Main board

The managing body of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro, between the two assemblies, is the Main Board, consisted of 15 members, including the president who is a member of that body automaticly.

Members of the Main Board are from various media, as well as freelance journalists and individual members of the SMCG.

Currently, the Main Board consists of: President Radomir Krackovic and members Marijana Camovic Velickovic, Jadranka Drobnjak, Predrag Nikolic, Edin Zukovic, Enes Gusinjac, Milena Bubanja Obradovic, Dragana Vlaovic, Boris Pejovic, Danijel Celecki, Suzana Mujic, Marija Todorovic, Sinisa Sanader, Goran Solujic and Milan Nikcevic.

Marijana Camovic

President of the SMCG
Was born 20.09.1981. in Podgorica.

Finished Elementary school and Gymnasium in Tuzi, and the Faculty of Law at the University of Montenegro in Podgorica.

She has been dealing with journalism since she was 19 years old.

From March 2001 to September 2014 she worked as a journalist in the Daily Vijesti, and from October 2015 to March 2016 in the marketing sector.

As of September 2014, she is been working as a freelance journalist and cooperating with couple of media form Western Balkan’s region.

She was the President of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro since its establishment in April 2013, and as of March 2016, she is been professionally hired on that position.

As of September 2016, she is been a member of Commission for the monitoring of work of competent authorities in investigating cases of threats and violence against journalists, murders of journalists and attacks on media property which Montenegro Government founded.

Since 2016 to 2019 she is been a member of Steering Committee of European Federation of Journalists, and in May 2019 she was re-elected on that position for the next three years.

She is the author of several analysis and researches dealing with working conditions in media, media freedom and safety of male and female journalists in Montenegro.

She held the position of president of Trade Union of Media of Montenegro until September 2022.

She is currently a member and Vice-President of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Radomir Krackovic
Vice-President of the SMCG

Was born 21.06.1984. in Podgorica

He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Podgorica, the department of Journalism.

Work experience:

2003. – 2007.Television Montena, journalist and editor in the news program

2007. – 2008. Television IN, journalist of the news program

2008. – Television Vijesti, journalist and editor in the news program

He is currently the President of the Trade Union of TV Vijesti.

He is the President of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro since September 2022.

Tatijana Mandić

Vice-President of the MB SMCG

Tatijana Tanja Mandić is a veteran Montenegrin journalist and editor with decades of experience in the media industry. She is recognized as one of the journalists working in local public broadcasting in Montenegro with the most extensive international professional training experience.

She was born on 7 September 1965 in Cetinje. She completed her primary education in Budva and graduated from a secondary school in Kotor, specializing in social sciences and earning a qualification in information and media services. In 1987, she obtained a diploma in journalism from the Yugoslav Institute of Journalism in Belgrade and later continued her academic education at the Faculty of Tourism in Budva.

She published her first journalistic article in 1983 in Primorske novine.

Since the establishment of Television Budva, Tanja Mandić has been continuously employed by the broadcaster, which later became RTV Budva. Throughout her long career at this local public broadcaster, she has held several key editorial positions, including that of Programme Editor at TV Budva.

In addition to her work at RTV Budva, she has collaborated with other prominent media outlets in Montenegro and the region, notably the daily newspaper Blic Montenegro and the MINA news agency.

Alongside her journalistic career, she has actively contributed to protecting the labour rights of her colleagues, serving as the first president of the trade union organization at Television Budva.

Throughout her career, she has consistently invested in her professional development by participating in prominent national and international training programmes. These include:

• 2001 and 2002: Specialized training programmes organized by CIRCOM and IREX in Budva and Belgrade.
• 2006: Specialized training on referendum coverage, organized by the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
• 2009: Advanced professional training at the renowned Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie in Bonn, Germany.

Milena Bubanja Obradovic
Member of the Main Board

Was born on March 23, 1987 in Berane.

She completed her studies in journalism at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Podgorica. During her primary and postgraduate studies she was a scholar of Berane municipality. She began her journalistic career in the MINA Press Agency in Podgorica, now she works as an editor of the portal in Radio Berane.

She has a large number of seminars and programs behind her to improve her professional skills and knowledge. She has been active in the civil sector for many years. She is engaged in numerous projects as a lecturer, researcher and mentor.

Speaks English and serves with German.

She is currently a member and Vice-President of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Edin Zukovic
Member of the Main Board

Was born on June 24, 1980.

He finished the Secondary School, the direction of the mechanical technician. After that, he studied shipbuilding at the Maritime Faculty in Kotor. He has been working in the media since 2004. He is employed in a local public broadcaster, Radio Television Pljevlja at the workplace TV cameraman – editor. He is the author of numerous promotional and documentary films dealing with local issues.

He is a collaborator of numerous media companies and productions (RTCG, MAMA, Infobiro …) and founder of one of the first local internet portals in Montenegro – Pljevaljski portal.

Edin is president of the Trade Union organization Informative activity Pljevlja and member of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Tamara Lekovic
Member of the Main Board

Born in 1970 in Podgorica. During her secondary school years, she was involved in amateur theatre and twice represented Montenegro at the prestigious Yugoslav literary event Goranovo proljeće.

She has worked as a radio announcer at Radio Montenegro for almost 30 years, contributing to the preservation and promotion of proper speech and language standards. She has also collaborated with the Library for the Blind and the Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids.

She is a member of the Executive Board of the Trade Union of RTCG Employees.

Dragana Vlaovic
Member of the Main Board

Was born on June 29, 1972 in Kotor.

She educated, lives and works in Herceg Novi. She started volunteering in secondary school days, and then worked part-time at Radio Herceg Novi, where she has been employed since 1991 as a speaker – presenter, and since 2016 she also works as a journalist.

She was President of the Trade Union of Radio Herceg Novi from 2007 to the beginning of 2018.

She is currently a member of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Boris Pejovic
Member of the Main Board

Was born on 01.08.1980. in Podgorica.

He has been working professionally since 2001. He gained his first experience in journalistic photography in an independent daily newspaper “Vijesti”, after which he began working in the daily “Republika”, where he worked until 2008. He made significant cooperation in 2005 with the German Press Agency (EPA), for which he still works today. He also worked for Monitor, the Serbian news agency “Fonet”, but also for the monthly “Croatian Messenger”. He is currently employed in the independent daily newspaper “Vijesti”.

He collaborated with many Montenegrin and regional newspapers, magazines and portals. His photos have been used in many advertising and political campaigns through cooperation with political parties, the non-governmental sector and businesses.

He is awarded with the “Gušter Pen” for 2009, which is award for a special contribution to freedom of speech, opinion and media in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

He is currently a member of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Sinisa Sanader
Member of the Main Board

Was born on 1969, in Kotor.

He lives in Tivat, where he finished elementary and high school mechanical engineering. He works as a sound technician at Radio Tivat since 1996. He is the President of the Trade union organization of Radio Tivta and member of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Enes Gusinjac
Member of the Main Board

Journalist. He completed primary and secondary school in his hometown. He graduated from the Philosophy and Sociology Faculty in Priština in 1991. Worked in education for a short time. Since the founding of Radio Rožaje in 1999, he has been working as a journalist in the education and culture newsroom.

With the launch of Radio-Television Rožaje, he was engaged in news and editorial for culture. Reported as editor of the informative and documentary program RTR.

He is currently a member of the Main Board of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro.

Sonja Lagator

Member of the Main Board

Milan Nikcevic