Our Team

Dr. Margarita Stancheva
Director CCMS
Dr. Margarita Stancheva has more than 20 years` professional experience with special interests in coastal geomorphology: coastal processes, sand beaches/dunes, coastal erosion/cliff retreat and shoreline changes, and recently in Maritime Spatial Planning and sustainable coastal development.

Dr. Hristo Stanchev
Chair of CCMS Foundation Council
Geography, GIS
Dr. Hristo Stanchev has more than 22 years` professional experience with special interests in geography, Geographic Information System, coastal geomorphology, coastal erosion and recently in Maritime Spatial Planning. Hristo holds MSc degree in geography (1993) from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.

Dr. Georgi Parlichev
Member of CCMS Foundation Council
Marine Ecology, Oceanology
Dr. Georgi Parlichev holds a Ph.D. in Oceanology from the Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS). During his research he worked on the development of innovative reef breakwaters to restore the eroded beaches in a natural way and participated in several research projects at IO-BAS:

Milena Manova
Marine ecologist of CCMS team - MARSPLAN-BS II Project
Milena Manova holds MSc degree in Ecology and Environmental Protection from Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria. She has professional experience in the area of marine environmental investigation and protection, sustainable development of marine ecosystems, influence of the anthropogenic impact on the phytoplankton in the Black Sea.