Dumitrița Simion is a Romanian who has been living in Iceland since 2019. She holds a BS in Psychology and an MS in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and has been working as a project manager in mental health organizations since 2010. In Iceland, she has managed European projects about mental health education, and offered peer support to immigrants, in the organization Hugarafl. She currently sits on the board of W.O.M.E.N. Samtök kvenna af erlendum uppruna, where she oversees the peer counseling service.