All Entries in the "MEET THE FELLOWS" Category
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Yelena Cvek
Yelena Cvek — Brown University Learning about current events and policy issues firsthand from the top political and business leaders of the country, allowed me to see Greece through a new lens… The Next Generation Athens Fellowship has been an incredibly eye-opening experience for me. Growing up Greek-American, I have always heard stories of Greece, and [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Marissa Glynias
Marissa Glynias — Harvard University Although this was my second visit to Greece, my first was when I was only seven years old, so I don’t remember much. I had forgotten how integrated the ancient and modern are, and how powerful that is… _________________________________________________ The Athens Fellowship showed me so much that modern Greece has to [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Tammy Ikosipentarhos
Tammy Ikosipentarhos — UCLA The Athens Fellowship gave me my first chance to see Greece for myself… [to see] the country where my parents were raised and that I feel so much a part of… It was a breath of fresh air to be in a place I feel so attached to. It put all [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Nick Koumoulis
Nick Koumoulis — New York Law School The access we were given to Greek government officials and prominent business leaders was extremely beneficial in allowing us an inside look into the policy issues facing Greece. It is one thing to read newspaper articles, and very much another to gain first-hand knowledge, directly from the source. [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow John Leveris
John Leveris — Brown University My experience as an Athens Fellow has shown me how our Greek heritage impacts us… I am a Greek-American, and the Athens Fellowship has made me realize that more strongly than ever. ________________________________________________________ From my experience as an Athens Fellow — and my first visit to Greece — I can [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Dan Mavraides
Dan Mavraides — Princeton University The Athens Fellowship has made me feel more connected to modern Greece and modern Greek citizens. I have learned a great deal, seeing Greece from the viewpoint of Greeks — Greek citizens, businessmen and government officials, and even Ministers…. ________________________________________________________ My experience as an Athens Fellow has really opened my [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Michael Monovoukas
Michael Monovoukas — Princeton University The value of my experience as an Athens Fellow became clear as we were immersed in seminars with brilliant and successful Greek and American leaders and thinkers, and we were treated with the utmost respect. ________________________________________________________ Having only been to Greece once before, the Athens Fellowship has given me tremendous [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Georgianne Papacostas
Georgianne Papacostas — Carnegie Mellon University I came away with the idea that Greece, as a modern country, is working diligently in order to advance its position as a European as well as a global leader, which is contrary to what I had perceived to be the case… prior to my experience as an Athens [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow John Pappas
John Pappas — University of Virginia I now feel I am equipped with the knowledge and know-how to understand what’s going on in Greece… I’ve gotten to hear first-hand about what’s really happening, and… I now know it for myself. ________________________________________________________ Although I have always identified myself as 100% Greek-American before becoming an Athens Fellow, [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Katherine Relle
Katherine Relle — Georgetown University My experience during the Athens Fellowship made me realize that Greece is not just the history lesson many people see it to be… I now see Greece as a contributor to the European and global community, rather than merely a place from which my heritage extends. ________________________________________________________ My experience during [...]
Meet 2009 Athens Fellow Danae Roumis
Danae Roumis — University of Chicago I feel very proud to have had the opportunity to learn more than most Greek Americans, and even many Greeks know, about Greece and its role in Europe and the world. ________________________________________________________ Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) phrased it poignantly when he urged us to employ our values, knowledge and potential [...]
