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2016 Heritage America Who's Who

The NHS and Manatos & Manatos, a leading government relations and advocacy firm, collaborated to develop the NHS Heritage America Program -- an experiential odyssey connecting Greek American college students to their Hellenic roots, heritage and culture within the context and resources Washington, DC has to offer.  Candidates selected for this program have the opportunity to meet  a who's-who of Greek American decision makers, business leaders and other important contacts who will serve as future mentors and career guides for Heritage America alumni.

Cabinet Secretaries and Party Heads: 

• Former Nominee for President of the United States and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis (via Skype)
• First US Director of National Intelligence and former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte
  
• Office of US Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell
• Office of Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus

 
Individual meetings with Members of Congress:

• Highest Ranking Woman in US History, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
• Former Senate Banking Committee Chairman, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
  
• Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
• Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD)
• Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV)
• Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA)

 
Senior White House and Administration Officials:

• White House Communications Director and former State Department Spokesperson Jennifer Psaki
• White House Business Council Director Diana Doukas
  
• Former chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, Paul Glastris
• Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Spyridon Pope
• Health and Human Services Policy Coordinator for the Secretary, Dr. Ekaterini Malliou

 
Senior US Congress Staff:

• Superintendent of the United States Senate Office Buildings, Takis Tzamaras
• Chief of Staff for Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Elizabeth Hittos
• Chief of Staff for Congressman David Cicilline, Peter Karafotas
• Former Chief of Staff for Senator Paul Sarbanes, Peter Marudas

 

Prominent Lobbyists and Attorneys:

• Prominent lobbyist and attorney Manny Rouvelas
• Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and prominent lobbyist Andy Manatos
• K&L Gates Partner Stavroula Lambrakopoulos
• Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ VP for Governmental Affairs, Jennifer Poulakidas
• Spotify’s Vice President of Government Relations, Tom Manatos
• Manatos & Manatos Senior Vice President, Mike Manatos

 
Ambassadors:

• Ambassador of Greece to the United States Haris Lalacos
• Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States Leonidas Pantelides

 
Media:

• Former Chief Speechwriter for President Bill Clinton Paul Glastris
  
• Fox 5 News Anchor and Reporter Laura Evans Manatos

 
Academicians:

• One of the country’s best experts on the history of Greek-America, Haverford Professor Alexander Kitroeff

 
Prominent Businessmen:

• WWII Veteran and Real Estate Developer Jimmy Moshovitis
•  Baltimore Orioles Ownership Representative Louis Angelos
  

 
Heads of National Greek-American Organizations

• National Hellenic Society (NHS) Executive Director, Art Dimopoulos
• AHEPA Executive Director, Basil Mossaidis
• American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President, Nick Larigakis
• National Hellenic Museum President Laura Calamos Nassir (via Skype)
• Hellenic American Women’s Council (HAWC) Vice President and Gen Counsel Maria Stamoulas
• Washington Oxi Day Foundation President, Andy Manatos