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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Welcome to TNH’s Takeover! In collaboration with The Hellenic Initiative (THI), The National Herald and THI have begun a partnership to introduce the NEXTGEN of Greek/Cypriot ‘movers and shakers’ to the rest of our Diaspora community around the world. Established to inform its readers about all things related to our homeland and its respective communities throughout the world, TNH is now providing THI’s New Leaders (40-years-old and younger), with a new platform to showcase their ideas and to engage their communities in a deeper, more meaningful way while simultaneously building a bridge to Greece and Cyprus. Our next featured New Leader is Kostas Speridakos. Get to know him below!
Last Name, First Name
Alma mater?
What city do you live in?
Where in Greece are you from?
Occupation?
What motivated you to get involved with THI?
What do you hope to achieve through THI?
Favorite activity to take part in where you live?
Favorite place to take your non-Greek friends when they visit you in Greece?
Go-to Greek dish when you’re missing the homeland?
Favorite Greek product you can find outside of Greece?
Top three people of Greek/Cypriot descent you admire?
What is the biggest crisis Greece faces today?
One piece of advice an elder has given you that has proved invaluable?
Favorite quote from a Greek philosopher?
One Greek/Cypriot tradition you’ll never stop keeping?
How has your Hellenic background helped shape who you are today?
Life Motto?
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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