PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

2009 - 2019

Lecturer in History of Art, National Complex of Education and Culture & Liceo italiano - Gorna Banya, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

2006 - 2018

Minister-Counsellor & Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Republic of Bulgaria

2017 - 2019

Secretary General a.i. and Spokesperson of the Bishop’s Conference of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Bulgaria

2009 - 2017

Media Officer and PR Bishop’s Conference of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Bulgaria

2001 - 2006

Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Holy See, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

2001 - 2019

Commentator on Vatican issues, Bulgarian National Television

2000 - 2001

TV Reporter for bTV based in Rome, Republic of Italy

1991 - 1995

Working for “Vatican Radio” based in Rome, Vatican city

SIDELINE ACTIVItIES:

2017 - 2018

Expert, Working group member on the drafting of school curricula in religious education, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria

2013 - 2016

Expert of the Catholic Church to the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Bulgaria

Expert of the Catholic Church to the Ministry of Agriculture and Foods of the Republic of Bulgaria

2001

Expert of the Catholic Church on the drafting of the Bulgarian Religious Denominations Act

1997

Exploration of archaeological sites in Minor Asia, Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology (Rome)

Education:

2000 - 2001

Art Assistant/trainee, Educational and Research Centre, Mosaic Studio “Ezio Aletti", Rome, Republic of Italy

1999 - 2000

Conservation and Preservation of Art in the Church, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome, Republic of Italy

1996 - 1997

Initiation in Christian Archaeology, Pontificio Istituto d’Archeologia Cristiana, Rome, Republic of Italy

1992 - 1997

Master’s Degree in Theology - Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome, Republic of Italy

1993 - 1998

Master’s Degree in Sculpture, Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, Republic of Italy

1990 - 1992

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, Pontificia Università Urbaniana, Rome, Republic of Italy

1983 - 1988

Secondary School, Lycée de Langue Française, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Languages:

Fluent in Italian, French, English

Speaks Russian

MARITAL STATUS:

AWARDS:

Married, four children

Officer pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign order of Malta (2010)

Golden age – stamp of King Simeon the Great of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria (2014).

Commander pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign order of Malta (2018)