The child needs both parents.

Founder and business administrator with over 20 years of experience, he has a higher education in economics and a master's degree in psychology. Together with a group of friends, he created the Paternitas Public Association out of the desire to contribute to the development of a more balanced society, in which the child's interest, the involvement of both parents and mature dialogue are the basis of decisions. He brings managerial experience, economic and psychological knowledge, as well as a realistic perspective, formed both professionally and personally, to the association's activity. He is the father of two wonderful children.

An entrepreneur with over 30 years of professional experience, Timur Efremov has managed local and international companies and established and developed businesses in various sectors in the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Georgia, and Ukraine.
His entrepreneurial journey has provided him with experience in building and developing projects, coordinating teams, and turning ideas into sustainable initiatives. He believes in responsibility, dialogue, and active involvement – principles he considers important both in professional life and in society.
Within PATERNITAS, he advocates for responsible and engaged fatherhood and a society in which the father's role is recognized and valued, and the involvement of both parents in raising and educating their children is considered the norm.
He is the father of a son, and his relationship with his son, together with his experience of being present in his life, represents his primary personal motivation for his involvement in PATERNITAS.

He holds a degree in International Law, having pursued his education in the United States, Moldova, and Austria. Between 1995 and 2018, he served in the diplomatic service of the Republic of Moldova, concluding his career as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. He represented his country in various processes and negotiations, both domestically and internationally, including during his assignments at Moldova's embassies in Vienna, Washington, and Moscow. This experience helped him navigate conflict situations more effectively and contribute to resolving various challenges through responsible engagement, a proactive approach, and creative solutions.
His most important achievement, however, despite working in a high-pressure environment, is the relationship he has built with his children, to whose upbringing and support he has devoted himself unconditionally.
It was precisely this aspect of his life that motivated him to join the founding team of PATERNITAS, with whom he shares the principles underpinning the Association's work: contributing to a calm and balanced environment in which a generation can grow up independent, strong, and free from inequality and prejudice.

He brings to the PATERNITAS team a unique combination of the rigor of a public policy expert and the vocation of an educator. With over 15 years of experience in managing projects focused on democratic development, international relations, and civic activism, he possesses a profound understanding of social structures. Since 2019, Sergiu has served as Project Coordinator for the Republic of Moldova at the German Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, where he manages programs dedicated to human rights, freedom of the press, and good governance.
A historian, geographer, and graduate in Educational Sciences, he continues his mission as an educator by teaching at the Centre of Excellence in Economics and Finance (CEEF) in Chișinău, where he teaches the subject "Fundamentals of Law" and fosters critical thinking and civic awareness among younger generations.
Beyond his professional career, his involvement in PATERNITAS is rooted in his personal experience as a father of two children. Sergiu advocates for the elimination of gender bias in judicial practice, calling for decisions regarding children's place of residence to be based on an objective assessment of living conditions and opportunities for their development. He promotes an equitable approach in the courts, one that no longer limits the father's role to that of a mere payer of child support, but instead focuses on children's right to fully benefit from the active presence and upbringing provided by both parents.

An expert in marketing, media buying, and ad-tech, with a career spanning over two decades in the advertising industry in the Republic of Moldova and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. In January 2024, he founded the media buying company MEDIA DIVISION and currently serves as Director of the Association for Audience Measurement in Moldova.
Since 2025, he has held the position of Country Director at CoobX (formerly Admixer Advertising), a digital ecosystem and official Google partner in Central and Eastern Europe. Previously, he spent over 16 years as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at CASAMEDIA, contributing to the modernization of audiovisual legislation, and held strategic positions within international networks such as Publicis Groupe and IPG.
He holds an MBA from the University of Nantes and a degree in General Medicine from Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Within PATERNITAS, Octavian applies his analytical rigor and multidisciplinary background to ensuring internal oversight, financial transparency, and compliance auditing, supporting the sustainable development of the Association.

She is a licensed attorney and mediator with 25 years of professional experience in the legal field, during which she has represented and defended her clients' interests in complex cases with the utmost diligence and dedication. Her accumulated experience has shaped a pragmatic and strategic approach focused on identifying effective solutions.
As a founding member of the Paternitas Public Association, she shares the Association's convictions and initiatives aimed at promoting parental balance, with the best interests of the child as a fundamental guiding principle.
Her experience as a mother, combined with her studies in pedagogy, has strengthened her conviction that the active presence of the father and the balanced involvement of both parents are essential conditions for a child's harmonious development.

He is a professional with a diversified career in the fields of law, public administration and education, with significant experience, possessing solid skills as a teacher, legal consultant and leader in public institutions and non-governmental organizations.
Currently, Ion Cebanu is a lawyer, head of the teaching department of the Center of Excellence in Economics and Finance in Chisinau and a professor in the same institution, teaching courses in general law, business law and international trade law. He also works as a legal consultant for environmental organizations, being involved in the development of municipal strategies for the management of condominiums and in the development of regulations for public participation in environmental decisions, as well as in strengthening energy resilience capacities.
Previously, he was a municipal councilor in the Chisinau Municipal Council, general director at the Agency "Moldsilva" and "Mina din Chisinau" S.A., Minister of Youth and Sports in the Government of the Republic of Moldova (2009-2013). He has a solid academic background, including a PhD in Law and a Master's in Constitutional Law, and has also completed multiple training courses in national and European institutions.
He has strong organizational, communication and negotiation skills, with extensive experience in the development and promotion of public policies for youth, environmental protection and local administration. He is known for his spirit of initiative, conflict resolution skills and determination in action.

He is a psychologist and systemic family and couple psychotherapist, executive director of AO IFIS and founder of ManTalks.md, a community where men can talk honestly about the things they often go through alone.
He is a father, appreciates authentic conversations, writing and time spent in nature. He joined the PATERNITAS Public Association out of the belief that, after the separation of parents, a father should not become a simple visitor in his child's life. He believes that every child needs both parents present, involved and responsible.