1. To whom it may concern,
I am writing this to endorse Bogdan Manea for the position of MCVP Corporate Development in
AIESEC Romania for the term 2013-2014.
I will start by saying that Bogdan is the type of person who says what he thinks and does what he
says. I feel that integrity is one of his strongest qualities and he displays it everyday, both
professionally and personally.
Something that I respect and admire about Bogdan is that it is no small thing when you have to
achieve expectations set by companies, your department and EB team and friends and family and
manages to do it through determination, passion and a healthy dose of strong headedness.
Something else indicative of his character is the fact that he takes calculated risks and always rises
up to the challenge, this is best illustrated by the fact that he applied as an LCVP when he was still
a new member in the organization and through grit and passion for what he wanted to do, he grew
as a person and as a VP and achieved growth for GIPi numbers.
The fact that he was an NST member and moreover that he was Education Manager enabled
Bogdan to understand Corporate and organizational concepts at a higher level and also enabled
him to teach and share knowledge with other people. Which brings me to my next point: Bogdan is
truly a people-person, he cares about other’s development and he cares about offering incredible
experiences to his members, the people that he works with and for the external stakeholders.
What I find very rare in other people is the fact that Bogdan takes it upon himself to push people
and push them forward to overcome their own insecurities and fears. He does this even with the
risk of seeming like he is not interested or he doesn’t care if he offends. The perfect example that I
can illustrate is myself. He was and is one of the people that push me and one of the things that
will stay with me for a long time is the phrase he uses whenever I get frustrated with his methods: “I
am only here to make you stronger.” And he did, even though at the time, it did not win him any
popularity points.
The final thing that I want to say is that Bogdan showed throughout this year that apart from being
a person with integrity he is one of the most reliable people I have met. He is there 100% giving
more than his position requires, he is there for the people around him as a friend, a mentor, a rock
in the storm, a person you can trust and finally as an awesome human being.
There is no doubt in my mind that if he will be chosen as MCVP Corporate Development for the
following term in AIESEC Romania this area, with it’s entire national network will be dynamite in the
best sense of the word.
Best regards
Roxana Caragea
LCVP Non-Corporate Development