Since 2016 the Hellenic Congress of America has maximized the opportunity for the advancement of Hellenism in the United States and worldwide.

Committees 2025-2027

Educational, Scholarship and Youth Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Mr. Gerasimos Minetos

Co-Chairs: Dr. Demetrios Markouizos - Ms. Anna Vournas

Member: Dr. George Melikokis, Ms. Demosthenis Triantafillou

Youth members: Ms. Alexia Donza, Mr. Dimitrios Ganis, Ms. Alexia Markouizos, Ms. Ariadne

Rapti

International & Hellenic Diaspora Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Co-Chair: Dr. Demetrios Markouizos - Ms. Andriana Vamvakas

Members: Mr. Demetrios Filios, Mr. Fotis Gerasopoulos, Mr. Chris N. Vournas, Mr. Christos

Malaspinas

Medical & Scientific Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Dr. Demetrios Markouizos

Co-Chair: Mr. Dimitrios Ganis - Ms. Ariadne Rapti

Members: Ms. Alexia Donza, Mr. Gerasimos Minetos, Ms. Alexia Markouizos

Membership Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Ms. Alexandra Pantazis

Cochairs: Ms. Angela Alexiou - Dr. Demetrios Markouizos

Member: Mr. Nick Tavantzis, Mr. Demetrios Filios

Communications & Public Relations Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Mr. Demetrios Filios

Co-Chairs: Ms. Andriana Vamvakas - Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Website Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Dr. Despina Afentouli

Co-chair: Ms. Alexandra Pantazis

Members: Mr. Gus Lambropoulos, Mr. Demetrios Filios

Event Organizing & Cultural Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Ms. Christina Laskari

Co-Chair: Mr. Theodore Vassilakis - Charalambos Gaveras

Member: Ms. Alexandra Pantazis, Ms. Marianna Afentouli

Fundraising Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Mr. Nick Tavantzis

Co-Chair: Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Members: Dr. Demetrios Markouizos, Mr. Demosthenis Triantafillou, Mr. Gerasimos Minetos,

Ms. Andriana Vamvakas

Commerce Committee:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Mr. Gus Lambropoulos

Co-Chair: Mr. Nicholas Tavantzis

Member: Ms. Conny Light

Bylaws Committee (already elected at the Convention):

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Chair: Hon. Theodoros Vasilakis

Vice-Chair: Ms. Maria Markou esq.

Members: Ms. Andriana Vamvakas, Mr. Demetrios Filios, Ms. Conny Light, Mr. Christos

Vournas, Mr. Fotis Gerasopoulos, Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Auditing Committee* (which is part of the administration and it audits the finances from

Jan. 1, 2023 until Dec. 31, 2024 / already elected at the Convention):

Chair: Mr. Dino Rallis

Members: Dr. George Melikokis, Mr. John Tampakis

* The list of the Committees mentioned above are based on Board Meeting Minutes on June 27,

2023, scheduled for 6:00pm “Geros tou Morea” (Long Island City, NY), drafted by Assistant

Secretary, Mrs. Andriana Vamvakas, and edited by General Secretary, Dr. Despina Afentouli

*The Auditining ommittee will be updated after the Financial Report for 2023-2025 is approved

in the Fall 2025.

History Project Committee*

Project Director: Constantine G. Hatzidimitriou, Ph.D.

Chairman: Dr. Demosthenes Triantafillou

Vice-chairman: Mr. Charalambos Gaveras

Member: Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos, Mr. Demetrios A. Filios,

Dr. Panos, Stavrianidis, Mr. Christos Malaspinas

Special Committee: Raffle Committee for annual HECA event:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Co-chairs: Mr. Nick Tavantzis, and Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Vice Chair: Mr. Charalambos Gaveras

Members:

Special Committee: Grants Committee for HECA:

Supervisor: President, Dr. Despina Afentouli

Co-chairs: Mr. Demetrios Filios, and Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos

Vice Chair: Mr. Charalambos Gaveras

Members: