Anthony Vandarakis completed his undergraduate degree at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois in 1997 and began educating shorty after. In 2001 the Golden Apple Foundation recognized his classroom contributions and awarded him a scholarship for graduate school. He received his master's degree in education with a focus on Educational Leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2002).

Mr. Vandarakis continued his higher education at Loyola University, on a Boeing Corporation Scholarship, receiving accelerated instruction in Aviation Science. In May of 2008, Mr. Vandarakis completed his Administrative Certificate/Building Leader requirements and holds a Type 75 Administrative Certificate from DePaul University.

Anthony Vandarakis has lived on three continents, working as an educator at prominent international schools. He has served schools as a teacher, program coordinator and for the past ten years as vice principal and principal. He is an avid traveler and has visited over 80 countries, traveling abroad some two hundred times. He is excited about maturing his life in Europe, exploring beyond Greece, and continuing to serve at the Academy of the American Community School, Athens.

email: vandarakisa@acs.gr

Ms. Tokatlidou was born and raised in Drama, Greece. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the School of Law and Economics at the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki. She continued her studies in Toronto, Canada, where she completed her Master of Arts in Economics and all but the thesis requirement for the Ph.D. program in Economics.

In 2013 she completed her M.B.A andreceivedher Certificate for International School Leadership as well as he M.B.A. from the University of Indianapolis.

Ms. Tokatlidou has been a member of the ACS Athens community since 2005. Initially, she was a faculty member teaching IB Economics. Since September 2008 she has been the Director of the IB program, since September 2010, the Director of the IB and AP programs, and since September 2014 she has been the Vice Principal of the Academy.

Since January 2017 Ms. Tokatlidou has been leading the ACS Athens Youth to Youth Educational and Social Integration Programs addressing the social and educational needs of unaccompanied minors in Athens through a student to student partnership learning model. The programs include the Part-time Youth to Youth and Business to Youth programs run on Saturdays which involved numerous student and faculty volunteers, and the full-time Youth to Youth program starting this academic year.

Ms. Tokatlidou believes in learning and citizenship development through service, and in personal growth through education. She has published in various scientific journals.

email: tokatlidouj@acs.gr

phone: +30 210 6393200 ext. 248

Ms. Filippou was born in Athens but raised in Chicago, Illinois. She has worked at ACS Athens since 1997, and has served as Admissions Officer; she has also held various administrative support roles at the school.

She is currently the Administrative Assistant to the Academy Principal.

email: filippous@acs.gr

Ms. Artemis Repouli holds a B.A. in European & International Studies from University of Piraeus in Greece. She completed her M.A. in International Business at Leeds Metropolitan University in UK and has had various administrative roles within companies in both Athens and London.

She is currently a member of the Student Affairs Department and holds the position of Registrar.

email: repoulia@acs.gr

Darine Abdel Samad has joined the ACS faculty this year as a teacher of Arabic in the Middle School and Academy. Ms. Abdel Samad was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, and holds a Bachelor's degree in "Journalism and Communication" and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the "Universite Libanaise".

She is a professional Arabic journalist and has been a news anchor and a television host on two prominent television networks in Lebanon; Future Television "al-Mustaqbal" and NBN "National Broadcasting Network (Lebanon)". She has also been a public speaker at major academic, social and professional events; like "LBC TV", "Al Sharq Radio" and a number of NGOs and Academia. As a teacher her goal is to promote active learning among students; as she did in her Arabic language teaching at “La Cite National” school academic year of 2000 – 2001.

Ms. Abdel Samad is married and has a son and a daughter. Her hobbies are reading, traveling and exploring new cultures.

email: abdelsamadd@acs.gr

Ms. Anderson was born and raised in the United States and moved to Greece in 2004. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Douglass College, a Master of Science from Rutgers University in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University in Finance.

She worked for Exxon Research and Engineering, J.P. Morgan and Company and owned and managed Integrated Solutions a company that did billing for hospital doctors before she moved to Greece.

She is the library manager for the Elementary and the Sabbagh Libraries. She teaches a library class to all Elementary School students and a research seminar in the Middle School Technology classes. She co-coordinates the ACS Literacy Festival and the ACS Debate Team and edits the Elementary School Literary Magazine.

Ms. Anderson has attended various local conferences on educational practices. She has participated in several webinars on using database resource. She presented a poster on a Big 6 Research Project for Middle School students at the ACS Colloquium.

email: andersonl@acs.gr

Ms. Persia Apostoli earned a B.A. in Medieval and Modern Greek Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an M.A. in Modern Greek Studies from Kings’ College, University of London and a Ph.D. in Medieval and Modern Greek Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has taught Modern Greek and European Literature at IB Geitonas School, at the University of Peloponnese, the University of Patras and the Hellenic Open University and has also participated in several research programs on her field.

Ms. Persia Apostoli is teaching IB Greek Language and Literature in the Academy.

email: apostolip@acs.gr

Ms. Arnold was born and raised in Germany and moved to Athens in 1996.

She holds a Bachelor Degree of German Linguistics and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she graduated with honors. Ms. Arnold also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Media from the University of Rostock in Germany.

She specializes in teaching German as a foreign language. In addition to German and English she also speaks Greek and French.

A member of the ACS Athens faculty since 2010, she participated in our educational i²Flex program in 2013 and developed a specific Blended-Learning concept for her German classes, adapting our ACS Moodle template accordingly. Using the i²Flex model, she teaches the Middle School and High School students German, as well as develops e-learning concepts for foreign languages in general, which will be applied to her academic research.

Ms. Arnold co-authored a chapter in the 2016 publication "Revolutionizing K-12 Blended Learning through i²Flex Classroom Model." In addition, she provides professional development (presentations, workshops and webinars) to other foreign language teachers in Greece and abroad.

Since 2017 Ms. Arnold has been working as an accredited TestDaf examiner. TestDaf is one of the mandatory language proficiency tests for foreign students who want to enter a German university.

email: arnoldh@acs.gr

Mr. Arsenikos was born in Athens. He attended pre-school and elementary in Melbourne, Australia. He holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and a Master in Environmental Chemistry and Technology obtained from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his undergraduate and postgraduate studies, he participated in numerous oceanographic and environmental programs.

He has been in education since his early academic years teaching science to students of all levels. Since 2010 he has been responsible for the creation of multiple e-learning projects in chemistry and math for elementary, middle and high school students.

Mr. Arsenikos deeply believes in hands-on learning as a vital component in the process of fostering scientific thinking in students.

He is excited that he'll be able to share his love for science at ACS and support students to creatively discover on their own, new ideas and concepts.

email: arsenikoss@acs.gr

Born in Montreal Canada and raised in Athens Greece, Angela E. Chamosfakidis graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology (concentration in Psychology).

email: chamosfakidisa@acs.gr

Ms. Chen was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. She earned a Ph.D. Degree from Immunology Department of National Taiwan University in 2007.  She was a leader of Master and Ph.D. students and taught them experimental techniques, preparation of grants, and thesis writing in Chinese and English.

After graduation, she worked several years as a European representative for a Taiwanese Pharmaceutical company. She also was a Chinese-English freelance translator. After a few years work, she realized that teaching was her true goal. She believes in inspiring students not only academically but personally. She is a person full of passion for the teaching profession and is a qualified Chinese teacher with several year experiences teaching children and adults in Athens, Greece. 

