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.
R&D Project Management, Innovation, Sustainability and Innovation in Sustainability. Passionate about the environment and finding creative ways to protect it. Systems thinking, innovating and taking novel ideas to implementation.
Mihaela Simianu stands out as an influential figure in the Bio-Pharmaceutical field, where she has made significant strides in product development, commercialization, and international manufacturing.
Business executive with expertise in tech, management, sales, product management and development, and marketing. Career record of driving global company growth using innovative or disruptive strategies.
Vlad is the Founder of CEO of Maia Biotechnologies, an immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class drugs.
Valentin Daraban
Founding Angel
Founding Angel, Ambassador of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Volunteer
Dorina Scaunas, MD, is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. She has over 32 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Scaunas is known for her expertise in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Experienced Pharmacist with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Skilled in Pharmaceutics, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy Benefit Management, Pharmacovigilance, and Patient Counseling. Strong healthcare services professional
Ciprian is the owner of Chicago Clean Home since 2013. The company was founded with a great desire to offer top-quality, detail-oriented cleaning services to home and business owners that aim at having not just cleaner spaces, but also healthier ones.
Nicolae Popescu
Founding Angel
Operations Manager at Hermes NVC Corp, St. Athanasius Church Council President
Ionel Nechiti is an Investment Director at Aramco Ventures managing a $7B fund focused on sustainability, technology, and energy transition.
General Manager at Compass Truck Rental and Leasing. Eduard has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focused in Business/Managerial Economics from UBV.
Founding member and Partner of the Rosenthal Law Group. Specializing in all areas and aspects of real estate transactions, representing purchasers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate in and around the Chicagoland area.
Diana Gini serves as the Diaspora Development Director 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.
Originally from Moldova, he immigrated to the US in 2010. Together with Nick, and Slavic, friends for nearly 15 years, they partnered to open Hermes NVC in 2014. Today he serves as Hermes’ Chief Financial Officer.
