Deniz Şilliler Tapan

Deniz joined UNDP in 2009 as a Communication Consultant for Environment and Climate Change Programme and in 2014 she began to work as Communications Administrator for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Portfolio. Prior to joining the UNDP, she worked as Communication Manager in WWF Turkey from 2001 to 2009 and as Press and Publication Officer in Society for the Protection of Nature from 1998 to 2001. Before moving to NGO sector, she worked in an international advertising agency, Lowe Adam, based in Istanbul. She started his career at TGRT TV as a reporter in economy department.

Deniz has 25 years of experience on communication, advocacy and networking. Her thematic areas of expertise include communication of projects on nature conservation, climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency, forests, sustainable tourism, agriculture, water management, rural development, urbanization, sustainable growth, gender mainstreaming.

She is graduated from Marmara University Department of Business Administration.