Her interests include reading, movies, traveling and cooking. She is happy to share her Chinese literature knowledge with students and will assist students to develop writing skills.

email: chenh@acs.gr

Ms. Coklas was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received her B.A in Psychology from DePaul University of Chicago with a minor in History (1197), M.A in Education (specializing in Curriculum and Design) from St. Xavier University of Chicago (2000), and her Teaching Certification from the State of Illinois. Ms. Coklas has also studied at the University of Indianapolis (Athens campus): which has brought her closer to earning an M.B.A.

Ms. Coklas has been in education since 2000. Back in Chicago, Ms. Coklas was the co- founder and co-creator of the Oak Lawn/ Hometown school district's Mentor program. She was invited to speak/ present workshops at several Tri-State area Conferences on the importance of Mentor Programs for beginning teachers and Classroom Management. She has been an active administration and faculty member of ACS Athens since 2008. Her first position was the Assistant Director of the IB program for 2 years. She then moved to the Elementary School where she taught 5th grade for 7 years. In 2017, she took the challenging position of being a shared educator in both the Middle School Social Studies and Academy Combo History courses. She is currently teaching IB Psychology Year 1 and the 10th grade Combo (History/Literature) course.

Ms. Coklas has traveled to London, Vienna, and the United States as a representative of ACS Athens in order to establish affiliations for our graduating students to various universities (including but not limited to Oxford University, New York University, University of Chicago, etc.). She deeply appreciates and respects the superb level of education our school provides and will support our students (at any grade level) to achieve their goals and future endeavors.

Ms. Coklas' passion for teaching comes from the outstanding educators she has had throughout her life. She remembers feeling safe, loved, and inspired. This is what she wants her students to feel. Without love, without feeling secure enough to be who you are and express your thoughts in a "safe" setting, and without inspiration, learning cannot take place. Her goal has always been to be a small, yet important factor in her students becoming educated individuals that inspire leadership and be a positive force in changing the world to become a better place. She believes if we all work together, this can happen, one person at a time.

Ms. Coklas was a proud member of the ACS Athens 2016 Colloquium where she presented a student demonstration of &"Exploring Colonial America through Research Based Creative Writing."

email: coklasm@acs.gr

Mr. Justin Cramer grew up outside of Kansas City, Missouri. He went on to Buena Vista University where he earned his B.A. in General Science with an emphasis on Biology, and Secondary Education. He taught at Centerville High School in Centerville, Iowa for three years teaching a variety of science subjects including Earth Science, Biology, Environmental Science, and Chemistry for grades 7-12. He moved back to Kansas City and taught at William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri for five years teaching Biology, Physical Science, and Astronomy. He earned a M.A. in Secondary Education Administration from University of Central Missouri in Education and has aspirations of becoming a school principal.

This is his fifth year at ACS Athens and he will be teaching ninth grade Biology and Earth & Beyond as well implementing science class for the Youth to Youth program. His goal as a science teacher is to help students find at least one scientific fact that amazes them.

Outside of school Mr. Cramer enjoys being active, playing sports (and watching his beloved sports teams), watching movies, listening to music, traveling, visiting the beach, and reading.

email: cramerj@acs.gr

Ms. Dadidou was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Macedonia, where she also earned her MBA.

She attended the London School of Economics - LSE and received her MSc in Management with focus on speculative attacks in the Forex market.

She has worked as a stock market analyst and broker and as a project manager in the Budgeting & Planning section in the IT department of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Organizing Committee. In 2005 she co-founded a technology consulting firm, serving companies in the maritime, financial and retail sectors.

Ms. Dadidou has written the novel "Abacus, a game of greed" ("Abacus, ένα παιχνίδι απληστίας", Kedros publishers, 2012), a financial thriller about the greed games that fed the last international economic crisis. She has also published short stories as well as economic commentaries and articles.

Ms. Dadidou believes that learning is an active process that lasts a lifetime, and her educational goal is to inspire students while supporting them in the learning process.

email: dadidoun@acs.gr

Ms. Drogaris is originally from New York, NY. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio, a Master of Science from the Athens University of Economics and Business, where she graduated with honors and Master of Science in Educational Theory and Practice from the Arkansas State University.

Before coming to teach at ACS Athens, Ms. Drogaris was a teacher at William E. Grady High School in New York. Upon moving to Greece, she held various positions in international business including Manager of Sales and Marketing for an American multinational for the Middle East and African regions. She decided to return to her true love which is teaching and is very happy to be back in the exciting and fulfilling field of education. She is teaching four sections of IB Economics SL/HL and one section of Business Economics Standard/ Honors. Ms. Drogaris is an IB Examiner and involved in student activities such as Forensics and Student Council.

email: drogarise@acs.gr

Mr. Dimitropoulos is a Physical Education Teacher and Coordinator for Physical Education. Mr. Dimitropoulos was raised in Athens, Greece. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Physical Education from the University of Physical Education and Sport Science in Athens and then received his Masters Degree in Sports Management, through a program ran by the International Olympic Committee, from University of Lyon, France.

Mr. Dimitropoulos has worked as the Baseball Competition Manager for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and has also observed the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He has published a book on baseball.

He recently authored a chapter in the 2016 publication "Revolutionizing K-12 Blended Learning through i2Flex Classroom Mode".

He has also worked as a basketball coach in Greek Professional League and has attended a number of basketball clinics in Greece as well as in the States.

Mr. Dimitropoulos is a certified lifeguard and an emergency responder (CPR/First Aid for adult/child/infant).

email: dimitropoulosa@acs.gr

Ms. Falidas earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the City University of New York at Queens College. She earned her Master's degree in Mathematics from the City University of New York at Queens College and her Master's degree in Mathematics Education from the City University of New York at Hunter College.

Ms. Falidas holds a permanent New York State teaching license and she has worked in New York City public and private schools .In addition she worked as lecturer for the Mathematics Department at LaGuardia Community College in New York. Ms. Falidas has been a teacher of Mathematics at ACS Athens since 2007.

At ACS Athens she is member of the National Honors Society committee and an advisor for the Mathematics Literature Club. She is currently a member of Thales and Friends.

email: falidasm@acs.gr

Rhodell Theodore Fields was born in Germany and was raised between the U.S and Greece. He studied piano and theory at the National Conservatory of Athens - Greece and then moved to the U.S where he earned his Bachelors and Master's degree in Music Composition from the University of South Florida. He taught Music Theory, Orchestration and Advance Oral Skills for music major students at the university level for three years.

In 2008 he was one of only five finalists for the terminal DMA Music degree at the world's top music institute, the Juilliard School. As a pianist, he has been a performer with a long roster of well-known artists both in Greece and abroad. As a composer, he has been commissioned numerous works and his compositions have been featured and performed in numerous international events. His large orchestral works can be found in worldwide CD and digital media distribution.

email: fieldsr@acs.gr

Dr. Fyrigou is a foreign Language Teacher (French and Greek). She earned a Bachelor's in French Literature from the Greek Capodistrian University of Athens and in 2008 she received her master's degree in the History of French Civilization again from the Capodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Fyrigou defended successfully her doctorate thesis in History of French Civilization on July 2012 and received her doctoral degree. The thesis title was "Antonin Proust et son voyage en Grece".

