

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. Habil. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
University of California Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
VICE PRESIDENT
Prof. Habil. Ildiko PETER, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology „George Emil Palade”
Târgu Mures, Romania
SECRETARY GENERAL:
Prof. Habil. Stela DRAGULIN, PhD
Professor
Transilvania University of Brasov
Brasov, Romania
TREASURER:
Prof. Lidia FAVIER, PhD
Associate Professor
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes
Rennes, France
MEMBERS/Counselors:
Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ, PhD
Professor
École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec,
Montreal, Canada
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COMMITTEES
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Historical Sciences, Theology & Philosophy
Lucian Dindirică, 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
Montreal, Canada
Publishing Committee
Prof. habil. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal, USA
Nicolae N.NEGULESCU, Writer, Romania
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal of Arts and Culture
Prof. Hab. Dumitru TODOROI, PhD, Republic of Moldova
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal of Sciences
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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Director United States: TBD
Director Europe: Prof. Lidia FAVIER, France
Director Canada: Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ, Canada
Director Romania: Prof. Stela DRAGULIN, Romania
Director Republic of Moldova: Prof. Dumitru TODOROI, Republic of Moldova
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