Xenia Sakellari has been a communications professional in media and advertising industry for over 10 years. With a background in journalism and copywriting she is currently working as Creative Director for Mediabrands, leading a team of experts in designing digital and integrated marketing communication campaigns. She holds an M.A. in Communication Strategy & PR and a Foundation Certificate from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Before joining Mediabrands, she worked for media organizations such as Pepper fm, Menta fm, and theHellenic Parliament Channel etc) and advertising agencies. . For her work in the advertising industry, she has been honored numerous awards, including Ermis Awards, Social Media Awards, and Iab Mixx Awards. . Xenia is an adjunct faculty member teaching in the MAT program.
Katerina Anastasopoulou graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpretation of the Ionian University in Greece in 2017 and from the Master of Arts in Conference Interpreting of the Hellenic American University in 2021. She is currently attending the Master of Science in Language Technology at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens in collaboration with the ATHENA Research Center. Since 2016, she has been a professional freelance translator and Interpreter, specializing in audiovisual translation and subtitling, as a translator and proofreader, and working with leading companies in the industry, both Greek and international. Katerina is an adjunct faculty member teaching in the MAT program.
Christos Devetzidis holds a B.A in Communication Studies from the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication of California State University, Northridge in the U.S and an M.Sc. in Social Science Research (Communication and Media) from Loughborough University in the UK. His dream of teaching college-level courses at an accredited international institution was the decisive factor behind his decision to pursue an academic journey overseas at the age 18; in order to not only acquire the essential instructional skills for his desired career path, but to also bring himself closer to a multicultural and diverse environment, perfectly reflecting modern and diverse societies. He has also recently enrolled into Hellenic American University’s Doctoral program with his research interests spanning across health communication and gender studies. Christos teaches in the General Education program at Hellenic American University.
Konstantina Polychronopoulou is a composer, pianist, and music educator. She is currently a doctoral student in the artistic-scholarly doctoral program at Anton Bruckner Private University. She holds a master’s degree in "Science of Education-Music Education" from the University of Nicosia. Under a full scholarship, she graduated Cum laude from Hellenic American University with a BM in Music Theory and Composition. She has a Piano Diploma which she completed with honors and praise for Best Performance. She holds Harmony and Counterpoint degrees. She teaches piano at Ph. Nakas Conservatory since 2014. Moreover, she is a piano and theory teacher at the ABRSM. She has been teaching music theory and history at professional dance schools since 2013. Her main teaching approach is for dance students to be creative to explore and expand their movement vocabulary from all aspects of music. In January 2022, her book Music and Body, a musical handbook for student dancers and performers was published by Nasos Publications. She cooperates in chamber music concerts and her musical compositions have been presented in various venues in Greece and abroad in Germany, France, etc, by renowned ensembles and she collaborates regularly with acclaimed choreographers. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching in the BM program.
Gerasimos Artelaris studied physics at the University of Patras (BSc in Physics) and the application of natural sciences in archaeology at the University of Liverpool (MSc in Archaeology), with additional studies in sustainability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lund University. He is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in science communication. He taught archeoastronomy in the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean and since 2018 has been an instructor in physics and electronics at the Training Directorate of Hellenic Aerospace Industry. He is also an amateur astrophotographer, actor. and theatrical director. He is an adjunct faculty member at Hellenic American University, where he teaches in the General Education program.