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Key Staff

Our Key Staff Team

Please pray for all our staff and their various responsibilities.

UK HEADQUARTERS

Kevin Hoy
Founder & CEO of The Smiles Foundation

Kevin first visited Romania in 1990, a few months after the revolution. He wanted to do something that would make a lasting change. This involved establishing a number of projects to help the people while also sharing the Love of God so many could find Hope & Salvation in their life. Having trained as an Accountant, Kevin then spent 25 years in management of Christian Artist Ministry. He now spends most of his life in Romania, at least 8 months a year, with three months or so in the United Kingdom and normally up to one month a year in America.

Email: kevin@thesmilesfoundation.org

Please read Kevin’s Updates

Dawn Wilson
Administrator & Personal Assistant to Kevin

Dawn has worked for Kevin since 1987 when he was involved with Christian Music Management, and so was with Smiles at its formation. Based at the Leeds office, currently Dawn’s main responsibilities include Mission Trip co-ordination, Donation administration, Office management, Website maintenance and just about anything else that needs to be done! Clearly a devoted person to the work of Smiles and an exceptional individual to work with the boss for over 30 years! Please contact Dawn with questions on any aspect of Smiles.

Email: dawn@thesmilesfoundation.org

UK: 0113-276-5060 (9am – 6pm GMT)

USA: 423-239-9525 (please leave a message and we will call you back)


ROMANIAN EXECUTIVE TEAM

Maria Hava
Director of Operations & Missions Romania

Having joined Smiles in 2002 as Personal Assistant to CEO Kevin Hoy, Maria quickly established herself as a devoted hard working team member who was passionate to do so much more than was expected. Maria went on to become Director of Operations in Romania, a Trustee of the Romanian charity whilst continuing to be PA to the CEO for all the work in Romania. In 2021, Maria became Director of Missions to oversee the development of the new Smiles Pillar.

E-mail: maria.cimpoca@thesmilesfoundation.org

Please read ‘From Maria’s Desk’. 

Adi Matis
Director of Outreach, Romania

Before joining Smiles in 2009, Adi had been Director of a Family Support Charity in Oradea.With broad experience and a Masters Degree in Psychology, Adi is part of the Executive Management in Romania, serving with Maria and Simona under the leadership of the CEO. In 2021, Adi became Director of the Outreach Pillar, overseeing Church and Pastoral Care, Children’s and Community Outreach, plus activities at Dezna

E-mail: adrian.matis@thesmilesfoundation.org

Please read Adi’s Reports.

Simona Tosity
Director of Enterprise, Romania

A management graduate who worked in Commerce before coming to Smiles in 2011 to head up the new Enterprise Initiative ‘Sminro’. Simona has worked hard to understand the inner workings of business in Romania – with specific focus on the Glasshouse. She has given tremendous commitment and hard work to realise the potential which we are now beginning to see, and the results will support the work of Smiles significantly in the years ahead. In 2021, Simona became Director of the Enterprise Pillar whilst remaining a valued member of the Executive Management Team.

E-mail: simona.tosity@thesmilesfoundation.org


PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Carmen Pop
Facility Manager - ECO & JFL Residential

Carmen joined the Smiles Team in January 2020 to manage the Elderly Care Facility in Oradea. Having studied medicine, Carmen is now completing a degree in Psychology and was working as Chief Executive of a Professional Training company before accepting the position in Smiles. Managing such a large residential facility comes with many challenges, but Carmen has proven her ability and from 2021 added Managing JFL in Salonta to her responsibilities.

Monica Chis-Pop
Director of Tileagd Nursery

Monica is a young, intelligent and focused person, who has proved a great blessing to the important responsibilities at the Smiles Nursery since joining in 2016. Initially sharing her time between the Nursery and the After-School programme for Grades 1-8 we found Monica had even more to offer. The importance of the administrative role at the Nursery in liaison with the State required a focused approach with the time to execute. From September 2018 Monica became the full-time Director of the Nursery in Tileagd.


SOCIAL ASSISTANTS AT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Andrea Borszeki
Social Assistant - Joint Facility of Love, Salonta (JFL)

Andrea joined Smiles in 2021 at our Residential Care facility in Salonta – The Joint Facility of Love. Recently graduated with a degree in Speech Therapy, Andrea has a special love for those with challenges and special needs. As she masters the skills and experience for her responsibilities as Social Assistant, we believe Andrea will be a wonderful asset for our desire to see JFL serve the needs not only of our residents, but also the day visitors we have from Downs Syndrome and other special groups.

Delia Tuns
Social Assistant - Elderly Care, Oradea (ECO)

Delia graduated from Emanuel University with a specialization in Theology/Social Work. She has always had a great love for people and worked as a volunteer in Gypsy communities with children and in the Oradea Children’s Hospital.

In 2021 Delia became a social worker at Smiles in the Residential Centre of Oradea, which we call ECO. Having the ability to empathize and create strong connections with people, made her see that she can alleviate their earthly suffering and loneliness with a smile and a kind word but also, give them hope and joy of eternal life through Christ our Lord.

Delia endeavours to support Carmen, our Facility Manager and the staff at ECO, plus the residents and their families if they are fortunate to have a family present. Many do not, and that enables further opportunity to express in a loving way, the important of God’s Family in our lives.

