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 April 29, 2025, the ARA Academy leadership and governance teams are as follows:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
Prof. Gabriela WILSON (North America)
Prof. George MIHALAS (Romania)
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​INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:
Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ, Canada
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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
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Applied Sciences
Prof. Mircea Alexandru Mateescu, Ph.D
Professeur de Biochimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
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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
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Publishing Committee
Prof. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal, USA
Prof. Dumitru TODOROI, PhD, Republic of Moldova
Editor-in-Chief, ARA Journal of Sciences
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Arts and Literature
George Roca
Sydney, Australia
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Vice president of Global Outreach
Mihnea COSTOIU, Rector
National University of Science and Technology, POLITEHNICA Bucuresti, Romania
Prof. Mircea Alexandru MATEESCU, PhD
Université du Québec à Montréal,
Montreal, Canada
Prof. Marc ILIES, PhD
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, USA
Steve MIFF PhD, President and CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) Dallas Texas, USA
Director United States:
Prof. Gabriela MUSTATA WILSON
Louisiana, USA
Director Europe:
Prof. Iulian ANTONIAC
NUST-UPB, Romania
Director Canada:
Prof. Ruxandra BOTEZ
Canada
Director Romania:
Prof. Augustin SEMENESCU
NUST-UPB, Romania
Director Republic of Moldova
Prof. Dumitru TODOROI
Republic of Moldova
PRESIDENT:
Prof. Ruxandra VIDU, PhD
National University of Science and Technology, POLITEHNICA Bucuresti
VICE PRESIDENT
Prof. Gabriela MUSTATA WILSON, PhD
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
SECRETARY GENERAL
Prof.Ladislau MATEKOVITS, PhD
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
TREASURER:
Lucian DINDIRICA, PhD
President, Romanian National Library Commission, Craiova, Romania