Adina Sandu

Founding Angel 
RUF Cultural Liaison and Project Lead
Volunteer 
Graduated from UIC, College of Business, with a degree in finance and works as a Digital Manager at Mainland. Fun facts: prefers a camera, unable to make a choice between hiking a mountain or walking in the sand, an incurable optimist.

RUF Cultural Liaison and Project Lead

RUF Cultural Liaison and Project Lead, representing ROCO Chicago and collaborating with Romanian United Fund (RUF), in dialogue with Art Safari and Romanian institutional partners.

BIO: She serves on the board of ROCO, where she is also a Lead in the ROCO Art chapter, and is a founding member of the Romanian United Fund (RUF), contributing to community‑building and cultural projects on a volunteer basis.​

At ROCO Chicago, she has trained and taught the IMPACT Club initiative for teens, helping young members of the community explore leadership, identity, and civic engagement. Professionally, she works in the franchising industry for a PR and marketing company, bringing strong coordination, communication, and strategic skills to complex initiatives.​

She holds a Finance degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a multidisciplinary, highly organized professional who is also active as an amateur photographer and frequent participant in art‑related projects and events. She dedicates much of her time to the betterment of the Romanian community in Chicago, believing that inclusion and reconnection with cultural roots are essential to keeping the community vibrant and resilient.

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