Team

Marleen Pedjasaar

Marleen Pedjasaar is experienced with qualitative research methods and analysis, being a social scientist by education. A skilled moderator, she will help you understand your clients, target group or partners better through focus group or individual interviews. Strategic thinking and communication is her strength as a consultant and she will help you and your team ask the right questions when working on a (new) strategy.

You can contact Marleen by writing marleen@haap.ee

Karl Haljasmets

Karl Haljasmets earned his master’s degree in 2015 with a European Commission full-ride scholarship from the Central European University and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Pompeu Fabra University) joint programme in Public Policy. Previously, he graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Government and Politics from the University of Tartu. He has also furthered his education at TU Dortmund and George Mason University, where he studied Economics. Throughout the years, Karl’s hobby has been journalism and in 2009 he was nominated for the European Young Journalist Award.

Today, Karl has 7 years of experience in raising money for research and development projects. Due to his background, Karl specializes in project management and projects related to the development of information technology and new technologies.

You can contact Karl by writing karl@haap.ee

Ly Lõhmus

Consultant

Ly Lõhmus has a master’s degree in social anthropology from the University of Kent. As part of his thesis, he studied the environmental crisis and future visions of environmentalists in more detail, and he also wrote his bachelor’s thesis at Tallinn University on a similar topic. Previously, Ly has worked at SOS Children’s Village, Enterprise Estonia and published a book on beekeeping in cooperation with Tallinn University. Ly is an experienced anthropologist and qualitative researcher and is involved in all projects with social impact, focusing mostly on environmental issues.

Contact Ly at ly@haap.ee 

Laura Kalda

Consultant

Laura Kalda’s favourite topic is social impact. Laura has previous experience in strategic consulting as a portfolio manager at the Good Deed Foundation. In addition, Laura has worked as a project manager at Statistics Estonia and as a project manager and advisor at the University of Tartu.

Contact Laura at laura@haap.ee

Linda Tarto

Consultant

Linda Tarto has graduated with a BA in English language and literature from the University of Tartu and a Master’s in English literature from the University of York. She has also spent an exchange semester at the College of Charleston in the US and is an experienced translator. 

As a consultant at Haap Linda writes for various projects, translates and edits texts, in addition to helping with research and analysis.

Contact Linda at linda@haap.ee

Age Toomla

Consultant

Age Toomla has graduated with a MA in Comparative Politics from The University of Tartu. She has prior work experience from both NGOs and government agencies. She has considerable experience in policy making, programme development and project management. She strongly believes that in-depth knowledge is an important prerequisite for making smarter decisions.

Contact Age at age@haap.ee 

Maarja Roon

Consultant
Maarja Roon has a bachelor’s degree in Government and Politics from Tartu University and master’s degree on Asian society and politics from Tallinn University. During college, she was an exchange student in the United States, and recently studied Korean in South Korea, at the Seoul National University Language Education Institute. She has worked as a journalist and news editor.
 
In Haap, Maarja writes funding applications and contributes as an analyst in larger R&D projects.
 
Contact Maarja at maarja@haap.ee 

Merle Purre

Merle Purre has a master’s degree in semiotics and cultural theory from the University of Tartu and is currently pursuing doctoral studies in sociology. Merle is particularly interested in health-related topics and has, since her master’s studies, used qualitative and quantitative methods to research attitudes towards mental health and help-seeking. Previously, Merle has worked as a educator, social researcher, and leader of a youth organization.
 
In Haap, Merle works as an analyst and project manager in various studies.
 
Contact Merle at merle@haap.ee