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Blue Heron Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity organized and operated by volunteers both in the US and in Romania. The foundation’s mission is to provide orphanages throughout Romania with much needed funding to hire additional caregivers, to build playgrounds, libraries and better living facilities.
A avid supporter
of the arts and of social causes, she has served as an officer
on the board of several non-profit organizations in Los
Angeles. In addition to public service, Stefania's other
passion in life is the arts and theatrical productions.
In 2002,
Stefania produced Eric Bogosian's "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll."
Its leading actor, Florin Piersic, Jr., received the UNITER
award for Best Actor that year. (The UNITER award is Romania's
equivalent to the Tony Awards.)
In 2005,
Stefania produced, in Los Angeles, Silvian Centiu’s one-man show
“A Transylvanian in Silicon Valley.” All proceeds from the
performance were donated to Blue Heron Foundation.
Stefania was
voted in the top 20 of Capital magazine’s “100 Most Influential
Women in Romania” 2005 list. She lives in Los Angeles with her
husband, Mark, and their two sons.
Mike Costache –
Vice President
Mike has served
as Vice President of Blue Heron Foundation since November of
2002 and his responsibilities include fundraising and program
development. Since 2000, Mike has also been involved with
Children Uniting Nations, a Los Angeles-based children rights
advocacy non-profit organization.
Mike has a
consulting and investment banking background having worked with
two Los Angeles-based investment-banking firms (WestPark Capital
and Interlink Co.) where his responsibilities included
identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities and
assisting clients with strategic alliances. Since its inception
in 2000, Mike has served as CEO of Pioneer TeleCare, an online
marketing company distributing consumer products via a network
of wholly-owned e-commerce sites.
Mike is a
co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the
Romanian-American Professionals Network (RAPN). Mike serves on
Pepperdine University’s Alumni Association Board and is the
founder and chairman of the Young Professionals Global Network (YPGN),
a non-profit mentoring organization with over 1,000 members in
70+ countries.
Mike holds a
degree in Economics from Pepperdine University and a Certificate
in Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation from Pepperdine’s
School of Law. Mike completed studies in business, history and
law in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Israel
and Switzerland.
A native of
Bucharest, Romania, Mike spent 11 years in Romania and lived in
Israel from 1988 until 1992 when his family immigrated to the
United States. Mike is fluent in Romanian, Hebrew and English
and has basic knowledge of French.
Angela Cialenco
– Treasurer
Florentina Modoi
– Secretary
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