Ligia Apostoaia

Board of Directors 
Founding Angel 
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.
Dragos Iliescu

Board of Advisors 
Member 
ROCO Biz
Chief Operating Officer
Volunteer 
Finance professional with more than 12 years of experience in sustainable/impact investment
 
Mihaela Livanu

Founding Angel 
Community Partners Director
Founding Member  Volunteer 
Mihaela is a social worker and co-founder of Spera Foundation, a nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for underprivileged children in Romania. She is also serving as an Educational Programs Advisor for SPOC Charity.
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.
 
Adina Sandu

Founding Angel 
Tech Support/Events
Founding Member  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.
 
Gabriela Tatar-Cordos

Founding Angel 
Founding Angel Liaison
Volunteer 
MSW from Washington University in St. Louis, firm believer in the importance of building a strong Romanian community to enrich the lives of individuals, their families, and society as a whole. Currently volunteers as Founding Angels Liaison for RUF
 
Oana Zayic

Diaspora Community Liaison, North America
Volunteer 
Oana Zayic serves as the Romanian Diaspora Community Liaison for North America for Romanian United Foundation. In this role, she aims to connect RUF to Romanian people and organizations living and operating in the US.

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