Oana has been working in the NGO sector since 1996. She worked for Pro Democratia Association, then for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. She is now the Director of the Resource Centre for Public Participation – CeRe. Within CeRe, Oana assists public institutions and nongovernmental organizations in advocacy and public participation programs. Besides her daily activity at CeRe, Oana has been working as a trainer and consultant for many other organizations – the Civic Alliance of Roma in Romania, the Civil Society Development Foundation, the Center for Juridical Resources, the Association for Education and Community Development Tiganesti and, last but not least, PACT Foundation. Oana has been a member of the ‘Learning, Participation, Trust’ program team since 2003.