Derya Uzun, from Turkey and currently residing in Cyprus, is the SHERPA Institute UN SDG Corporate Guidebook Series Community Care Coordinator, maintaining multiple global communities of the 100+ contributors from diverse industries, as well as the Young Professionals Program.
With a bachelor’s degree in International Trade and Finance, Derya’s second study was Sociology. Passionate about learning, she is currently studying Chinese. Throughout her university life, Derya has been involved in social responsibility projects, NGOs and organizations locally and globally such as Turkish Women’s International Network, YBL21 and also involved in UN SDGs. She has experience in many areas of business, including Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Business Development, Content Creation, and Cultural Interaction.
Derya is also actively taking part as an Ambassador for SDG 5 in Sustainable mPact. She is taking place in Learning Designs, a social enterprise that supports all actors in designing quality education. Additionally, she is a Turkey Agent in JDFMedia19-JDFMediaUKTV which is an independent Climate Change News and digital/social media networking platform.