She has been working in the ACS faculty community since 1999 and has taught both in Middle School and High School. She is an IB teacher and an IB examiner in French language. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the Hellenic American University in Athens, teaching undergraduate students in the department of interdisciplinary and intercultural studies.

She has established different educational collaborations between ACS Athens and other institutions worldwide. Dr. Fyrigou was one of the first faculty who participated and completed successfully the pilot program at ACS Athens, which started in 2013-2014 academic year. She has designed, developed and implemented a course in French language and culture based on the i2flex methodology and innovative teaching and learning approaches.

She recently authored a chapter in the 2016 publication "Revolutionizing K-12 Blended Learning through i 2 Flex Classroom Model." The title of her chapter is "Evaluating the i2flex educational experience via the Community of Inquiry (CoI 2000)" Tonia Fyrigou has also presented her work in different colloquiums and conferences.

Dr. Tonia Fyrigou is a life-long learner, an open mind person with ethos and values with innovative ideas who always strives for excellence in education.

email: firigout@acs.gr

Ms. Gennimata was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She attended school in Florida where her love for English grew and she decided to become a teacher. Upon her return to Greece, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Ethniko and Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon. During her last year of studies, she worked for the Permanent Representation of Cyprus in the E.U during their presidency in the European Council. Due to her love of teaching, she expanded her education and received a Master of Arts in Developmental and Learning Disabilities form Deree-The American College of Greece.

She has worked as a teacher for the past years and is a firm believer that all students can reach their highest potential through differentiated learning strategies. She is also an ESB Oral Examiner. This year she joins the OLP team and the ACS Athens team as an Optimal Learning Program specialist in the Academy.

email: gennimatas@acs.gr

Eugenia Hatziagelides was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University in 1990 and a Master's of Science in Counselor Education from Central Connecticut State University in 1993. She worked as a Guidance Counselor from 1994 to 1997 at Lyman Memorial High School in Lebanon, CT before moving back to Greece in August of 1997 and worked at the Paidagogiko Institute as a consultant. She was then hired at Moraitis School and worked as a School Counselor from 1998 to 2017. This will be her first year as Academy Guidance Specialist at ACS Athens.

hatziagelidese@acs.gr

Stefanos Gialamas for the past eleven years is the President of the American Community Schools of Athens, Greece. He holds a B.Sc., an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Mathematics.

Prior to his arrival at ACS Athens he served as the Provost of the American College of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has also served for several years as Dean of Academic Leadership Development, Dean of the Mathematics and Science Programs, and Dean of Education in several colleges and universities in USA.

He has taught graduate and undergraduate mathematics, computer, management and leadership courses at universities in Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and in Greece. His professional work includes Leadership Development, Faculty Development, Innovative Approaches in Teaching and Learning, Knot Theory, Mathematics and Arts, the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, and Mathematics Education. He has published more than 100 articles in both English and Greek languages, four books, a chapter book, and many other manuals.

email: gialamas@acs.gr

Mr. Hoc was born in Canada and raised in Greece, where he completed the IB Diploma Programme before attending the University of Toronto for his undergraduate studies. Mr. Hoc holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree with double majors in History and Drama from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science degree in Politics and International Relations from Royal Holloway, University of London.

After working at the American University of Paris, Mr. Hoc returned to the University of Toronto to begin his Ph.D. while teaching a second-year undergraduate course and working as a senior consultant in the area of performance optimization for a private firm. Upon returning to Greece, Mr. Hoc stood as a guest lecturer at the Athens Campus of New York College before joining ACS Athens in 2014.

Mr. Hoc has had the pleasure of working with learners across grade levels, both throughout the academic year as well as during the ACS Athens Summer Camp. Since joining ACS Athens, Mr. Hoc has served as Coordinator of the Learning Commons After School Enhancement Programs offered through the Institute for Innovation and Creativity, and has supervised IB Extended Essays in Human Rights, Economics, and History.

email: hoca@acs.gr

Dr.Hristakos completed his B.Sc. in physics at the University of Lancaster in the UK. He then continued his graduate studies in experimental physics (M.S) at the University of New Hampshire in the USA. Following this he successfully defended his Ph.D. in experimental low temperature physics at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Dr. Hristakos worked as a post-doc research scientist at the Centre des etudes atomiques in Saclay-France and at the University of Tuebingen in Germany.

He has taught IB physics at ACS for a decade and he has also worked as an AP physics teacher at the American School of Dubai. He is currently the Division Chair of Science & Technology at ACS Athens.

email: hristakosl@acs.gr

Ms. Kathy Jasonides holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a Masters degree in Journalism from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has been a member of the Academy faculty at the American Community Schools of Athens, Greece, since 1974.

Since retiring from full-time teaching in 2008, Ms. Jasonides has continued to team teach the Honors Humanities courses and also serves as Chair of the Division of Language and Literature. In addition to the two-year Honors Humanities program, Ms. Jasonides and her teaching partners have developed three additional online Humanities courses which offer the highlights of the program’s interdisciplinary approach, including the field study opportunities, to both ACS Athens and non-ACS Athens students who are not enrolled in the regular program.

She has co-authored articles on field study as a strategy for interdisciplinary study and has participated in presentations at NESA conferences and the ACS Athens Conferences on Learning Differences. She recently co-authored a chapter in the 2016 publication "Revolutionizing K-12 Blended Learning through i²Flex Classroom Model."

email: jasonidesk@acs.gr

Sarah Kaldelli earned her Bachelor’s degree, in Elementary Education from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, U.S.A. Her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education was achieved from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She has also acquired her Degree Equivalency from the Greek Ministry of Education.

She has worked in international schools in Greece, and in the Greek private school sector for the past 20 years. She has taught students with learning differences and disabilities ranging from Junior-Kindergarten to 7 th grade.

This is her 13th year at ACS Athens with the Elementary Optimal Learning Program (OLP). For the first 12 years, she was the Elementary School Optimal Learning Specialist, and is now working as the Coordinator for OLP. She has experienced many diverse professional development opportunities such as ECIS, NESA, the Learning Difference Conferences at ACS Athens, ADHD conferences and the ACS Athens Colloquium of 2016. She also routinely benefits from online coursework through the University of Phoenix. She has been a mentor to those seeking teacher certifications and to those doing internships during their academic studies. Additionally, she has authored and co-authored articles for the ACS Athens Ethos magazine. She played an active part in the development and establishment of the ACS Athens Diagnostic Center, and continues to collaborate closely with both the Center and the Counseling component of the Student Services Department. She is an advocate for early intervention, for focusing on each child’s best interests and for building confidence toward learning.

email: kaldellis@acs.gr

Dr. Karampelas was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, obtained from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), were he has also been a Physics and Astronomy laboratory supervisor. Dr. Karampelas has been a post graduate researcher at NKUA and the National Observatory of Athens, and a visiting researcher at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Granada, Spain, and the Institut d' Astrophysique de Paris, France. He is involved in the ongoing European Space Agency (ESA) "Gaia" Space Mission and he is a member of the International Astronomical Union and the International Astrostatistics Association.

Dr. Karampelas has participated in numerous ESA and NKUA research programs involving Astrophysics, Data Mining and Machine Learning, were he has also contributed in code development and research proposals' writing. He is a co-author of more than 40 publications in scientific journals.

