Dragos Iliescu

Member 
ROCO Biz
Community builder and sustainability advisor
Staff 
Finance professional with more than 12 years of experience in sustainable/impact investment
 
Diana Ilut

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Romina Ionascu

Member 
Executive Assistant
Staff 
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.
Simona Iosif-Payton

Member 
Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Volunteer 
Luminita Ispas

Member 
National Speaker in Financial Education & Real Estate Investments
Volunteer 
Luminita (“Lumi”) Ispas has been an award-winning top producer, an effective team leader, and a successful real estate investor & developer for more than 20 years.
 
Leontin Horatiu Iuhas

Registered Organization, Cluj-Napoca; Supporter of RoCo
Our mission is to keep alive the memory of Doina Cornea, the inventory, archiving, preservation of the entire work and all remaining documents when she left. Among the founding members: Ana Blandiana, Emil Constantinescu, Dorin Tudoran, Dinu Zamfirescu...
Florina Ivan

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Lorina Jacobson

ROCO Biz
Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Richard Jacobson

Honorary Member 
Honorary Member of ROCO
Simona Jaczko

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Nathan Juncan

Honorary Member 
Ambassador and Honorary Member of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Meda Kasza

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Csilla Kosa

Supporter of ROCO
Attila Kosztandi

Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Cosmin Lar

Member 
Supporter of RoCo
Catalin Lari

Honorary Member 
Honorary Member of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Nelu Lazar

Founding Angel 
Artist, Poet, Folk-Rock Musician, Producer
Volunteer 
Show producer, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, drummer, cobza wannabe player, prosodic book author.
Sinziana Lazar

Cardiologist, UI Health
Volunteer 
Mada Leanga

Supporter of RoCo
Ionut Lefter

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
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.
 
Mihai Leva

Supporter of RoCo
Volunteer 
Dani Lohan

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Cristian Luput

Board of Directors 
Honorary Member 
RUF President of the Board of Directors; Founder & CEO, Optimus Realty
The founder and CEO of Optimus Realty Inc, Cristian strongly believes in the power of charity to improve people's lives and change the mentalities and hopes of the less fortunate ones. Cristian is acting Treasurer of RUF.