Jonathan Hecke

Project Coordinator,  ApaSan Project Moldova

Jonathan Hecke has over twenty years of professional experience as a project manager and as a consultant in the fields of solid waste management, water supply, sanitation and wastewater treatment in a variety of institutional settings in Europe and in low- and middle-income countries.

His expertise includes the planning, engineering design, implementation, and management of water supply systems, on-site sanitation schemes, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants and municipal, hazardous and health care waste management solutions. He also conducts environment-related assessment, monitoring, and evaluation studies, provides support to local capacity building and institutional development processes, and has been involved in the management of emergency aid and reconstruction programmes.

Time in the project: since June 2011

Aurelia Ciornei

Institutional and Capacity Development Specialist/ Deputy Project Coordinator

She has extensive experience in working for international organizations as Program Specialist and Program Component Coordinator, mainly within USAID and UN Programs. Her professional background is in democracy and governance (community strategic planning and development, citizen participation in democratic governance processes, etc.) and in capacity building and advocacy (CB interventions for (central) government officials, facilitation and monitoring of processes with government and civil society participation, media relations and communication, advocacy activities). Her international experience includes providing  consultancy on strategic planning process for local governments in Montenegro and co-training in Strategic Planning ToT for Montenegrin national facilitators. Skilled in facilitation, translation and interpretation.

Time in the Project: since November  2009

Nelli Cuturubenco

Water and Sanitation Specialist

Has a professional background is in civil and water engineering with more than fourteen years of working experience with  International Consultants, Development Agencies and Contractors as well as local state and private enterprises.  She has been engaged in ApaSan as a water and sanitation specialist since 2010, and has been involved in development and implementation of decentralized rural water supply and sanitation services delivery project.Her strengths are: Project development, Project implementation, Facilitation of the project partners, Capacity building,Monitoring and evaluation.

Time in the project: since December 2010

Razvant Mihail

Project Engineer

His professional background is in civil engineering with more than eight years of experience in monitoring and on-site  supervision of the water supply and sanitation projects. He  has also six- year experience of teaching in the  vocational school.

Time in the project: SKAT – since January  2009,  SDC -January 2006–December 2008

Corina Andronic

Mobilization and Communication Specialist

She has a professional background in community development with six years experience in academic and non-governmental sector. She led the Social Component of the JOBs PLUS Program, implemented by Catholic Relief Services in Moldova, managing capacity building and community poverty reduction activities. Being part of the Citizen Participation Program Team, she worked on community and concept project evaluation, compliance with the USAID standards, community mobilization and community stakeholder’s mobilization, reporting and monitoring.

Time in the project:  since December 2010

Iacovlev Mariana

Finance and Administration Manager

She has nineteen-year experience in Accounting, Economy  and Financial Management, has an international qualification CAP  “Certified Accounting Practitioner”.

Time in the project: since April  2009

Druta Veaceslav

Project Assistant

15 years of driving experience (8 years from them working in diplomatic missions as an English speaking Driver-Assistant).

Time in the project: SKAT – since January 2009,  SDC - October 2001

Chercheja Mihail

Driver/Assistant

22-years experience of management of car pool and driving instructors, training of military and civil drivers.

Time in the project: SKAT – since January 2009,  SDC - January 2002