
ABOUT US



Ricardo Heckert
Ricardo moved to Lake Chapala in 2013. He is one of the Founders and Coordinators of Your Retirement Seminar Program, a Personal Trainer, Real Estate Agent and the Creative Genius of the Personalized Retirement Seminar program.
He relentlessly researches, writes blogs (over 100 to date), Vlogs on his YouTube Channel, and has developed the Websites and Social Media campaigns for "Retire In Lake Chapala".
Michaela Sirbu
Michaela came to Lake Chapala in 2010. She is one of the Founders and Coordinators of your Group Retirement Seminars, a Real Estate Agent and a Master Yoga and Pilates Instructor. Michaela loves her life in Ajijic and has helped many people purchase real estate and make the transition to the Expat Life at Lake Chapala.
Julian Patrascu
Originally from Romania, Julian graduated from Romanian Merchant Marine - Ocean Fishing Enterprise Communications/Radio Officer Program. After several voyages with the Merchant Marines he emigrated to the USA via Spain.
He worked 16 years in Social Work for the County of Orange, California followed by 4 years as a Family Support Specialist for the State of Arkansas along with owning and operating home based businesses in California and Arkansas.
Julian recently fell in love with Lake Chapala and has made the area his forever home.