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Ambassadors of RoCo

- The Romanian Community Center of Chicago -

You belong here.

This incredible community is composed of generous, passionate, and determined people—like you. They’re movers and shakers, and history makers. And you’re going to fit right in. See also: Ambassadors Resources and Donors Honors Wall.

Florica Mindea

Member 
Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Eduard Chira

Founding Angel 
RUF Founding Angel, Ambassador of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
General Manager at Compass Truck Rental and Leasing. Eduard has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focused in Business/Managerial Economics from UBV.
 
Ion Catutoiu

Supporter of RoCo
Ciprian Gramma-Marinescu

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Ana Ticus

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Volunteer 
Onita Circu

Founding Angel 
Real Estate Investor & ROCO Board Member
Volunteer 
Real estate investor with over 15 years experience in accounting and property management. Graduated from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania with a Bachelor's degree in International Business. "Helping others it's a core part of who I am"
 
Claudia Steclaru

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Catalin Lari

Honorary Member 
Honorary Member of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Ramona Denigris

Supporter of RoCo, the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Attila Kosztandi

Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Remus Olah

Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Dana Toader

Ambassador and Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Dana Toader, originally from Romania, is a Graphic Designer turned fine artist who pursued her MFA in Painting from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2008. Now the owner of Start to Paint, she teaches left-brain thinkers to create realistic paintings i
Vasile Crisan

Supporter of RoCo
Ilie Haures

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Constantin Mircea Apostoaia Ph. D.

Senior Lecturer at Purdue University, Ambassador of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Volunteer  Teacher 
Constantin lives in Indiana where he works at Purdue Univ. His passions are applied Math. and Physics - they give him the chance to discover the latest technologies. Constantin believes that helping each other is key to the betterment of our community.
Marius Stan

Member 
Scientist, Author and Actor
Volunteer 
Marius is internationally recognized as one of the founders of computer simulation of complex phenomena. He was Principal Investigator at the Argonne Laboratory and an Associate Professor at the Univ. of Chicago and Northwestern University.
 
Corina Milas

Member 
Supporter of the Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Mariana Berbecaru

Member of the RoCo Chicago Community Council, Ambassador of RoCo
Raluca Nicolae

Ambasador al Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Vasile Scorobete

Supporter of the Romanian Chicago Community Center of Chicago
Marius Talos

Member 
Supporter of the Romanian Chicago Community Center of Chicago
Manuel Simionese

Supporter of RoCo
Radu Adrian Rusu

Supporter of the Romanian Chicago Community Center of Chicago
Ionut Cozma

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Mihai Leva

Supporter of RoCo
Volunteer 
Liviu Roman

Ambassador of ROCO Chicago
Volunteer 
Financial professional with New York Life Insurance Company. Helping individuals, families, and business owners create, build, and preserve wealth
Kayla Achim

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
I'd like to invite all my friends to learn more about the Romanian Community Center of Chicago and ask them to join us. I've already done that. Amazing project, an amazing dream! Wow!!!
 
Decebal Griza

Member 
Ambassador al Romanian Community Center of Chicago
Diana Popan

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Catalina Bickerstaff

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center