Dr. Karampelas has been in education since his early academic years teaching Science and Mathematics at all levels. He has been a referee of articles and a conference speaker, both in Science and Education. This is his third year at ACS Athens, were he will be teaching Physics for the IB and the 10th grade students, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

He likes music and writing.

email: karampelasa@acs.gr

Ms. Sana Kassem has been a chemistry and biology teacher at ACS Athens since 2004. She earned a B.Sc. Science (Biology/Chemistry) from the American University of Beirut and a M.Ed. from the University of LaVerne, Athens.

She taught biology and chemistry for IGCSE, A level, AP, French Baccalaureate and IB classes in many international schools in Beirut, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Athens. In addition to teaching she has worked as an academic advisor for curriculum development of science at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi, as Head of Science in International Schools in Abu Dhabi and Athens and has been an IB Biology examiner since 2000 and an AP Biology examiner since 2014. In 2015, Sana was selected by the IBO to be a team leader for IB biology examinations. In 2015, she took the challenging task of teaching science in the elementary school, servicing grades JK to grade 5. She has developed an inquiry-based science curriculum, the goal of which is to provide plenty of opportunities for the children to experience things in a hands-on way in order to encourage and increase their curiosity and to instill in them the lifelong love for science.

At ACS Athens Colloquium she presented the approaches and methods applied during inquiry- based lessons and had two demonstration sessions with elementary school students doing different science activities. In addition to this, she published the article "What Are We Doing Today" in the Ethos Magazine of Winter 2015.

She co-authored with Dr. Stefanos Gialamas and professors from 3 different institutions two articles that were published in Journal of Education and Practice, "Which Sweetener Is Best for Yeast? An Inquiry-Based Learning for Conceptual Change", (www.iiste.org, Vol.8, No.2, 2017) and "Where Have the Beans Been? Student-Driven Laboratory Learning Activities with Legumes for Conceptual Change." Where Have the Beans Been The two articles were published in Journal of Education and Practice (www.iiste.org, Vol.9, No.11, 2018).

In March 2017 Sana presented her work in the advancement of science in the ACS Athens Elementary School's Science Program at NESA conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Ms. Kassem shared her curriculum design, vision & methods to colleagues from international schools in the region in her workshop entitled, "The Mother of All Methods: A Unified Vision for Teaching Sciences".

In June 2017 the first online IGCSE Biology book that was published by www.Kognity.com where Ms. Kassem has co-authored five chapters of the book.

email: kassems@acs.gr

Ms. Katsiyianni was born and raised is Athens, Greece. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Applied Mathematics. She holds a Master degree in Economic Mathematics, from the National Technical University of Athens.

During the past 13 years, Ms. Katsiyianni, had the opportunity to teach Mathematics to students of different levels and she has been challenged to accommodate their special needs.

She has taught Geometry Honors, PreCalculus and Algebra II and Trigonometry Honors and regular as well as IB to Academy students and also Advanced & regular Math 6, Advanced & regular Math 7, PreAlgebra and Algebra 1 to Middle school students. She is also an SAT instructor.

Last year she was teaching IB Mathematical Studies SL and Algebra 1 in Academy school.

This year Mrs Katsiyianni will be teaching IB Math Studies Year 1 & 2 and Algebra I to the Academy and Middle School students.

email: katsiyiannim@acs.gr

Dr. Kerkines was born and raised in Athens, Greece and studied Chemistry in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA) where he obtained his Bachelor's Degree, followed by a Master's and a PhD degree in Physical/Quantum Chemistry in 2003. His professional experience in Academia as a postdoctoral researcher spans over 10 years, working in Greece (UoA, National Hellenic Research Foundation) and the USA (Emory University) with a focus on the quantum theoretical study of materials for modern energy applications as well as of novel main-group and transition-metal chemistry. While working in Atlanta, GA, he received the Atlanta Area Chemical Physics award for his postdoctoral research.

He has been author or co-author of over 30 scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work in scientific conferences in 12 countries. He has received scholarships from the Association of Hellenes from Egypt, the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation, as well as the Marie Curie Foundation, and has worked at CERN (Geneva, CH) as a visiting scientist.

Since 2012, he has worked in education as a content creator in e-learning courses and phone support for students from 4th to 12th grade (Chemistry, Physics, Math, Geography, Biology) and has been teaching Chemistry since 2000. He was an invited presenter at the Athens Science Festival 2016 / Cafe Scientifique Athens . He has also worked as a quality control head in a cosmetics company.

In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights and building websites.

Dr. Kerkines is excited to bring to the classroom his mix of experiences. This year, he will be teaching IB Chemistry 1 and 2, as well as IB Environmental Systems and Societies 1.

Email: kerkinesi@acs.gr

Ms. Ino Korbaki was born and raised in Athens. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (B.A. PSY) from the American College of Greece and Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology (M.A. CPSY) and Applied Sociology/Human Resource Management (M.A. SOC/HRM) from the University of Indianapolis.

Ms. Korbaki brings in a wealth of experience in global education, education administration and teaching.  She has held administrative positions in the areas of Student & Academic Affairs, Admissions & Development, Human Resources, Psychology and Counseling.  She has taught in higher education for several years, courses in: psychology, public relations and career planning. She is/was an active member and Board Vice President of Hellas Employee Assistance Programs (Hellas EAP) as well as member of APA (American Psychological Association) and CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).

She is deeply moved by art and enjoys dancing, theater, and listening to good music. She also enjoys organizing events and planning gatherings with friends and family.
She is happily married and a mother of two girls: Anastasia who is 5 and Eleni who is 2 years old.

email: korbakii@acs.gr

Ms. Kouppa holds a BA in Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the University of Athens and an MSc in Inclusive and Special Education from the University of Edinburgh. Upon her graduation, Ms. Kouppa began working in various high schools in the city of Edinburgh. She taught Social Studies at Burnhouse School and also worked as a shadow teacher at Gracemount High School in the city of Edinburgh.

Ms. Kouppa joined ACS Athens in 2016 as a Humanities/Language and Literature substitute. Since then, she has been involved in many aspect of the school's life. She has worked in the Writing Studio where she assisted students in developing their personal voice on a variety of written assignments and college essays. Ms. Kouppa has also been an IB CAS advisor, Study & Organizational Skills instructor and participated in the Mentor Program. This will be her second year as a Counseling Specialist, guiding the 11th and 12th grade students through the college application process. In her spare time, Ms. Kouppa enjoys being a world traveler and a passionate reader.

email: kouppac@acs.gr

Ms. Elizabeth Ktorides attended ACS Athens K-12 and is excited to return as a teacher to the ACS Athens community. She continued her studies at Bard College in Upstate New York where she received a B.A. in Literature in 2005. Ms. Ktorides has received EFL teacher training from CELTA run by Cambridge and received her teacher training and certification from the University of Western Florida.

