and is now living in Aalborg, Denmark. Before coming to Denmark, she was working as a dentist in India. Now that her Husband has got a job in Denmark they decided to make the big move. Shivangi has volunteered for a variety of social causes and NGO's in India and wants to continue that here. Moreover she is very socially active and loves meeting new people.
ANE-SOPHIE CUSTURA
SoMe Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Ane-Sophie Custura comes from Romania and moved to Denmark in 2016 for her masters. After living in Aarhus until recently, she decided to move to Copenhagen to explore more job opportunities. She loves both cities and looks forward to continuing to discover what Copenhagen has to offer with fresh eyes.
NEELAM GAHLAUT (NIKI)
SoMe Ambassador
for Billund
Neelam is from India and has been living in Denmark for more than a year. She's a marketer by profession working with Flipkart, India's largest ecommerce company. She loves traveling and so far has visited 30 countries and plans to do many more once things get back to normal. Her other interests include photography, cooking and yoga.
MICHAELA MEDVEDOVÁ
Ambassador for Odense
Michaela came from Slovakia and moved to Denmark 3 years ago to study for her Master's degree. She says living in Odense is the perfect city for her because it's not too large to be intimidating, but still exciting! She works at Umbraco as a Magical Copy Whisperer and started a podcast with her friends - @humans.of.sdu. She loves watching and talking about movies, Harry Potter, karaoke nights (even though she can't sing to save her life), and pub quizzes (winning them, to be specific).
MANON COOLEN
Ambassador for Odense
Manon is originally from the Netherlands and moved to Denmark in 2018. She lives in Odense and is working as a PhD student on a project about young people with diabetes and the psychosocial impact on their lives. She loves living in the middle of Denmark as it gives many opportunities to explore the rest of the country. Next to discovering all the things Denmark offers, she likes hiking, coffee, board games and escape rooms, playing squash and going to music festivals!
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LESLIE NOYGUES
Ambassador for Horsens
Leslie is a French women living in Horsens, Jutland, since October 2020.
She moved with her French husband for a new job adventure . She is working as the Customer Service Team Leader for a Danish e-shop selling men's accessories.
She also enjoys meeting new people, broadening her ways of thinking, discovering new places and travelling.
AINA MASOOD
Ambassador for Aalborg
Aina is the founder and C.E.O. of R.A.I.N. (Recognise, Accept, Investigate, Nurture). This company helps universities and companies take care of the mental health of their colleagues and employees. Aina has completed her master’s in clinical psychology in Pakistan. She has lived in the U.S.A. for six months and has been in Denmark since 2019. Passionate about mental health and destigmatising mental health problems, she is working towards helping individuals and organisations be healthier, happier, and more productive. She accomplishes this by working with international clients via Skype, conducting workshops/webinars with various organisations, and researching and writing. In addition, she is a professional photographer who uses her pictures to reflect on her daily life and share them on her blog. A psychologist, writer, speaker, mental health advocate, photographer, explorer, volunteer, and wife, Aina is making her way through the world and narrating her life story
SHELLY PANDEY
Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Shelly is from India and has been living in Denmark CPH since 2019. She moved with her husband and little daughter. She holds a post graduation diploma in Business Administration, a bachelors degree in Accounting & Finance along with a diploma in Software Engineering. Additionally, she has more than four years of experience as a Customer Service Analyst for clients like Colgate, National Australia Bank and Vodafone. Currently she is working as an Operations Supervisor at a Germany based start up.
Shelly is also fitness enthusiast and has done training in nutrition. She is a hobbyist photographer and an avid traveler which helped her in realizing her passion for digital content creation. Furthermore, she loves to cook and spend time with her family outdoors.
TERUMI MASCARENHAS
Ambassador for Roskilde
Terumi is from Brazil (with Japanese and Portuguese roots) and has lived in Mexico, the USA and Egypt. In 2019 she moved to Roskilde together with her Danish husband, 3 children and an Egyptian cat. She has an engineering background but has also worked with NGOs and non-profit organisations. She loves everything creative and is passionate about photography, reading and learning about other cultures. She currently works full time for a non-profit company in Roskilde and has a small photography business on the side.
RITIKA JAIN
Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Born and raised in India, Ritika moved here with her husband in December 2019. She currently works as an SAP EXpert in NTT Data Solutions. Ritika loves exploring new places and vegetarian food along with her husband. She has visited 15 countries so far and plans to visit more. She loves painting with oils and dancing along to Bollywood beats and is an avid nature lover.
PAVLOS TSIAKOUMIS
Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Pavlos is from Greece and moved to Copenhagen in 2016. He holds a Master's degree in pure Mathematics and works as a Data Scientist in a software company. In his free time, Pavlos is a volunteer in the Greek Scouts, where he is part of the International team representing his organisation in international fora and conferences. He is interested in shooting photos of urban attractions and capturing the most amazing images. He is enthusiastic about Instagram and blogging, and Pavlos never misses the chance to explore and travel around Europe.
SAKIB AKHTER
Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Sakib comes from India and moved to Denmark in 2016. He lives in Copenhagen with his wife and 12-year-old daughter. He works as Software Developer for a Danish IT firm.
He loves travelling, food and meeting people, has a strong passion for street photography and has been very active in creating and publishing content for the Copenhagen area. Apart from his love of photography, he enjoys cooking and shares his culinary skills with his friends and family.
SHAEEMA ZAMAN
Ambassador for Aarhus
Shaeema is from Northeast India and first came to Denmark in 2017 as a PhD student in physics at Aarhus University. After her PhD, Shaeema started her own startup - Science Melting Pot. Her company is a melting pot of services in science outreach, equity and diversity to build an inclusive community in the physical sciences. Shaeema is happily living in Aarhus with her Danish husband and is working towards building her startup to greater heights. She spends her free time playing board games, painting pottery, volunteering for community science outreach events and trying out extreme sports - bungee jumping being the most recent.
RASHMI JADHAV
Ambassador
for Copenhagen
Hobby photographer Rashmi comes from India and calls Copenhagen her new home now. After completing her studies in Finance, she turned her attention to becoming a social media influencer in India, where she worked for big brands like FIFA World Cup, Nestle and eBay. She worked as a vendor management associate in Nets. And last but not least is a huge Bollywood fan.
Photographers
LAURA IOANA V
Photographer & Architect
Laura is a young Transylvanian creative, working with different artistic expressions, from architecture, to design, illustration and photography. With a background in architecture, she made the move from Romania to Denmark to work in architecture but later understood that a multidisciplinary approach was a better fit, so she decided to move from the classic office job to a more independent and creative path: freelance photography with an occasional dip in other fields. She now specialices in travel photography with her own little business, Copenhagen Photo Experience, that combines photography with tour guiding, offering a unique experience to visitors. And it goes further beyond, Laura enjoys being a concert photographer, food photographer and she’s a novice in analog photography. She is a wild creative soul eager to explore any part of her creator self!
TERUMI MASCARENHAS
Photographer &
Owner Fjord Foto
Terumi is from Brazil (with Japanese and Portuguese roots) and has lived in Mexico, the USA and Egypt. In 2019 she moved to Roskilde together with her Danish husband, 3 children and an Egyptian cat. She has an engineering background but has also worked with NGOs and non-profit organisations. She loves everything creative and is passionate about photography, reading and learning about other cultures. She currently works full time for a non-profit company in Roskilde and has a small photography business on the side.
ALEX FLUTUR
Photographer
Coming soon.