Ia was a Founding Board Member of Georgian Center. She resigned in 2016 to focus on her professional career as an accomplished journalist, editor, and news anchor for “Washington Today,” a Voice of America-produced program. For over six years, she has been interpreting American foreign policy and domestic news for audiences in her native Georgia.

Prior to working with Voice of America, she held a variety of positions in the private and NGO sector, including the Eurasia Foundation, Finmeccanica, and the office of Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz. She had been a leader in Georgian expatriate community activities, has a Masters degree in International Relations.

At her spare time, she writes, reads and trains for her next triathlon.