Dorota Wierzbicka, Associate Director of Operations and Poland Country Manager: Dorota first learned about Global Volunteers as a student in 1995. She volunteered as a translator for Global Volunteers' Poland teams for five years until 2000, when she joined the staff full-time as Poland Country Manager. In 2007, she was promoted to her current position. She has a Master's Degree in English language linguistics. Read Dorota's expanded profile here.
Dorota Wierzbicka
Samantha Pinakoulaki, Greece Country Manager: Samantha was born and brought up in the south of England and graduated from a London school of performing arts with honors.She spent 10 years travelling the world with various dance groups. Her last group took her to Crete in Greece, where she met her husband of 16 years. They now have five children. Samantha volunteers to help mentally and physically handicapped children in her hometown.
Samantha Pinakoulaki
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. A native Romanian, Mihaela and Dan married in 2004, and work together while raising their daughter, Dahlia. 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 Dan's expanded profile here.
Dan Cirjontu
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Nia Salas, Costa Rica Country Manager: A native Costa Rican and world traveler, Nia joined the Global Volunteers staff in 2007. She has an MBA and Bachelors Degree in Administration from the University of Costa Rica. She also studied marketing communication at the Institute Francais in Paris, France. Besides Spanish, she's fluent in English and French.
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