Team

Who works at our foundation?

The team from Sibiu consists of:

 

Ana Diaconescu

Ana Diaconescu

Coordinator

Has been working at the Foundation since September 2010

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Ana holds a degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Management. She has experience in public social services in Romania and since September 2010 she is part of the Foundation’s team responsible for coordinating the activity of providing social services. Together with Anita she manages the foundation in Romania.

Anita Aldea

Anita Aldea

Psychologist

Has been working at the Foundation since July 2011

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Anita holds a degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She started her professional career as a psychologist in a human resources company, where she mainly deals with the psychological evaluation of foster families. She started working at our Foundation as a volunteer and in July 2011 she became a member of the team from Sibiu responsible for vocational and professional counseling of young people, financial counseling but also the development of the learning program and the implementation of instructive educational activities. Since April 2018, she offers young people individual and group psychological counseling. Together with Ana she manages the foundation in Romania.

Mihaela Hageanu

Mihaela Hageanu

Social worker

Has been working at the Foundation since March 2014

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Mihaela has a degree in Social Work and has extensive experience in providing public and private social services, respectively 18 years, continuing to work in the field. She also participated in the implementation of support and self-help projects for various vulnerable categories (domestic violence, child and family, persons with disabilities, the elderly, work integration, assistance for school integration, integration into society of persons released from detention) She joined our team in March 2014, in the position of social worker fulfilling all the attributions related to the position.

Mariana Caldarar

Mariana Caldarar

Social worker

Has been working at the Foundation since March 2018

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Mariana holds a degree in Theology and Social Work and a master’s degree in Pastoral Counseling. She has experience in public and private social services, where she has developed and applied non-formal education methods for different vulnerable groups of children and young people. She joined our team in March 2018 as a social worker, being mainly responsible for professional counseling and financial counseling, but also dealing with the development and implementation of instructional and educational activities.

Andrei Stroie

Andrei Stroie

Youth counselor

Has been working at the Foundation since October 2019

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Andrei has a degree in Psychology and he is a 2021 graduate with a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. He started his activity in the Foundation’s team in October 2019 and gains his experience in the field by his determination and passion in working with people and helping them to develop as harmoniously as possible. From his position as a youth counselor, he aims to inspire young people and help them acquire or develop the skills and values necessary for independent living.

The team from the Netherlands consists of:

 

Ghislaine Caron

Ghislaine Caron

Psychologist

Volunteer of the Foundation since June 2010

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Ghislaine has extensive experience in clinical psychology, focusing on children and adolescents.
She began her career as a psychologist at a rehabilitation center and in 1991 opened her own psychotherapy office for children. In addition, she worked for 10 years as a trainer, responsible for developing treatment programs that increase communication between parents and adolescents. For the past 10 years, she has been a member of several committees (with government links), such as: Vancouver Regional Council of the Ministry of Children and Families, Canadian Armed Forces Family Resource Center, using her experience as a counselor for the development of extensive programs for children and their families in British Columbia. She has also volunteered on various projects, such as working with HIV-positive orphans in South Africa. She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of London and a certificate in child and adult psychotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming and trauma therapy. As a volunteer, Ghislaine is responsible for the development of the training program (program for independent living skills and social integration). In addition, she offers support to the team from Sibiu.

Job Heimans

Job Heimans

President

Founded the ”Romanian Prospects” Foundation with Theo and Peter Paul

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He was born in 1972. He studied Business Adminstration. In 1999 he founded a software company which was sold in 2007 to Oracle. After this he founded our Foundation together with Theo and Peter Paul. In Holland he created different cultural places where cinema, hotel, bar/restaurant/club and incubators for artists and the creative industry come together.

Peter Paul van Oosten

Peter Paul van Oosten

Vice-President and Secretary

He founded the ”Romanian Prospects” Foundation with Theo and Job

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He was born in 1970. He began his career working in sales for various international organizations. In recent years, he has focused his career on practicing his hobby, working as a cameraman and image technician. From this position, he made various Dutch and international productions.

Theo Wichers

Theo Wichers

Vice-President and treasurer

He founded the Romanian Prospects Foundation with Peter and Job

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He was born in 1974. He worked with Job on various projects. After setting up an IT company, he turned to finance, where he worked as a financial advisor to an international audit and consulting firm. Theo is currently a free entrepreneur.

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