liviu bocănială
Founder & president / enfp
Liviu’s passion is to put people and ideas together; he sets the stage. Through all he is and does, he hopes to inspire people to get on the stage and live. Liviu is a dynamic motivational speaker, an effective communicator and events organiser, having worked in national and international settings over the last two decades. Liviu has proven skills in mediation and logistics, and coordinates our actions on the ground.
liviu@polylogos.eu
camilla bocănială
Founder & program director / infj
Holding a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Oslo, and a second Professional Masters in Social Innovation and Management from WU Wien, Camilla is a northern idealist with a passion for drawing out the potential of others. Through working with various NGOs and political organisations over the last decade, she has developed and fine-tuned her skills as project manager, social innovator, speaker and trainer.
camilla@polylogos.eu
diana adomnicăi
Assistant Researcher (volunteer)
Diana is a creative and an activist, with a background in Scandinavian Studies, Pedagogy, Management and Counseling of People with Special Needs and Music. Before recently moving back to Romania, she worked in Sweden as a piano teacher and a mentor for students with special needs at Uppsala university. Her mission is to help people reach their potential and embrace who they are. Diana offers research, coordination and practical assistance in projects and events.
raul tarko
communications assistant (volunteer) / ENFP-A
Raul is an energetic young man who always juggles a million projects at the same time. With a long history as a participant in Polylogos projects and activities, Raul is now supporting the team with his communication and creative social media skills. Under his sweet demeanor lies a very talented volunteer coordinator with an eye for detail.
vladimir manea
General assistant (Volunteer) / ENTJ-A
Vladimir dreams big, plans carefully and thinks strategically. He started engaging with Polylogos in 2022, as a participant to the very first Active Youth Forum (ASPYRE). Ever since then, he has developed in his competence and love for people. Now he brings his ideas and passion to Polylogos’ ever-growing round-table.
(board of) Mentors
Our mentors are invaluable. We lean on them for more than we’d like to admit, but their counsel and wisdom are foundational to Polylogos.
jack fallow
ENTP
After retiring from being a Director and Chairman of engineering and energy companies, Jack has a number of trustee, academic or non-exec roles. His primary interest is in supporting the development of leaders.
heather staff
INFJ
Heather is a political advisor on refugee asylum and migration policy for members of the UK Parliament. She is also a labour party councillor for Laycock ward in the london borough of Islington, and a migrants champion. A strategic thinker with a passion for international development and cross-cultural work, Heather works on projects around the world and is an executive member of a number of organisations, she is also a keen musician with a love of the bass guitar.
brian morgan
INFJ
Brian is a former gymnast who followed his passion and became a pastor. After a visit in Romania in the 80’s, he encountered a simple man, a christian poet, and he became a poet himself. Brian went back to California and transformed his community into a gang of poets. He promotes brutal honesty as a personal doctrine. Brian is a scholar who writes his sermons and his courses in the guttural cadence of the Hebrew language. He will tell you his life story and give you the biggest hug, whether you want it, or not. You can call him rabbi.
barbara thompson
Barbara R. Thompson coordinates the Beloved Community in Education project, and is a book writer and editor. She has more than thirty years experience working with refugee families and students with interrupted education. She is co-founder of the International Community School for refugee, immigrant, and local children and the Global Village Project for illiterate teenage girls in Decatur, Georgia. She has been on writing assignments to Bosnia, Bangladesh, Croatia, Nicaragua, Nepal, and the Mississippi Delta and received the Christopher Award for writing affirming “the highest values of the human spirit.”
Special Advisors
Our extended team of special advisors provide us with additional depth and competence in all our endeavours. Wherever they are in the world, we can always count on them for advise as well as for practical implication.
conrad altmann
Creative advisor / infP-A
Conrad is a western expat living in Cluj-Napoca who works to improve and expand community through graphic design. Despite his dry wit, he’s generally a nice guy.
conrad@polylogos.eu
margareta mihalic dogan
Grants management consultant / ISTJ
Currently holding the position of Project Associate at Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK) in Munich, Margareta is an experienced project manager, grant-writer, trainer, consultant and author, with 10+ years of professional experience in managing European projects. Her down-to-earth nature, cross-cultural intelligence and practical approach means she always gets things done, and always to the highest standards.
catherine lourdes dy, PhD
gender advisor / INFP
Kate is an experienced academic-practitioner with a double Ph.D. in human rights and migration. She is an expert gender advisor, research professional and leadership trainer who, after living and working in Philippines, Australia, Italy, Belgium, France and Romania, has recently moved with her husband and three boys to Bergen, Norway. She enjoys procrasti-baking and making homemade dimsum in her spare time.
kate@polylogos.eu