Founder at The Teacher Within and Happy Teachers for Romania, President and Founder at Transylvania College, International educator, consultant for the improvement of global education, author of The Teacher Within Simona Baciu is a trailblazer in education, the founder and president of Transylvania College. An audacious believer in the role of emotions in education, she developed a framework and co-authored, with Susan Shapiro, "The Teacher Within: A Mindful Journey Toward Well-Being For Teachers In The 21St Century" an instrumental book for teaching with kindness and care. She has briefed Heads of State, CEOs and international decision makers in education and speaks on the impact of emotional and behavioral health, to cause viral goodness around the world.