Delia Mezea
Social Assistant - Tileagd Assisted Living (TAL)

Delia joined Smiles in February 2022, originally intending to be part of the Outreach Team, based in Cihei. The plan was for her to assist at Tileagd Assisted Living facility with Social Work responsibilities. The initial 2-days per week become three and now she is full-time at TAL doing a wonderful job of managing the Facility on a daily basis, under the supportive eye of Simona Tosity. Delia is 32 years old and since high school, knew her main desire was to work with people. So, in 2011 she graduated with a Social Science degree and is now studying for her Masters. Delia’s great quality is her belief that active listening, empathy, communication, teamwork and adaptability are the main skills that contribute to success, especially important when working with the elderly and disabled.


MEDICAL TEAM

Dr Olimpia Sandor
Medical Doctor for ECO and TAL

Dr Olimpia Sandor is a well-known doctor from Oradea, with over 20 years of experience as a Family and Homeopathic Doctor with a record of 3000 patients. Dr Olimpia joined the Smiles team in December 2021 to meet the needs of our beneficiaries in the Oradea and Tileagd Residential facilities. In addition to her love and devotion to people and medicine, Dr Olimpia also enjoys attending medical and research conferences for improving the healthiest and longest life of her patients. We are excited to have such a professional and experienced physician part of the Smiles team who assist and guide the 8 nursing assistants she has in the team, and to serve with devotion the specific interests of our beneficiaries at ECO and TAL

Dr Timothy Kurniawan
Medical Doctor for JFL

Dr Timothy is originally from Indonesia but studied medicine in English and met his wife in Romania, where is now lives and works speaking all his languages fluently. Dr Timothy joined Smiles in January 2020 to serve the needs in Salonta at our Joint Facility of Love residential facility. In addition to his love for people and medicine, Dr Timothy enjoys being part of the Worship Band at his home church in Oradea. We are thrilled to have an additional doctor on staff to assist and serve the specific interests at JFL.


OUTREACH TEAM

Pastor Vasile Sana
Staff Pastor to Outreach Pillar

Pastor Vasile joined Smiles in 2014 as pastor for Tileagd Community Church. He quickly moved into providing pastoral support in other projects, notably Elderly Care Oradea, the Homeless project and at the Rapa community. Since the Church was opened in Rapa, Pastor Vasile shares his time primarily between Tileagd and Rapa with a weekly visit when possible to the other projects. From 2021, as an integral part of the Outreach Team, Pastor Vasile has been actively involved with Community Outreach in addition to his regular responsibilities of Church and Pastoral Care.

Andreea Andrei
Social Assistant to Outreach Pillar

Having joined the Outreach team in February 2022, Andreea took responsibility for dealing with paperwork and documentation for our beneficiaries, but she is also getting increasingly experienced out on the field. Andreea graduated from Emanuel University with a Social Assistance degree & License Programme, and will complete her Master’s Degree in summer 2023. Andreea’s desire is to serve God, within a strong Christian organisation, by helping people to improve their lives. She is involved with the fellowship programmes we run in our Residential Centres, and part of our Outreach ministry to families. She enjoys every opportunity to share and to encourage people into finding their hope in Jesus.

Sidonia Lupas
Counsellor to Outreach Pillar

Sidonia joined the Outreach Team in February 2023, and brings a good amount of experience in working with children and families, as she has done this for over 15 years with another Foundation. Her desire is to help people as much as she can and Smiles provides her the perfect opportunity. In the Outreach Pillar we appreciate a good servant heart and Sidonia has that! She is trained as a legal consultant, graduated the Law Faculty within the University of Oradea. As a committed Christian, her perspective is to present Christ to the people, and that can make a difference in their lives which motivates her to find efficient ways to teach and guide the parents and children within the communities we work with.


ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Nina Florea
Group Management Accountant for Smiles and SMINRO

After graduating in Management from Emanuel University in Oradea, Nina had a long spell working in Spain. She originally joined Smiles in 2009 working at the Leeds HQ in England on UK Accounts and Sponsorship administration. She returned to Romania to assist at the Mission Centre and ultimately moved into Financial Accounting at the Cihei office to assist with a rapidly growing organisation. Now Nina directly assists the CEO as Management Accountant for much of Smiles and Sminro finances.

Corina Nemtut
Group Financial Accountant for Smiles and SMINRO

Joined Smiles in 2005 as Financial Accountant at Romanian HQ in Cihei. Corina added more Financial Accounting for Smiles Enterprise Business, with establishing Sminro in 2010. Her many responsibilities are assisted by working very closely with Nina to provide cover for all accounting work within the Organisation. Her long and dedicated service provides a great grasp of the operational procedures which makes Corina a very important and trusted member of the team, covering finance, administration and legal responsibilities.

Cornel Hava
Transport Manager

Having previously worked in TV News filming, Cornel was a great addition to the Smiles team in 2013 where he began developing our Media department with photography and video production. This greatly enhanced our promotional abilities and provides wonderful video memories for our visiting Mission teams. Cornel also manages the Cihei Site being responsible for the Security team and several of our vehicle needs as transport manager.

Dan Iancu
Romanian Website & Social Media

Many will know Dan through his work at the Gepiu Community Centre, but Dan’s main responsibility within Smiles is the management of our Romanian Website and Social Media platforms. He has been working with Smiles since 2008 and loves to interact with the Gepiu kids and the many visitors we have year round through Mission Trips. If you don’t know Dan, he’ll be the one with a camera in his hand which is always useful when pictures are needed for the promotional material he works on.