Dorota Wierzbicka, Associate Director of International Operations: For five years, Dorota volunteered as an an interpreter for Global Volunteers teams coming to Poland. Then in 2000 she joined the staff full-time as a country manager. In 2002 she earned her master's degree in the English language linguistics. Dorota is a two-time winner of the Global Volunteers' "Staff Person of the Year award." Read Dorota's expanded profile here.
Dorota Wierzbicka
Stephen Raja Chinnappan, India Country Manager: Stephen was born and raised in Bangalore, and now lives near the suburb of Porur. He has a bachelor's degree in commerce, and before becoming Country Manager, he served as our on-site consultant in India for almost a year. Stephen owns a tour business in Chennai, which he runs when teams are not on-site. He has experienced most areas of India, and knows her people. Read Stephen's expanded profile here.
Stephan Raja Chinnappan
Mihaela Cirjontu, Romania Country Manager: Mihaela began working for Global Volunteers as a consultant in 1989. In 2000 she joined the staff full-time as the Romania country manager. A former teacher, Mihaela earned her degree in Bucharest, studying Romanian and world literature. Read Mihaela's expanded profile here.
Mihaela Cirjontu
Dan Cirjontu, Romania Country Manager Assistant: Barladian by birth, Dan grew up in the same city and went to school there. He assists Mihaela with her photography and Internet needs, and with the children at the Tutova Clinic. Dan worked as a metrologist for 17 years at the Ballbearing factory in Barlad, one of the fewest of the kind in Romania and of the biggest in Eastern Europe. He is currently studying to become a social worker. Read Dans's expanded profile here.
Dan Cirjontu
Ciprian Horoita, Romania Country Manager: Ciprian has a degree in psyhcology and is a certified teacher. He speaks English, French and Romanian.
Over the past several years Ciprian has worked on many different projects involving children and volunteering. He has worked with children with mental and physical disabilities, worked at a crisis center for abused, neglected and exploited children, and has also been the volunteer coordinator for the Buna Ziua Copii din Romania Association.
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