Ligia Apostoaia

Founding Angel 
Board of Directors 
Secretary of the Board, CEO of MDL Investments
Founding Member  Volunteer  Teacher 
Ligia’s charity involvement began at a very young age, helping her family foundation with the distribution of humanitarian aid to the families in need in the area immediately. Today she continues to do what she is most passionate about: doing good.
Violeta Balan

Member 
Volunteer 
 
Laura Bercean

Fundraising Coordinator, Key West
Volunteer  Teacher 
Laura lives in Key West with her family, including her 4 children Andrei, Thea, Nyssa, and Clara. Laura has been working with SOS Mission, a nonprofit focused on helping homeless people and poor families. She believes all Romanians should work together.
 
Sergiu Emil Biris

Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Mirela Birta

Member 
Founding Member
Founding Member  Teacher 
Mirela is co-founder of Spera Foundation, an organization that provides opportunities to underprivileged children in Romania to continue their education, achieve academic excellence, and ultimately make a positive impact in their communities.
 
Stefan Bota

Volunteer 
Sebastian Burca

Member 
Board of Advisors 
Executive Director, Stigler Center
Sebastian Burca is the Executive Director of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He oversees the center's operations, research initiatives, and programming focused on promoting competitive markets.
Ion Busu

Honorary Member 
Honorary Member of RoCo, the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Volunteer 
Anca Butas

Member 
Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Teacher 
Anca has been with CPS since 2014 teaching Special Education. She also taught Geography and English, and she worked for National TV in Oradea and Bucharest. She has a bachelor degree in Romania and a master of Ed at DePaul in Chicago.
Marina Ceclan

Excellence Center Director, Ottawa (Canada)
Staff  Teacher 
Marina lives in Gatineau with her husband, two children and their dog. Her hope is that she can make a difference by her involvement in the support of Romanians everywhere so that one day her kids can look back and think she was a good person.
Nancy Cirje

Member 
Volunteer 
Florin Clim

Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Stefana Coman Nastase

Volunteer 
Cristiana Crin

Ambassador of ROCO Chicago, the Romanian Community Center
Monia Cupcea

Volunteer