After finishing her studies at Bard College, Ms. Ktorides moved back to Greece and began her career as an educator through tutoring. She also worked as a Shadow Teacher at ACS Athens for 4 years. Looking for change and adventure, Elizabeth moved to Bratislava, Slovakia where she taught Middle and High school Literature for one year and pre-school for 3 years at the American School, QSI. Additionally she coached the Secondary Speech and Debate Team for two years where a number of students made it to finals and won awards. At QSI Ms. Ktorides participated in the Professional Development Conferences both as an attendee and as a presenter delivering a presentation about Behavioral Differentiation and a two-day workshop titled Playing as Learning in Early Childhood. Additionally, Ms. Ktorides has also attended a number of conferences on Learning Differences at ACS Athens.

email: ktoridese@acs.gr

Born and raised in Mexico, Ms. Dennisse Legorreta has been a faculty member at ACS Athens since 2008. She is the school's Modern Language Coordinator and the IB/ AP Spanish teacher in the Academy. She holds a Bachelor degree in Communications and Spanish Linguistics and Literature. She also has a Master's degree in teaching Spanish as a foreign language including special training for both AP and IB programs.

Ms. Legorreta is convinced of the importance of using student's likes such as the use of technology, online and non online games, acting, singing, dancing, debating and playing in the development of language skills and language acquisition. Therefore, she utilizes different techniques using the I2Flex methodology to create fun activities in order to achieve the program learning outcomes helping students develop critical thinking and retain knowledge.

Outside of school, Ms. Legorreta enjoys being with family and friends, dancing, playing sports, watching movies, listening to music, traveling and reading.

email: legorretad@acs.gr

Mr. Lianos was raised in both New York and Athens. He holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, University College and an M.A. in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester.

Prior to joining the ACS Athens faculty he was an editor at Macmillan Hellas and the weekly English language newspaper The Hellenic Star.

He has been a member of the faculty since 2014 and will be teaching American Literature Combo 10 and IB Literature Year 2. He has also held a position at the ACS Athens Writing Studio where he guided students to become more effective, confident and independent writers.

email: lianosh@acs.gr

Anna Makris was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and is an alumna of ACS Athens. Ms. Makris is a Licensed Psychologist and has received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto with a double major in Psychology and Sociology as well as a Master of Science in Psychology from Kingston University. In addition she is trained in psychoeducational diagnostic testing and is one of the founding members of the Educational & Diagnostic Testing Center at ACS Athens.

She began working at ACS Athens in 2012 as an Academic Advisory Specialist and IB CAS Coordinator, assisting Junior and Senior students with the university application process as a whole. Ms. Makris is currently the Academy Counseling Coordinator in the Office of Student Affairs.

email: makrisa@acs.gr

Mr. Mikros was born in New Jersey and raised both in the United States and Greece. He earned a bachelor’s in History from Kean University in Union, New Jersey, and a Post Bachelor’s degree in Physical & Health Education (K-12). He is certified by the State of New Jersey to teach Physical Education and Health. He worked as a substitute Physical Education teacher in public schools in the United States before moving to Greece.

Mr. Mikros is an emergency responder (CPR/First Aid for adult/child/infant) and a member of AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.)

He has been a member of the ACS faculty since 2005 and is the coach for both the Junior Varsity Boy’s soccer and Middle School Track & Field Teams.

email: mikrosv@acs.gr

Mr. Panagiotis Mologousis was born and raised in Athens. He holds a Bachelor's degree in History and Archaeology with a specialization in History from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds additional teaching certification at Poukamisas Educational Groups through in-house seminars and training.

A qualified secondary school teacher, Mr. Mologousis, has taught history, modern and ancient Greek language& literature and Latin both in Middle and High School at Poukamisas Educational Group where he has also served as an academic counselor to middle and high-school students. Mr. Mologousis has written the History 7 and History 8 Course Companions for Poukamisas Educational Group.

As a Grade 11 student had gained, through a writing competition, a position in the Greek Parliament of Adolescents where he served as a member of the educational committee.

Mr. Mologousis believes in continuing training and education and in inspiring young individuals to become life-long learners. To that effect, since February 2018, he is a volunteer at "The Tipping Point in Education", an NGO, where he serves as a student mentor providing vocational guidance to public and private high school Greek students through regular Skype sessions.

This is his first year at ACS Athens as the Academy Service and Citizenship Coordinator embracing the holistic philosophy of ACS Athens to create resilient and ethical future citizens through social engagement and service.

email: mologousisp@acs.gr

Mr. Nelson has been teaching in the Social Studies department at the American Community Schools of Athens since 2000. While at ACS Athens he has taught American Studies, European History, IB History and Theory of Knowledge. Prior to teaching in Athens, he taught for twelve years in secondary schools in the Oregon, USA.

Additionally, Mr. Nelson is also the Coordinator of Faculty Professional Development and Growth and serves on the Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) for the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).

Outside the classroom he coached Cross Country for twenty years, and is the Coordinator of the Model United Nations program at ACS. He enjoys frequent travel, snowboarding, and running. Mr. Nelson has a Master of Arts in Education from Western Oregon State University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Pacific University. He specializes in Cold War studies, American history and sociology. He currently teaches American Studies, where he applies his vast experience with curriculum design. Mr. Nelson is also an accredited National Trainer/Facilitator for the National School Reform Faculty in Bloomington, Indiana and specializes in Collaborative Group Processes and work in Critical Friends Groups.

email: nelsond@acs.gr

Mr. Pakos was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from University of Ioannina and a Master of Science degree in Computer Communications And Networks from Leeds Metropolitan University.

He worked for major IT companies for several years, before he decided to officially enter into the field of education.

He believes in motivating and inspiring students not only to achieve academic goals but also personal ones.

His interests include trekking, reading, movies, traveling, and woodcarving.

email: pakosc@acs.gr

Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Theodora Panteli holds an A.D in Science from Jacksonville College and a B.A with a major in English Literature, Global Culture & Rhetoric, a double minor in Theater Studies and Philosophy, Politics & Law from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

She spent her senior year working as a Teaching Assistant for Harpur College and the Departments of English and Theater Studies. For the past 7 years she has been working as Learning Specialist.

This would be her third year in ACS and the Academy. For the past two years she was the Guidance counselor for 11th & 12th grade advisory while this year she will be the guidance counselor for 9th and 10th grade advisory. She is also a certified IB CAS advisor, offering guidance to IB students and providing them with opportunities to complete the requirements for CAS successfully.

She was a professional athlete for 14 years and the first Greek female athlete to ever be awarded with a full athletic scholarship(NCAA D1). She was a member of the Greek National Team and the captain of Binghamton women’s basketball team.

Theodora, is also working as a sports journalist for NovaSports Channel while she is also finishing her MSPsy- in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

email: pantelit@acs.gr

Heather Passons was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised all over the Lone Star State. She moved to Greece in August 2017. Heather has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from The University of Texas with minors in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, and Kinesiology.

Heather Passons has taught many high school science courses including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IPC (Integrated Physics and Chemistry), Environmental Science, Aquatic Biology, Health, and various online courses. She no doubt has a passion for science and young learners In Texas, she served public and charter schools as both an educator and department chair. She has been an advisor for the Prom Committee, a Cheer Director, a Yearbook Editor, a Senior Activities Coordinator, a Campus Activities Coordinator and many other after school clubs.

This will be her second year at ACS Athens teaching 10th grade chemistry. She has a husband of 15 years who also works at ACS Athens, and two children who attend elementary. Her whole family is proud to call Greece, and ACS Athens their home.

email: passonsh@acs.gr

Ms. Pisanias, has been teaching in the Modern Language Department at ACS Athens since January 1995. While at ACS Athens she has taughtboth Greek Language B classes and Greek Language & Literature classes. She has taught Modern Greek for the IB Diploma for more than 20 years and currently she is teaching Modern Greek IB Language A: Language and Literature.

