Episode 16: The Grillos Family
December 30, 2020

Join NHSTalks Stories as we speak with John Grillos and Judge Aleta Grillos Trauger about the history of their family. This is a part of our Oral History Collection, a collaboration with the National Hellenic Museum to help preserve and convey the Greek American Story.

NHS Talks Episode 10: Modern Greece
December 15, 2020

Join the NHS as Dr. Haris Vlavianos, Professor of History and Politics at the American College of Greece, discusses significant events throughout Greek History, beginning with the Revolution of 1821 and concluding with present day Greece.
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Membership Spotlight!

Mariyana Spyropoulos

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Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016. She was elected as Chairman of Finance in January 2013 and Board President in January 2015 and 2017. Commissioner Spyropoulos serves as Chairman of three committees: Judiciary; Labor and Industrial Relations; and Pension, Human Resources and Civil Service. She is also Vice Chairman of the Federal Legislation and Finance Committees and serves as a Trustee of the Retirement Fund.In 2017, she received the Illinois Water Environment Association Public Official Award. Commissioner Spyropoulos is an attorney with her own practice. Prior to opening her own law office, Commissioner Spyropoulos worked as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney.  Commissioner Spyropoulos received her law degree from The John Marshall Law School and her MBA from Loyola University Chicago. She also completed graduate work in American government at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Dimitri Millas

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Dimitri Millas is a senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP and has acted as Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, Underwriter's Counsel and Trustee's Counsel in a variety of transactions involving municipal governments, non-profit organizations, universities, and junior colleges, and serves as general counsel to a number of local municipal utility districts. Dimitri received his law degree from Yale Law School, his MPA from Harvard and his MBA from Rice University. Dimitri Millas along with Nick Spiliotis will lead the NHS' new chapter in Texas as co-chairs. 

Have you heard about the National Hellenic Society?

The National Hellenic Society is an organization established to create a lasting network of Greek Americans that will preserve our heritage through the sponsorship and initiation of programs that support our Hellenic culture; benefit our members and their families; and honor our ancestors.  NHS members represent accomplished men and women in our community and membership is solely by invitation.  As is our tradition, fellowship and enrichment are a prominent part of this society.

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