Meet the Speakers – Mihaela Kovacs

One of the ROM 2010 speakers was Mihaela Kovacs from Sighisoara, Romania. Mihaela graduated from the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work in 2006. She is the founder and Director of Fundatia Beraca Sighisoara, a non-profit organization against family violence and abuse.  She has worked in the field of social work since 1997, dedicating her time, skills and energy to serving  underprivileged families and those oppressed by discrimination due to their ethnic or minority status. Michaela has been actively involved in the leadership activities of ROM since 2006. She spoke this summer on the theme – Abusive Power of Discrimination.