Ms. Pisanias holds a Bachelor of Arts in Greek and French Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Masters in Translation from Universite de Mons-Hainaut & Universite Libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium and a Masters in Education from the Hellenic Open University. The post graduate courses she has taken are in the areas of Child Development, Cross-cultural Education, School Administration and Distance Learning. The subject of her thesis was "Communication and Interaction between students in Distance Education". She has represented the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges as a member of an accreditation Validation Team.

While at ACS Athens she has been advisor of the Greek Literary Magazine, the Greek Club and several class Councils. Since September 2017 she is the Coordinator of the Greek Language Department.

email: pisaniask@acs.gr

Evelyn Pittas earned her B.A. in English Literature, from Gwynedd-Mercy College and her M.A. in English Literature, from Kutztown University and Lehigh University. She has also earned her Teaching Certificate from the state of Pennsylvania and attended numerous workshops and conferences in IB, Learning Differences, Writing for teachers, and Leadership for the 21st Century. Currently an IB English teacher at the Academy and the English Department Coordinator, Ms. Pittas has been at ACS Athens since 1997. She has been a teacher of Language Arts, English 9A2, English 10, English 11, English 12, Themes in World Literature, IB English A2 and is currently teaching IB English A: Language and Literature HL and SL Year1 and Year 2. She has taught English for the IB Diploma since the late 1990s and has been an IB Group 1 and Extended Essay Examiner since 2004.

In addition to her responsibilities as teacher, Ms. Pittas has been involved in a variety of positions at ACS Athens, including Forensics Oratory Coach, Coordinator and Judge at Pan-Hellenic Tournaments, 10th and 12th grade Student Council Advisor, Blue and Gold School Newspaper Advisor, Model United Nations Advisor, Activities Coordinator, Bonding Day Coordinator, Graduation Coordinator Assistant and is a member of the National Honor Society committee. She also served on the ACSTA Executive Council as President and the Federation Executive Council as Vice President.

Her mission as a teacher is to develop confidence in each and every student so that they will seek knowledge, question answers, and believe in their own abilities to become life long learners. She supports her students, listens willingly, and provides a loving environment so they can understand the bliss in learning and take pride in their accomplishments.

email: pittase@acs.gr

Mr. Polizos was born and raised in New Jersey, USA. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in Political Science and History. As an adult, he relocated to Colorado, USA where he worked as an educator and earned his Masters in Education from GCU.

Mr. Polizos has been an educator at international schools on four continents. Aside from the US, he has taught in Syria, Zambia and most recently in Korea. He is joined in Athens by his spouse, who is also an educator, and his two school age children. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time on mountain and rivers and listening to podcasts.
This year, he will be team teaching Grade 9 Europe and the World: Literature and History and IB Theory of Knowledge.

Mr. Polizos recommends everyone reads the Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way Paperback by Amanda Ripley.

email: polizosa@acs.gr

Dr. Prodromidi earned a B.Sc. in Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Essex, UK. She then continued her graduate studies at Imperial College London, UK, where she obtained a M.Sc. in Immunology and a Ph.D. with a full scholarship in Renal Medicine and Stem Cell Biology. She has worked in research and her scientific work has been presented in conferences world-wide, and has been acknowledged numerous times with international awards, such as the Best New Scientist (2006, UK). She has also published articles in scientific journals and co-authored books.

After the completion of her post-graduate studies and since her return in Greece, Dr. Prodromidi has worked both as a research scientist and an educator. To her, teaching means inspiration, creativity, and even challenge to pass on knowledge and ethos to every student. Her teaching experience ranges from middle school students through university students. Recently, she co-authored the book entitled "Revolutionizing K-12 Blended Learning through the i²Flex Classroom Model" contributing to this novel pedagogical approach introduced by ACS Athens.

email: prodromidie@acs.gr

Born and raised in Greece by a Greek/American family, Ms. Psoma holds a BA in Greek Language and Literature, with a specialization in Linguistics, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master of Arts in Translation from the University of New Hampshire in the US. She has a teaching license from the Greek Ministry of Education for both English and Greek and also speaks German and learns Arabic. She has been in Education since her early academic years, teaching Ancient and Modern Greek, Latin, and English language to students of all levels. In her second year as the Writing Studio Assistant, she is helping with the College Essays, Personal Statements, and the Research Programs. She also teaches Greek in Middle School (Greek LA 8) and Academy (Greek 6) to native speakers. She firmly agrees with L. Wittgenstein’s phrase that "the limits of my language are the limits of my world" and strongly believes that knowledge in ACS Athens has no limits, making her even more proud and excited to be a member of the ACS Athens Community.

email: psomad@acs.gr

Ms. Rocha earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor each in French and Spanish from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, P.A. and an Master of Arts in Education with a special emphasis on Foreign Language Instruction from The College of Notre Dame of Maryland.

She has also participated in post graduate studies at American University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland in the fields of cultural anthropology and linguistics.

Ms. Rocha has taught both French and Spanish, all levels, including, AP, IB and immersion levels for Baltimore County Schools prior to joining the ACS Athens faculty in 2007. In addition, Ms. Rocha has taught several Continuing Education courses in both French and Spanish and ESOL for the Community Colleges of Baltimore County.

Ms. Rocha has served as Department Chair and has been involved in curriculum development and writing within the Baltimore County School System. She currently teaches Spanish for both the Middle School and the Academy students. She has also led her students on trips abroad, and looks forward to such opportunities with the students of ACS Athens.

email: rochac@acs.gr

Ms. Labrini Rontogiannis was born and raised in Montreal, Canada and moved to Athens in 2004. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology at McGill University and a Bachelor of Education, specialization in Science and English Literature, also from McGill. Ms. Rontogiannis has also received a M.Ed. specializing in Educational Technology through an online program at the University of Calgary.

Ms. Rontogiannis has been teaching at the ACS Athens Middle School since 2005 and she takes pride in getting involved in all aspects of student life; both in and out of the classroom. She has taught Language Arts in the Middle School and Academy and Science in the Middle School. She has coached Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball teams for a number of years, at ACS Athens and in Montreal Public Schools. This year Ms Rontogiannis is teaching 8th grade Science and AP Environmental Science.

email: rontogiannisl@acs.gr

Ms. Stavroula Salouros was born and raised in New York.  She earned a B.Sc. in Physical Education from Adelphi University where she attended on a Coston Crouse scholarship.  She then continued at Adelphi University and she received an M.A. in Health Education.

Ms. Salouros holds a New York life certification license "K-12" in both Physical Education, and in Health Education.  She has been an educator for twenty-one years, and at ACS Athens since 1999, where she has taught in all three education levels and has collected great experiences from all of them.  She has written and published a cookbook with her health classes, has written various articles for the ETHOS magazine, and she has attended training on many various programs.  She has also attended various professional development seminars on learning differences, on early childhood education, and on Physical Education.  The most recent have been:training and certification in wall climbing, ECIS Physical Education Conference at Zurich, where she also presented, and the INNP (developmental test battery and exercise program) training and certification.

