Greek Language Faculty and Administration

Anagnostopoulou Angeliki- Graduate of the University of Athens ( Literature).Postgraduate degree from the University of Birmingham, Institute of Archaeology. Speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian. Has taught modern Greek for several years, including a period at the "Escuela Oficial DeIdiomas" in Madrid, Spain. In addition to teaching modern Greek at the Athens Centre she is translating her second book.

Andrikoyanopoulou, Maria- Graduate of the University of Athens in Greek Literature. Did further studies at Sorbonne University in Paris. ( D.E.A. in Modern Greek Literature). Has been teaching ancient Greek, modern Greek and French since 1995.

Dimitra Lavva Graduate of   the University of Athens (Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Education). Speaks English and French. Fluent user of Greek sign language. Has been teaching ancient and Modern Greek language and literature for several years.

Anna Markoulidakis    - graduated from the University of Athens (Philology and Philosophy), M.A. at the European University (Centre for Management Studies). Speaks English, French and German. She has been teaching Modern Greek since 1987 and is a translator of English and German.

Sotiria Drivalou - Graduate of the University of Athens , Department of Philosophy, Education & Philosophy in 1995 has taught Modern Greek since 1998 at Hellenic American Academy & the Foreign Service Institute in the U.S. and The Athens Centre. Speaks English & Spanish.

Kapsaskis, Alexandros – graduate of the University of Thessaloniki, with advanced studies at the Institut d’Etudes Neo-Hellenique de Paris. Languages include English, French, German and Spanish. Has been teaching Modern Greek since 1989.

Karvouni, Eleni – graduate of the Sorbonne University in Paris. Speaks English and French. Has worked for Greek Radio, has translated French and English educational books for Kastanioti Publishing, and has written and published her own poetry. Has been teaching modern Greek for ten years.

Kioulafidou, Irene – graduate of the University of Athens.( Greek and linguistics). MPhil with Honours in Classics, University of Glasgow. Speaks English and Italian. Has been teaching ancient and modern Greek since 1995 Co-author of a book of Greek tales specially formatted for the use of modern Greek language students.

Nella, Yanna – graduate of the University of Athens, with further studies in English and translation. Speaks English and French. Has been teaching modern Greek for five years, has done translations from English to Greek for Kedros Press, for the Cultural Capitals of Europe organization in Greece, and has taught special courses in Greek to groups of American university students for the past three years.

Papayanni, Stella– graduate of the University of Thessaloniki and had post-grad. studies (D.E.A) at the University of Strasbourg in France, in experimental phonetics and in teaching foreign languages. Has been teaching  Greek and French since 1990. Speaks French, English and some Spanish.

Papaioannou, Dora – graduate of the University of Athens in Greek and French Literature. She did her postgraduate work at the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle -Paris III 
( Methodology of language teaching to foreigners)  and the Sorbonne - Paris IV ( Masters in Greek and French literature)  She speaks English and French. She  Has been teaching modern Greek at the Athens Centre since 1991 and has collaborated in government sponsored programs dedicated to the Greek language for Greeks living abroad. Since 1998, 
she has written and published books on themes taken from Greek culture which are specially formatted for the use of Greek language students.

Peraki, Roza – completed degree in Art at the University of Paris VIII, followed by graduation from the University of Paris, the Sorbonne, Paris IV, “Didactique de Langues” (Language Teaching), audio-visual method; also has Master degree in Art History from Sorbonne, Paris I. Speaks English and French. Has taught Modern Greek at the Athens Centre for 20+ years.

Eirini Pathiaki-Graduate of the University of Athens (History and
Archaeology). Postgraduate studies at the University
of Athens (Department of History). Speaks English,
French and Spanish. Has taught ancient Greek, modern
Greek and Spanish for several years. Has been teaching
Greek as a Foreign/Second Language in voluntary
non-governmental organizations, at the Lavrion
Reception Centre for Refugees and at the Athens Centre.

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  Administration

Rosemary Donnelly: Program Director

Nina Lorum Stamatiou: Assistant Program Director

Vassia Vassiliou : Program Administrator 

Katja Ehrhardt: Educational  Assistant

Dimitra Barba: Program Coordinator

Panayotis Theodoropoulos: Financial Controller