Nina Barbora Evans

Nina Barbora Evans, known professionally as Nina Barbora or NB, is a Lithuanian British sociologist, health promoter, author, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur. She has contributed significantly to biographical research, personal performance, relationships, business, creative coaching, and international cultural exchange.

Nina Barbora Evans was born on September 1, 1965, in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Republic, USSR. She is the daughter of Fiodor Niunka (also known as Chwiedar Niunka), an International and Belarusian political figure.

Her education includes:

• 1974–1981: Piano student at the 3rd Music School, Vilnius.
• 1982-1987 – Bachelor of Arts of Life and Science (BSc) at Vilnius Pedagogical University, Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Republic, USSR.
• 1988-1989 – International Lecturer, Marxism & Leninism University, Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Republic, USSR.
• 1990 – Training in Professional Cosmetology, Pirmūnas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 1990-1992 – Academician, Human Academy Vivaton-1, Moscow, Russian Federation, International Information Academy, US.
• 1993-2000 – Professional Development and Training in Health Promotion, Body Care, and Cosmetology.
• 2001-2004 – Master of Science (MSc) and PhD in the Biographical Method at the Institute of Sociological Research, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2005-2006 – Vocational Training at Mosfilm, Moscow, Russian Federation in Film Directing-Producing-Scriptwriting, managing Pushkin-In-Britain International Poetry and Prose Competition, London, UK.
• 2007 – Training in Transactional Analysis at Psychotherapy Institute, Leeds, UK.
• 2007-2008 – Postgraduate Training in Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
• 2008 – Personal Performance, Small and Corporate Business Coaching, Coaching Academy London, UK.
• 2016-2019 – Top-up Training in Social Care, Public Health and Health Promotion at the David Game College and University of West London.
• 2019-2020 – Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Law, University of Law (ULAW), London, UK.

Early Work

Nina Barbora has been active since 1977 as the stage director and screenwriter-producer for the culture-social school and University programs; however, her professional career began in the early 1990s with Burda Moden Magazine and the Vilnius Modelling & Fashion House promoting health-conscious fashion. She managed the Healthy Food Café “Erškėtuogė”, a project run by the Vilnius Health Promotion Center (1997–1999), and the Natural Medicine Center “Šimtažiedis”.

Research & Writing

She worked in the TV archives researching journalist Dalia Kutraitė’s programs. In 2004, she was featured in the Who is Who in Lithuania: Prominent Lithuanian Women. Her biographical work culminated in Autoportretai (2002), a book featuring profiles of 22 prominent Lithuanian figures, including Andrius Mamontovas, Stasys Brunza, Bronius Grušas, Rimantas Dichavičius etc. published by Egalda (run by Edmundas Juškys).

Political & Cultural Initiatives

Between 2000 and 2009, Nina Barbora ran for seats in the Lithuanian Parliament and the EU Parliament, managing election offices. She co-led the Women’s Forum in the Lithuanian Parliament (2003–2006), advocating for gender equality. She directed the Lithuanian and Foreign Culture Societies Association, organizing events like the Vietnamese Culture Days in 2003.

Alternative Medicine and Coaching

From 2007 to 2022, she established and led the British Association of Hirudotherapy BAH, implementing unique therapy into the General Regulatory Council for Complementary Therapies GRCCT collaborating with experts like Albert Ivanovich Krashenyuk, Oleg Kamenev, Magdalene Westendorf etc. She also partnered with Lesley Matille’s Pick Coaching to implement a prison workers coaching program, which was recognized as the Best Project by the Leonardo da Vinci Foundation in 2012.

Recent Activities

Since 2014 Nina Barbora has been operating a student recruitment agency called Quadracare QC in London and runs the Quality Connections Matchmaking Hive-Club QCMC. She has worked in education and consultancy across over 30 countries, and recently, she ventured into filmmaking, collaborating with famous producers promoting her TV Series.

Nina Barbora Evans married four times:

• Anatolij Afonko (1987–1994), Lithuanian Olympic cyclist.
• Bryan Evans (2004–2013), British music producer.
• Richard Godwin (2021–2023), novelist and professor.
• George Phillips (2025-present), entrepreneur, singer-song writer

Books:

1. The Encyclopedia of Superstitions – 2000
2. Let’s Eat Healthy and Tasty (Valgykime sveikai ir skaniai) – 1997
3. Where is the Poetry, There is Prose (Где стихи, там и проза) – 2001
4. Autoportretai – 2002
5. Integral Method in Hirudotherapy (Интегральный метод в гирудотерапии) – 2012
6. Love a la Card: All Flavors of the Eastern European Menu (Любовь a la Card: Всё привкусы Восточно-европейского меню) – 2017

Articles:

• Nina Barbora has written scientific articles for Science and Life magazine (Mokslas ir gyvenimas) related to biographical methods at the Institute of Sociological Research (2006-2007).

• 2003: Honorary award from the Vietnamese Embassy.
• 2012: Best Project Award for Prison Workers Coaching Program, Leonardo da Vinci Foundation. Performed with the Pick Coaching run by Lesley Matille.
• 2020: Appreciation award from the General Physical Therapy Syndicate, Egypt.