Ms. Salouros has coached at all three school levels, with most recent being the JK/K after- school soccer team, and she is certified as an emergency responder (CPR/First Aid for adult/child/infant).  She is also a member of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators.)  She has been at ACS Athens for eighteen years, taught at the Academy and Middle School levels for nine years, taught at the Elementary level for nine years, and she is currently on her nineteenth year teaching Physical Education in the Academy, and Health Education in both the Middle School and Academy. Furthermore, Ms. Salouros is an active believer and participant in subject-integrated projects and in school wide spirit, and she has served as the 7th and 10th grade student council advisor, as school wide house system point coordinator, as founder and coordinator of various social committees, and she has planned and held various special events for the entire Academy and Middle School student body.

Ms. Salouros has a passion for teaching and she aims to instill in her students the skills and knowledge necessary to enhance their lifelong personal health and wellness. Her philosophy is: "Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. We are all learners, doers, teachers."

email: salouross@acs.gr

Ms. Sandravelis joined the ACS Athens community in 2012, and is currently teaching IB English Language and Literature and team-teaching the Interdisciplinary Grade 9 course: Europe and the World. She was born in Greece and grew up in Illinois where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies with a double minor in Business Administration and Pre-Law Studies from Eastern Illinois University, USA. She then went on to earn a Master of Art in Teaching from National-Louis University, Chicago, USA. Most recently, she completed a second Masters degree in Educational Leadership from George Mason University, USA.

She spent three years teaching language arts in Florida before relocating to Athens. Here at ACS Athens she taught in the middle school for three where she also served as Yearbook Coordinator, Language Arts Bowl Coordinator, and Co-Advisor for United Nations Day. Additionally, during the 2015-2016 school year she co-presented the work done on The Refugee Project by the Middle school at the annual NESA conference in Bangkok. This is her third year teaching in the Academy and she is looking forward to an exciting and productive year.

email: sandravelish@acs.gr

Dr. Sax holds a Bachelor's degree from Hampshire College (U.S.A.) in Psychology and Child Development. She graduated from New York University (U.S.A.) with a Clinical Master's degree in Clinical Social Work; Children, Adolescents and Adults. She has completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology and Supervision in Counselor Education at Argosy University (U.S.A.).

She has been a Psychology Lecturer of Clinical Interviewing and Consultation, Child Psychology, Life-Span Development, Cultural Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Psychopathology and Group & Music Therapy. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the Hellenic American University in Athens, teaching graduate students of the Psychology Department. She is also a licensed psychotherapist who has been in private practice for twenty -four years with children, adolescents and adults.

From September of 2006, she was working at ACS Athens Elementary as the Counselor for grades PK-5. Since 2011, Dr. Sax has been the Coordinator of the Psychology Intern Program with the Department of Student Affairs. As of 2012-13, Dr. Sax has also been providing PK-12 school wide services as Counseling Psychologist, via the Wellness Center. Additionally, Dr. Sax provides all clinical supervision to faculty and staff of the Counseling Office, as well as the Educational Testing Center.

Dr. Sax also presents her work at Professional Conferences within the ACS Athens Community and throughout Europe and has published articles and book chapters on her research interests and clinical work in the field. She currently is a member of the editorial board and peer reviewer of the American Journal of Applied Psychology, The International Journal of Elementary Education of SciencePG and The International Journal of Progressive Education. She is a member of the European Branch of the American Counseling Association and RSA Fellow (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).

email: saxlanea@acs.gr

Helen Seretis was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and has Bachelor's in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, and a Master's in Education with a focus on Family Therapy from the University of Miami with a certification in School Counseling from National Louis University. She worked as a case manager at the Illinois Department of Human Services for two years and has over five year of experience working in academia as an Academic Advisor at the Illinois Institute of Art and an Elementary and High school Counselor in the Chicago land area. She has also completed the training and internship component for the CADC (certified drug and alcohol counselor) and she is a licensed School Counselor. This is her first year at ACS Athens and she will be the Academy Counselor.

email: seretish@acs.gr

Sophia Stella Soseilos was born in Bonn, Germany, did her High school years in Nicosia, Cyprus and completed her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts Education from at the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. After that, she enrolled in the Drama Department of the same University doing Theater Design. Since then she has worked in South Africa, Greece and Cyprus as an Artist, Art Teacher, Interior Designer and Stage Designer for numerous theaters and TV set productions.

She is, at the same time, a qualified and experienced Art Teacher with international teaching experience both as a private and school teacher. Simultaneously Ms. Soseilos is a writer. Her short stories are published in two books. She holds a Master’s degree in Creative writing from the University of Western Macedonia, in Greece.

Ms. Soseilos is in ACS Athens since 2012. In addition to teaching, she is the Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator.

email: soseiloss@acs.gr

Dr. Stamati earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees while completing the accelerated program in Applied Mathematics and Studies of Science from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. She then went on to complete a second Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, majoring in Mathematical Analysis. Having identified a distinct passion in her field, Dr. Stamati successfully earned her Ph.D. in Systems Theory from the National Technical University of Athens on a full scholarship from the Papakyriakopoulos Foundation. She has published numerous articles in academic journals such as IEEE, Transactions on Automatic Control and many more. During her Doctoral Dissertation, she lectured in various schools, such as the School of Applied Mathematics and Studies of Science of the National Technical University of Athens and the School of Technical Education of Engineering Officers of the Hellenic Army.

After attaining her Ph.D., Dr. Stamati worked as a visiting professor in the National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, at the Department of Economics, as a Scientific Associate in the Technological Institute of Piraeus, and as an Instructor in the School of Greek Navy cadets. She has taught Calculus, MATH 100, Linear Algebra, Optimal Control, Higher Mathematics and Programming Software such as MatLab and Mathematica. She has also participated in Research programs focused on the design, development and implementation of mathematical algorithms.

Dr. Stamati is enthusiastic and eager to share her love of mathematics, and she aims to transfer this enthusiasm to her students on a daily basis. Her motto is, "The only way to learn Mathematics is to do Mathematics" - Paul Halmos.

email: stamatia@acs.gr

Mr. Steinke was born, and grew up in, Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California at San Diego where he earned his B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science. While in San Diego he worked for Upward Bound Math-Science at UCSD and taught 8th grade math, Algebra 1, and Algebra II.
He then moved to Wuxi, China to teach English Literature and English Culture at Jiangnan University, a national university. He then moved to Boston, Massachusetts and received his Master's in Education with an emphasis on Teaching and Curriculum at Harvard University.
While in Boston he taught Honors Algebra II, and co-taught Trigonometry and AP Calculus AB, at a Catholic high school in the community of Dorchester.

This is his second year at ACS, and he will be teaching both standard and honors Geometry & Algebraic Topics.

email: steinken@acs.gr

Ms. Natasha Stratoglou was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She holds a B.A. in French Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a M.Sc. in Management of Cultural Institutions from the Greek Open University. Post graduate work also includes studies in Human Development at the University of La Verne, Athens, Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Berkeley (extension), Education at the University of Athens. She has been at ACS Athens since 1990, where she has taught in all three education levels all levels, French and Greek. She has served as Foreign Language Coordinator in the Middle School, Middle School Yearbook Advisor, French Trip advisor, French Club and Greek Club advisor and Cairo Exchange advisor.

She is a member of the Greek Applied Linguistics Association. She has attended IB Middle Years Program conferences in Athens and Istanbul, several Learning Differences Conferences held at ACS Athens, two NESA conferences in Athens. She has presented her work in two conferences for graduate students of Museum Studies organized by the University of Athens, Museum Research section.

