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

Board of Directors

Dr. Demetrios Markouizos (M.D., F.A.A.P.)


President

Gus Lambropoulos


1st Vice President

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Nicholas C. Tavantzis


2nd Vice President

Dr. Despina Afentouli

General Secretary

Andriana Vamvakas

Assistant Secretary

Maria Magoulas


Treasurer

Demetrios A. Filios

Executuve Advisor

Nick J. Apostolopoulos

President Emeritus

Ms. Theodora Abazis

Advisor to the President

Theodore Vassilakis

Legal Advisor

Committees

Educational, Scholarship and Youth Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Mr. Demosthenis Triantafyllou
Co-Chairs: Dr. Despina Afentouli - Ms. Kiki Vournas
Member: Dr. George Melikokis, Ms. Violetta Xifara
Youth members: Mr. Gerasimos Minetos, Mr. Dimitris Stroumbakis

International & Hellenic Diaspora Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Mr. Nick J. Apostolopoulos
Co-Chair: Dr. Despina Afentouli
Member: Mr. Chris N. Vournas, Mr. Christos Malaspinas, Mr. Fotis Gerasopoulos

Medical & Scientific Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Dr. Spyros Mezitis
Co-Chair: Dr. Antigoni Argyriou - Dr. Konstantinos Drosatos

Membership Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Ms. Theodora Abazis
Member: Mr. Nick Tavantzis, Mr. Fotis Gerasopoulos

Communications & Public Relations Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Mr. Demetrios Filios
Co-Chairs: Dr. Despina Afentouli - Ms. Theodora Abazis

Website Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Dr. Despina Afentouli
Members: Mr. Gus Lambropoulos, Mr. Ioannis Vogiantzoglou, Mr. Demetrios Filios

Event Organizing & Cultural Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Ms. Theodora Abazis
Co-Chair: Mr. Chris N. Vournas
Member: Ms. Maria Magoulas, Ms. Andriana Vamvakas, Mr. Gus Lambropoulos

Fundraising Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Mr. Nick Tavantzis
Co-Chair: Mr. Gus Lambropoulos
Members: Mr. Andrew Tsolas, Mr. Ioannis Vogiantzoglou, Mr. Andriana Vamvakas

Commerce Committee:
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Mr. Gus Lambropoulos
Co-Chair: Ms. Conny Light

Bylaws Committee (already elected at the Convention):
Supervisor: President, Dr. Demetrios Markouizos
Chair: Hon. Theodoros Vasilakis
Vice-Chair: Ms. Maria Markou esq.
Members: Ms. Andriana Vamvakas, Ms. Eleni Abazis-Michailidis, Mr. Demetrios Filios,
Mr. Christos Vournas, Mr. Fotis Gerasopoulos

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

History Project Committee*
Project Director: Constantine G. Hatzidimitriou, Ph.D.
Chairman: Dr. Demosthenes Triantafillou
Vice-chairman: Dr. Georgios Melikokis
Member: Nick J. Apostolopoulos (as then HECA President), Demetrios A. Filios, Dr. Panos
Stavrianidis, Christos Malaspinas

*As voted from previous HECA Board Meeting.