Cristian Merdariu

Board of Directors 
Member 
ROCO Biz
Founding Angel, RCC Chicago Ambassador
Cristian is co-founder and owner of City Habitat Realty, a successful real estate company in Chicago. He believes Romanians should work harder to express and identify themselves as one nation, to earn their own sense of value and the right to be proud.
 
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.
 
Diana Dram

Board of Advisors 
Honorary Member 
ROCO Biz
ROCO Biz Lead, Board of Directors
Diana is acting as Global Strategic Sourcing Director with McDonald’s. She leads business relationships and strategies that leverage scale for positive impact on the environment and communities globally.
 
Marcus Surcel

ROCO Biz
Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
With over 20 Years of Real Estate sales and property management experience and as a licensed and certified manager of Comunity Associations, Dana provides top-notch service with every aspect of purchasing and selling a home.
 
Florin Pricop

Chairman/CEO Priehl Group Inc. / President of the Chamber for Romanian American Trade & Industry (CRATI)
Volunteer 
As a consultant, Florin is specialized in LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT and SALES. During his career he received his Executive Management from University of Notre Dame, helped many small companies or Nonprofit Organizations SCALE IT UP.
 
Cristian Buzdugan
Cristian Buzdugan is a Senior Business Relationship Manager at JPMorgan Chase. He has been with the bank for 12 years. He started as a Relationship Banker and worked his way out through the ranks and become a Business Relationship Manager 5 years ago.
Sorina Tira

Board of Directors 
Honorary Member 
International Customs & Trade Compliance Manager | Attorney & RUF Board Secretary
Trade Compliance professional, Licensed Customs Broker and dually licensed attorney (Romania and State of NY).
Dorin Acu
Entrepreneur-Scientist combining IT, biomedical research, clinical medicine & business management to create, open source, innovative AI-based solutions. Bridging science, tech & society gaps to accelerate breakthroughs in human longevity & health.
Marcel Somfelean

Founder of ROMOTANA; Founder of Romanian American Heritage Center
Founder of the Romanian Moldovan Trucking Association of North America
Laurentiu Murg

Principal, Logos Christian Academy
Laurentiu graduated from the Bucharest Military Technical Academy and Northeastern Illinois University. He is also a City Colleges' adjunct professor for Math and Physics.
Radu Racean

Supporter of ROCO, the Romanian Community Center
Radu Racean is a solutions-oriented IT Professional with extensive experience in directing a broad range of corporate IT initiatives while participating in their planning, analysis, and implementation.
 
Steven Bonica

Founder and President, Romanian Tribune Media Group
Enriching lives, connecting people, strengthening relationships in the Romanian-American communities since 1984.