VELOUCHI NATIONAL BOARD COMMITTEES 2025-2027
COMMITTEES 2025-2027
1. SCHOLARSHIP: Jimmy Kontos (Chair) (704) 975-5973 * jim.n.kontos@gmail.com, Dr. Paul Dallas,
Hristos Dallas, Vickie Keriazis, Rena Koufaliotis
2. CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS: Ted Kazakos (Chair), Bobby Ziogas, Stavros Trastelis, Dr. Paul Dallas, John Demos
3. PRESS AND INFORMATION: Golfo Vastakis (Chair) (Chair shall be the Secretary of the Association) An appropriate member of each chapter appointed by the president of each chapter.
4. MEMBERSHIP-SUBSCRIPTION: Spiro Kaltsounis (Chair) (Chair shall be the Vice President of the Association) Members: The President of each Chapter
5. GRIEVANCES AND DISPUTES: Alfert Barefoot (Chair), Penny Karagounis, Steve Katsadouros, Kostas Kazakos, John Peslis, Dr. Mary Ann Kontogiannis
6. PROPERTY AND ASSETS: Harris Doulaveris (Chair), John Doulaveris, George Tzioros
7. PREPERATIONS OF ANNUAL CONVENTION: Please reference the by laws #7, page 30-31
8. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS: Renee Fragakis (Chair), Vasilis Tsiolias, Jack McClure
9. MUTUAL INTEREST AND ALTRUISM: The Executive Board Members
10. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Executive Committee consists of the 7 elected officers of the Association
11. ADVISORY TO THE BOARD: Last President / All past presidents
12. NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Stavros Trastelis (Chair), John Peslis, Nick Apostolopoulos, James Carras, Jim Tasios, Gus Hodges
13. REPRESENTATIVES IN GREECE: Dr. John Yfantopoulos, Kostas Avrambos, Ioannis Oikonomidis, Bobby Leloudis, Stavros Siaxambanis
14. FINANCIAL ADVISORY: Steve Katsadouros (Chair), Jimmy Kotsokalis (Co-Chair), Tommy Pappas, John Tassios
15. NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS: Jim Tasios (Chair), Kostas Kazakos, John Peslis, Bess Dimos, Laura Nixon, James Chulkas
16. INFORMATION/TECHNOLOGY/COMMUNICATION: Jimmy Fragakis (Chair), Panagiotis Steele, Dr. Manthos Stamoulis, Sophia Tsokanis
17. PUBLIC RELATIONS: The Executive Board Members
18. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Stavroula Chulkas (Chair), Tasos Hasapis, Alfert Barefoot, Tommy Pappas
19. EDITORIAL BOARD: Organization’s executive secretary (Sophia Tsokanis), Dr. Manthos Stamoulis (Editor/Coordinator), Jimmy Fragakis, Rena Koufaliotis
20. AUDITING COMMITTEE: Tommy Pappas, John Fragakis, Kostas Kazakos, Jimmy Kotsokalis, Dimitris Nichols
21. RAFFLE COMMITTEE: Nick Apostolopoulos (Chair), Tommy Pappas, Danny Ziozios, John Hondros, John Peslis, All of the BOT, All of the Chapter presidents
AD HOC COMMITTEES
1. EDUCATION AND CULTURE: Dr. John Yfantopoulos, Jim Tasios, Stavros Trastelis
2. REPRESENTATIVES TO GREEK/AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US: Executive Board Members
3. CHARTER VISITATIONS: Executive Board Members and all the past presidents
4. CONVENTION ADVISORY: Last convention Chairman, The president of the Association
5. SCHOLARISHIPS IN ATHENS: Dr. John Yfantopoulos (Chair), Christos Giannakopoulos (Secretary), Kostas Avrambos, Epamenontas Tsiampokalos, Evangelos Niavis, Theofanis Saxonis
6. SCHOLARISHIPS IN KARPENISI: Ioannis Oikonomidis, Director of Koinoniki Pronoia, Dorothea Karfi, Dino Kotronis
7. REPRESENTATIVES TO THERAPEFTIRIO: Lena Siaxambanis
EYRYTANIAN FOUNDATION BOARD
Nick J. Apostolopoulos, Chairman * Kostas Hodges, Vice Chairman
Sokratis Katsadouros, Secretary * Tommy Pappas, Treasurer * Dr. Mary Ann Kontogiannis Stavros Trastelis * Chris Karageorge * Jimmy Fragakis * Dimitri Nickols