Mladenka is a social entrepreneur dedicated to creating sustainable and ethical purpose-driven organisations in Croatia and the region. For nine years, Mladenka served as the Managing Director of CRVENI NOSOVI Clowndoctors Association and was actively involved in the work of RED NOSES Clowndoctors International. Over the past four years, she has been leading strategic planning processes for associations in Croatia and the region, providing consulting and education on fundraising. She collaborated with the Croatian Union of Counties and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation to launch the “Yellow Dot – Building Fundraising Culture in Croatia” project and established a foundation with the same name in 2022. The foundation’s objective is to assist non-profit organisations in philanthropic and fundraising activities while also strengthening individual and corporate philanthropy. Mladenka is a certified executive coach and has completed the Central and Eastern European leadership development programme, Leaders of Tomorrow. She has also earned a Certificate in Fundraising from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising UK. In 2024, she received a Corporate Sustainability Diploma from the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development. Mladenka was recognised with the MBA Croatia award for social contribution in 2020 for her work in the non-profit sector.