Team

Simona Baciu

Simona Baciu is the President and Founder of InIm Institute, Founder of Transylvania College, and President of the C-EDU Education Cluster. Thirty years ago, Simona established Transylvania College, a prestigious school that has significantly contributed to transforming education in Romania.

 

Continuing her journey in education, Simona founded InIm Institute, an organization focused on prioritizing mental health and well-being for teachers, youth, and employees in schools and companies. She is also a founding member and President of the C-EDU Education Cluster and a founding member of the Rethink Romania Association.

 

Simona is the author of two successful books, “The Teacher Within” and “The Teacher’s Guide Within”, published in both English and Romanian, with over 5,000 copies sold worldwide.

She is a recipient of the British International School Lifetime Award and serves on the boards of prestigious national and international organizations such as the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation, Round Square, Global Connections, and the Tapestry Intergenerational Education Foundation, among others. Her mission is to bring the joy of learning to every school.

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Corina Chiorean

Corina has over 15 years of experience in the organization and management of community support and humanitarian projects. In 2016, he joined the Transylvania College Foundation team as Office Manager and was involved in all national and international projects carried out.

Starting in 2022, Corina became Director of training programs within the same organization, where she is responsible for project management. Her dedication over the years has demonstrated her confidence in the potential of our teacher programs. On a personal level, Corina knows she is a lucky person and is grateful for the family she has.

Otilia Calfa

Otilia Calfa is director of the training department within InIm Institute, being a trainer accredited by the Ministry of Education.

 

Otilia graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeș Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, and she is currently studying the master’s program in Counseling and Psychological Interventions in Human Development. She is also an alumni member of the Student Psychology Association from Romania.

 

Otilia has over 4 years of experience in the non-governmental environment and in companies, in the implementation of trainings, coordination, vocational counseling and human resources. Currently, she focuses on the coordination and implementation of socio-emotional development trainings of teachers in schools in Romania, within InIm Institute.

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Rita Chenghe

Rita is the Project Manager, having joined the team in November 2024. She graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at Babeș-Bolyai University and is currently a student at the Faculty of European Studies.

 

With over 8 years of experience in volunteering and working with young people, Rita aims to leverage her knowledge in order to ensure the successful implementation of InIm Institute’s projects, events, and training sessions.

Elena Crăciun

Elena is our marketing specialist. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences Cluj-Napoca (2021), and the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Management Cluj-Napoca (2023).

 

Elena joined our team at the beginning of 2022, in February, as a communication and public relations representative. Elena aims to put into words the descriptions of our events, activities, and programs, so that every teacher and student is aware of all the necessary resources and information.

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