Madi Bucheru

Director of Marketing and Communication
Staff 
Experienced Fundraising Professional and non-profit strategist with 18 years of experience in the European and US fields. I teach fundraisers how to organize their 1st fundraising campaign. I lived, studied and worked in Silicon Valley for 9 years.
Dana Caraivan

Strategic communicator
Volunteer 
Strategic communication | Project and grant management | Corporate social responsibility | Engagement | Sustainability advocate | Poland - Romania networking | Wellness promoter
 
Raluca Cascaval

Hospitalist | Acute care, diabetes management, transitions & QI leader
Volunteer 
Hospitalist internal medicine physician from Iasi (Univ. of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa Class of 1996), since 2003 working in Colorado Springs, USA.
Ana Maria Ciobanu

Volunteer 
Product Specialist
Laura Corvin
Sr. Project Manager CTR - CDC
Gabriela Dascalu

Volunteer 
Senior Product Manager | Senior Product Owner | Head of Product | IT Lead | Executive MBA | Passionate about building intuitive and easy to use Digital Solutions to increase business efficiency and scale organizations.
Amalia Fret

Head of HR at RUF
Staff 
I have been living in Amsterdam, Netherlands for 15 years. I have experience in the hospitality industry and Human Resources Specialist. I collaborate with Rompro Foundation Netherlands, RoBoost Romania and RUF. My passion is organizing events and fairs.
 
Aldina Gheorghe

GlobalRomania Partnerships, Institutional Liaison
Staff 
I am a lucky person from all points of view: I have a wonderful family, reliable friends, I do the things I like and everything brings me a lot of satisfaction.
 
Karina Ghete

Student Ambassador & NYU Psychology junior mobilizing Romanian diaspora
Volunteer 
Diana Gini

Founding Angel 
Chief Growth Officer
Staff 
Diana Gini serves as Chief Growth Officer at RUF, where she is deeply committed to strengthening the Romanian diaspora community. She is also a Founding Angel and RUF Ambassador to Madrid for the organization.
Andreea Golumbeanu

GlobalRomania Head of Marketing & Communication
Staff 
Andreea is currently an MBA candidate specializing in digital marketing, with a foundation in law and academic knowledge of linguistics.She is passionate about identifying creative strategies to increase growth in any field.
Robert Gombos

Online Community Manager
Staff 
Robert is passionate about cultural exchange and social impact. He has a background in bridging cultural gaps and fostering positive change through civil society and NGOs, and he previously worked at Impact Hub Bucharest.
Dragos Iliescu

Board of Advisors 
Member 
ROCO Biz
Community builder and sustainability advisor
Staff 
Finance professional with more than 12 years of experience in sustainable/impact investment
 
Mihai Lehene

Board of Directors 
Honorary Member 
RUF Founder & President
Founder  Volunteer (full)  Teacher 
Mihai is the Owner of MDL Investments, a real-estate and VC family-office with a focus on emerging technologies, including fintech, biotech and crypto. In 2020 Mihai resigned his business roles to run RUF, and in 2022 he was elected as President of FORA.
 
Costina Macarie

Coming from Transilvania, living in South of France artist
Volunteer 
Mihaela Madaras

Board of Advisors 
Founding Angel 
RUF Institutional Liaison for North America, Diaspora Ambassador, RandD Director, Innovation and Sustainability
Volunteer 
Angie Matei

Member 
CEO of Red Oaks Surgical Centre / Supporter of ROCO Chicago, the Romanian Community Center
Volunteer 
Georgi Merdariu

Chief Engagement Officer
Staff  Teacher 
Georgiana is bringing extensive experience in Communication & Marketing gained from her previous roles as a journalist in the biggest media trust in Romania and coordinator of international campaigns for well-established clients at Ogilvy and Grey G2.
Liviu Moron

Volunteer 
Cybersecurity Consultant I work with Public/Private Companies to do Risk Assessments/ Security Plans using ITSRM Methodology. GPEN/ GXPN/ GMON/GAWN GIAC Certified Professional
Ana Nedelcu

Board of Advisors 
Community Director
Volunteer 
Curious mind and adventurous soul, always trying to become, never to fit in! Inviting you to #ContemplateDifferentPerspective.
Anca Opriș (Beek)

Volunteer 
I am a collaborative and results-driven person with the capability of combining my hands-on approach with my consultative skills.
Adriana Preda

Director of Fundraising | Obama Scholar
Staff 
Adriana Preda is the CEO of The Social Incubator, a Romanian nonprofit supporting vulnerable youth's social and professional development, and the first Romanian Obama Foundation Scholar for 2023-2024.
 
Florin Puflea

Board of Advisors 
RUF Ambassador, Verona, Italy
Volunteer 
MD from Bucharest, in Italy since 2002. Graduated Medical School at the University of Verona in 2008, became an anesthesiologist in 2014. Active member of Romanian Diaspora in Italy and one of the first doctors to volunteer for Reteaua de Solidaritate.
 
Andreea Purcaru

Design-savvy Chicago Real Estate Agent (Architecture + Sales)
Volunteer 
Real Estate Agent/ Realty of America
Beatrice Radu

Board of Advisors 
Advisory Board Lead, GlobalRomania Initiative | Strategic Communications Architect
Volunteer 
Beatrice Radu is a business and life coach with expertise in management, community-building, and holistic practices like yogic astrology, empowering clients to align personal and professional goals.
Andreea Stamate

Volunteer 
Cosmin Toma

Volunteer 
Information Security Analyst | Security + | ESCP
Ioana Tonu

Volunteer 
Student la Universitatea Tehnică ā€žGheorghe Asachiā€ din Iași
Sebastian Tonu

Volunteer 
AI Research Assistant | Teacher Assistant | Master Student @ Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering TUIASI