She graduated from the Architecture-Urban Faculty of Sarajevo in 1975. In her professional career she worked as a designer until 1992. Since 1996 she has been an activist in the Helsinki Citizen’s Parliament of Banja Luka and since 2003 she has been Executive Director and has taken initiatives and organized many activities and meetings as a contribution to bringing together people divided by war, building civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the area of Gender Equality. She received a Medal for Tolerance from the Association of multi-ethnic cities of Southeast Europe – Philia – at their 4th annual General conference in July 2009 in Sarajevo. The medal is given to individuals who make important contributions to promoting multicultural values and building good interethnic relations.