HERITAGE AMERICA DC 2018
July 18-21, 2018

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2018 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:

• The first US Director of National Intelligence and former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte
• Former US Secretary of Health & Human Services and President of American University (the first woman in the 125 year history of the university), Sylvia Mathews Burwell

The Five Greek-American Members of the US Congress:

• Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL)
• Congressman Charlie Crist (FL)
• Congressman John Sarbanes (MD)
• Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV)
• Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA)

Senior White House and Administration Officials:

• White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios
• Deputy Counsel to the Vice President of the United States, Eleni Roumel Olmem
• Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Legislative Affairs, Alex Angelson
• Food and Drug Administration’s Associate Commissioner for External Affairs Jack Kalavritrinos
• U.S. Trade and Development Agency Director of Public Engagement, Dianne Quebral
• Health and Human Services (HHS) Senior Policy Coordinator, Ekaterini Malliou
• Former Professional Football Player / Office of the Vice President’s Counsel, Tony Pashos
• White House Office of Public Liaison Project Coordinator, Alexandra Veletsis

Former Senior White House and Administration Officials:

• Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of State, Barbara Spyridon Pope
• Former Chief Speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, Washington Monthly Editor in Chief Paul Glastris
• Former Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison, George Sifakis
• Former Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Lisa Kountoupes 
• Former White House Business Director Diana Doukas
  

Senior US Congress Staff:

• National Security Advisor to the Speaker of the House, Jeff Dressler
  
• Senior Advisor and General Counsel for Senator Chris Coons (DE), Adam Bramwell
  
• Chief of Staff for Congressman David Cicilline (RI), Peter Karafotas
  
• President of Greek-American Congressional Staffers Association, Helena Mastrogiannis
  

Prominent Lobbyists & Attorneys:

• Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Andy Manatos
  
• Manatos & Manatos President, Mike Manatos
  
• Spotify’s Vice President of Government Relations, Tom Manatos
  
• VP for Congressional & Government Affairs, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Jennifer Poulakidas
  

Ambassadors:

• Ambassador of Greece to the United States Haris Lalacos
  
• Embassy of Cyprus Consul Konstantinos Polykarpou
  

Media:

• President of the largest social video news publisher in the world, reaching 65% of all US millennials monthly (2.5 billion monthly video views) NowThis, Athan Stephanopoulos 
  
• Former Anchor of CBS Evening News Saturday Thalia Assuras
  
• Former Fox 5 News Anchor and Reporter Laura Evans Manatos
  
• Founder and Executive Editor of AMERICAblog, John Aravosis
  
• WTOP Radio Sports Director George Wallace
  

Heads of National Greek-American Organizations:

• National Hellenic Society Chairman, Drake Behrakis (via Skype)
  
• National Hellenic Society (NHS) Executive Director, Art Dimopoulos
  
• AHEPA Executive Director, Basil Mossaidis
• American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President, Nick Larigakis
• Hellenic American Women’s Council (HAWC) Vice President, Ekaterini Malliou

Academicians:

• University of Maryland Department of Classics Visiting Assistant Professor, Polyvia Parara, PhD