OUR TEAM

Nicoleta manages finance and operations at Ashoka Romania, from budget planning and monitoring to funder reporting and administrative coordination. She works alongside the team to ensure efficient resource management, compliance with contractual requirements, and the smooth delivery of projects.

Mihaela has been part of the Ashoka Romania team since 2020. She started in Finance & Operations and has since expanded her contribution across the organization. As a Venture & Fellowship Manager, she works with social entrepreneurs throughout their Fellowship journey, contributes to building a strong and connected Ashoka community, and facilitates learning around impact and systems change. With over 15 years of experience in the NGO sector, she brings together a background in finance and operations with experience in social innovation, entrepreneurship, facilitation, and people management. She previously co-founded two initiatives focused on social innovation and cultural diversity.

Ovidiu has been part of Ashoka for 5 years, currently being a community builder for international programmes. Previously, he organized events for the Ashoka Community in Romania (both online and in person), championed candidates for the Ashoka Fellowship, coordinated an Ashoka Central and Eastern Europe program on energy poverty and other local capacity-building processes, supported the Ashoka Europe DEI efforts and organised LGBTQIA+ events Ashoka-wide. He has a background in Economics, graduating Faculty of Finance and Banking. However, driven by an authentic need for alternative learning he was part of the Economics Students Association in Romania, and studied and worked for The Alternative University and Restart in Education Community. Ovidiu is passionate about dancing, sports for social good and DEI.