Top 30 Volunteer Leaderboard 2025
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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.
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Finance professional with more than 12 years of experience in sustainable/impact investment
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Flaviu Simihaian
Board of Advisors
Member
Founding Angel, Health Tech Co-founder, New York City
Volunteer
Flaviu is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Amplicare, a software platform for pharmacies to help patients afford their medications. Originally from Nasaud, Romania, Flaviu is passionate about social impact, volunteering, and mentorship.
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Adriana Trandafirescu
Board of Advisors
Member
Education | Law | Mindset | Self-Realization
Volunteer
Adriana Trandafirescu is a multifaceted professional based in New York City with a diverse background spanning law, psychology, education, and personal development.
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Hi, Iβm Ana Guset, President of the Romanian Youth Board and Romanian Dance Club at Northside College Prep. I participated in a business internship with ROCO Biz. I am passionate about empowering young Romanian-Americans to embrace their heritage.
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Hi, I'm Matei Busu and I'm the President of RUF Youth 2025 and co-leader of RUF's Youth Data Team. Currently, I'm a senior at Maine South, and in the past I've helped co-lead classes in programming and finance at RUF. I'm a huge Chicago sports fan.
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Karina Ghete
Volunteer
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Bianca Zamfirescu
Volunteer
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Hello! I attend Lane Tech College Prep as a Senior. I am driven to preserving my Romanian Heritage through involvement in my local community.
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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.
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Simona Oarga
Honorary Member
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Volunteer
Simona Oarga assists taxpayers and small businesses with taxes in Chicago IL and the surrounding communities. Whether you are an individual or a local business in or around Chicago IL, Simona C. Oarga has years of valuable experience as an IRS registered
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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.
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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
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Originally from Romania, I relocated to the US in 2013 with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. Currently, I serve as the administrative expert at RUF, where I handle all accounting and administrative issues. I have a passion for teaching young children.
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A clinical research professional in Las Vegas, Camelia is passionate about uniting the first-generation Romanian community, and dedicated to promoting cultural projects like Via Transilvanica and fostering community connections.
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I am a dedicated member of the Romanian United Foundation (RUF) Core Team, I'm serving as the "Trips to Romania" Program Manager. Born and raised in Romania, I immigrated to the United States in 2006 at the age of 23.
At RUF, I coordinate annual Trips to
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Originally from Bistrita, Miruna earned her BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has built her career in the financial markets as an algorithmic trader/quantitative analyst.
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Anamaria Neamt
Founding Member, Word Whisperer (Newsletter), Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Volunteer
βDonβt Panicβ (aka Douglas Adamsβ version of todayβs βstay calmβ)
Born with an affinity for numbers and words in a family of educators. My journey: music school, writing club, math, economics, and, closing the circle, teaching. Going back to the roots se
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Monica Horga
Volunteer
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Valentin Daraban
Founding Angel
Founding Angel, Ambassador of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Volunteer
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Since she moved to Chicago, Gabiβs Romanian roots became stronger. She believes in community and giving back and wants her children to be proud Romanians. Sheβs been a passionate teacher of Italian for over 25 years.
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Oana is the Executive Director of ROCO. Prior to this role, she was one of the most active volunteers. She believes in the strength of our community, in doing good things, and in leaving something worthwhile behind.
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Cosmina has a Master Degree in Economics from University of Targu Mures. She is the RUF office wizard, handling all accounting and administrative issues. She moved to Chicago from Romania more than a decade ago and she is passionate about helping people.
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Simona Haiduc
Board of Advisors
Founding Angel
Senior Vice President International Business Development, Opportunity International
Volunteer
Simona is a professional with extensive experience in international business development and strategic partnerships. She has been dedicated to helping people in need for over 20 years, driven by her belief in the power of transformation.
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Mihaela Simianu
Founding Angel
Global Biopharma Leader β Injectable Product Commercialization & Manufacturing Science
Volunteer
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.
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Gabriela Cosma
Member
Program Coordinator "Learn Romanian", Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Volunteer
Bachelorβs Degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Masters of Arts in Teaching from National Louis University. She taught Science, Social Studies, and English as a Second Language to refugees from the Middle East in public school
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Luminita (βLumiβ) Ispas has been an award-winning top producer, an effective team leader, and a successful real estate investor & developer for more than 20 years.
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