Camp Kennedy is financed by the U.S. Embassy Bucharest and coordinated by American Councils for International Education, Romania office. The project team is the following:
Eliza Chirilă-Pop, American Councils Romania Country Representative
Eliza Chirilă-Pop will lead project development and provide operational oversight of Camp Kennedy .Ms. Chirilă-Pop has worked on youth affairs for several years, having previously been a Youth Delegate to the United Nations and president of the Romanian-American University (RAU) Students Councils, RAU Senate and Board Member, and Vice-President of the National Students Union (USR). Ms. Chirilă-Pop is active in the civil society community, involved in the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Bucharest Hub, programs involving student transition to the workforce, and other areas of social economic development. She has provided operational oversight of Camp Kennedy, 4/4ForFriends and Elie Wiesel Study Tour as well.
Iuniana Mîndru, American Councils Romania, Program Coordinator
Iuniana Mîndru will coordinate the local programs. Ms. Mîndru has worked in education for three years and in the research and trade field at the Japan External Trade Organization for several years. Ms. Mîndru has started volunteering activities since high school at the Romanian Japanese Studies Center within the Romanian American University and she was involved in various cultural and economic projects having the focus on overcoming the cultural and communication barriers.
Ștefan Duminică, American Councils Romania Program Assistant
Ștefan Duminică is the Camp Kennedy 2022 assistant. He is studying communication and public relations at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest. For five years Stefan was involved in organizing a youth theater festival. During high school he was a member of a non-governmental organization where he participated for two years in teaching activities with disadvantaged children.