In April 2016, she presented her work on the "Effective implementation and positive influence of the i²Flex methodology in a multi-level Language class" in the ACS Athens Colloquium.

Through her experience and knowledge she supports, encourages and inspires children. She is an enthusiastic, motivating teacher that creates diverse, exciting and provoking challenges to promote learning.

?email: stratogloun@acs.gr

Dr. Evangelos Syropoulos holds a BA in English Language and Literature, an MA in English Literature and Culture, and a PhD in Musical Theatre from the School of English of Aristotle University, Greece. He has taught drama/theatre courses and essay writing at Aristotle University, Ghent University (Belgium) and Goldsmiths College (University of London). His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals in Greece, Belgium, and the UK.

As Writing Studio Coordinator, he draws on his vast experience in writing, both scholarly and creative (musical plays, film scripts, and pop lyrics), in order to help the students realize their full potential as young writers. This year, he additionally teaches IB English A: Literature, Year 1, IB Theory of Knowledge Senior Seminar, and Film Writing/ Production. He has also co-coached the ACS Athens Academy Duet Acting team and participated in the Mentor Program and the New Colleagues Mentor Program. Dr. Syropoulos is a College Board-certified AP Capstone teacher, receiving his training at McBride High School, Long Beach CA, in 2017.

email: syropoulose@acs.gr

Ms. Thanopoulou received her degree in Theater Studies from the National University of Athens and a Master of Arts in Physical Theater from the universities of Surrey & Royal Holloway University of London.

Ms. Thanopoulou is a trained dancer and performer and has participated in numerous theater and dance productions since 2001. She started teaching drama in various schools of East London, UK in 2004 and since 2007 she has been teaching Drama and Theater at ACS Athens. She teaches in the Middle School and the Academy, directs two IB Theater student productions a year, runs a dance club and coaches the Duet Acting team for the Pan-Hellenic Forensics tournaments and generally does everything she can to propagate her two passions, Education and the Arts.

email: thanopoulous@acs.gr

Dr. Toumpakari was born and raised in Athens and attended the University of Athens where she studied Mathematics. She holds an M.Sc. in Applied Statistics from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in an area that combined mathematics, statistics and theoretical computer science. She is interested in the statistical study of epidemics and has been involved in research projects at the Childhood Cancer Research Group in Oxford.

While a graduate student at Chicago, she occasionally taught at Thurgood Marshall Middle School, she mentored gifted teenagers at a math-themed summer camp and lectured regularly at the University of Chicago. After her graduation she took up a teaching post at Columbia College Chicago. She has also been an A-levels tutor during her stay in the UK.

Ms. Toumpakari is teaching IB Higher Level Math and Geometry with Algebraic Topics.

email: toumpakarie@acs.gr

Dr. Liana Tsigaridi was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics, from the University of Patras, with the highest grade of the graduation year and award from the State Scholarships Foundation, a M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, from the Technical University of Athens, a second M.Sc. in Astrophysics, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and a Ph.D. in Astronomy, from the NKUA, in the field of Galactic Dynamics on a full scholarship from the Leventis Foundation.

Dr. Tsigaridi has participated in many Research Programs funded by the Academy of Athens in collaboration with the Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics (RCAAM), with publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presence in numerous conferences. She has also participated as a visiting researcher in the project ‘Galactic Potential Extraction' at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Munich, Germany. She is a member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) and the European Space Agency (ESA).

In parallel with her academic studies Dr. Tsigaridi has also completed degrees in Music and Dance. She plays the Piano and the Viola and has been a member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Athens since 1991.

This year she will be teaching IB Mathematical Studies Level 1 in the Academy. She also continues her role as the Math Studio Coordinator. Her personal goal is to share her passion for Mathematics with her students.

email: tsigaridil@acs.gr

Dr. Andreas Tsokos is a Science Teacher and Division Chair of Mathematics. Dr. Tsokos was born in Cyprus. He attended the University of Birmingham in the U.K with a full scholarship and was awarded a double Honors degree in Physics and Mathematics. At Birmingham, he received the Nora Calderwood Prize for highest achievement in the final examinations. He obtained a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University in the USA.

Dr. Tsokos has served as Assistant, Deputy and Chief Examiner for IB Physics. He is the author of Physics for the IB Diploma, Series and Differential Equations, IB Physics in a nutshelland about 20 research papers dealing, mainly, with Quantum Chromodynamics. In one paper he showed how the high temperature limit of chiral gauge theories leads to the appearance of topological mass terms for the associated gauge fields. His main interests are Physics, Mathematics and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

He has been a faculty of ACS Athens since 1995.

email: tsokosa@acs.gr

Ms. Wang is originally from Taiwan. She obtained her Bachelors Degree from National Taipei Institute of the Arts, where she studied Piano Performance, Violin Performance as well as Chinese Language and Literature. She has won the 2^nd prize in Taiwan Piano competition. Ms. Wang also trained at Luebeck Musikhochschule in Germany, and obtained her Masters Degree in Piano Performance.

Each summer Ms. Wang travels to Taiwan and participates in the seminar “Chinese Language Research”. In the summer of 2009, she obtained a certification following 2 month course “Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language” from Tunghai University.

In Taiwan and Germany, she worked as teacher, teaching Chinese Language and Piano Performance. She has 11 years of experience teaching Chinese and 25 years of experience teaching Piano Performance.

email: wangy@acs.gr

Angela Zamanis was born in Canada and has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications with a double major in Political Science from McGill University. She also holds a Certificate in Communicative English Teaching from the Hellenic American Union and is licensed by the Greek Ministry of Education to teach English as a Foreign Language.

She is a native English speaker and an experienced EFL/ESL teacher who has worked with students of all levels from many different countries both in Canada and in Greece for more than 25 years. She taught intensive English immersion programs to international students in Canada and has worked with private language schools in Greece. She is an ACS Athens graduate and as such she has a deep understanding of the school and its educational philosophy.

She is currently teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL 1) to non-native speakers in the Middle School and English as a Second Language (ESL 3, 4, 5) in the Academy.

email: zamanisa@acs.gr

Ms. Zavacopoulou was born in London, but was raised in Athens and attended a British international school. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in European Social and Political Studies, a four-year course with majors in History, French and Italian from University College London, and a Masters degree in Journalism from University of Westminster, London.

A qualified secondary school teacher, she taught French and Spanish in an inner city London school through Teach First, a ground-breaking graduate training program that combines two years teaching in challenging London schools with business and leadership training. She also worked as a substitute teacher in over 20 different London schools in long-term and short- term placements for a further two years.

She joined the ACS Athens team in 2010 and started working in the Writing Center, where she helped and advised students on a variety of written assignments. She has since been involved in many aspects of school life: she co-coaches the ACS Athens Academy debate team, has participated in the Mentorship Program and has co-presented a workshop at the NESA Conference. In 2016 she co-presented a paper at the ICODL Conference and also co- authored an article, "Humanities Program: An Innovative Classic," that was published in the book Revolutionizing K - 12 Blended Learning Through the i2Flex Classroom Model. This year she is team-teaching Humanities, and Grade 9 Europe and the World, as well as serving as Division Chair for Humanities, Arts and Physical Education.

email: zavacopouloua@acs.gr