Leadership and Governance
The Academy is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors that includes four officers (president, vice president, general secretary, and treasurer) and 3 committees elected from among the Academy membership. As of November 24, 2021, the ARA Academy leadership and governance teams are as follows:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT:
Prof. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
National University of Science and Technology
UPB, Romania
VICE PRESIDENT
Prof. Mircea Alexandru MATEESCU, PhD
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
SECRETARY GENERAL:
Prof. Ladislau MATEKOVITS, PhD
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
TREASURER:
Lucian DINDIRICA, PhD
President, Romanian National Library Commission
Director, "Alexandru and Aristia Aman" County Library Craiova, Romania
MEMBERS/Counselors:
Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ, PhD
École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec,
Montreal, Canada
Prof. Gabriela MUSTATA WILSON, PhD
The University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
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COMMITTEES
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Historical Sciences, Theology & Philosophy
Lucian DINDIRICA, PhD
President, Romanian National Library Commission
Director, "Alexandru and Aristia Aman" County Library Craiova, Romania
Applied Sciences
Prof. Mircea Alexandru Mateescu, Ph.D
Professeur de Biochimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Financial Committee
Lucian DINDIRICA, PhD
President, Romanian National Library Commission
Director, "Alexandru and Aristia Aman" County Library Craiova, Romania
Prof. Augustin SEMENESCU, Ph.D
National University of Science and Technology
UPB, Romania
Publishing Committee
Prof. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal, USA
Nicolae N.NEGULESCU, Writer, Romania
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal of Arts and Culture
Prof. Dumitru TODOROI, PhD, Republic of Moldova
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal of Sciences
Arts and Literature
George Roca
Sydney, Australia
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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Director United States: Prof. Gabriela MUSTATA WILSON, USA
Director Europe: TBD, France
Director Canada: Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ, Canada
Director Romania: Dr. Lucian DINDIRICA, Romania
Director Republic of Moldova: Prof. Dumitru TODOROI, Republic of Moldova
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