Transcarpatica was initially founded as a branch of the Banat Association for International Cooperation, Banatia. This non-political, non-profit organisation emerged from the milieu of the Democratic Forum of Germans in the Old Romania
The founding members included: Rita Herta Barbu, Dr. Ursula Lucia Bologa, Lucia Brighita Maria Drăgan, Dr. Klaus Fabritius, Paul Gagheş, Maria Giurea, Eleonora Otilia Iliescu, Franz Kuhl, Ştefan Lieb, Leopold Minkiewicz, Viorica Minkiewicz, Ion Morar, Alma Margareta Popescu, Dr. Hans Helmut Rehner, Eugen Sadofski, Nicoleta Adriana Socec, Erica Elfriede Stoian, Elfrida Magdalena Voicu, Richard Wagner, Rohtraut Maria Wittstock, Petre Würz.
The first Supervisory Board comprised:
- Dr. Hans Helmut Rehner – Vorsitzender
- Dr. Ursula Lucia Bologa – stellvertretende Vorsitzende
- Rohtraut Maria Wittstock – Mitglied
- Dr. Klaus Fabritius – Mitglied
- Richard Wagner – Mitglied
The first Administrative Board comprised:
- Leopold Minkiewicz – Chair and Managing Director
- Ion Morar – Buchhalter
- Ştefan Lieb – Mitglied