Ken Przywara
President, AHEPA Appointee

Ken is currently the Director of Infrastructure for a media intelligence company, managing IT resources in 250 locations in over 85 countries. Since earning a BA in Communications from the University of Delaware he spent the last 30 years in IT in both large international Fortune 100 companies and fast paced internet start-ups. He lives with his wife of 30 years in North Wilmington, and his two daughters are getting ready to leave the nest. Their youngest daughter Krista, was the first student to sign up for Odyssey Charter in 2006. He has been the AHEPA Chapter Secretary for the last 10 years. He joined to help the organization that founded and supported his daughter’s school. He volunteers with and supports a number of local charities, including PAWS for People.

Georgia Kollias
Vice President and Community at Large Director, Non-AHEPA appointee

Georgia has over 20 years of brand marketing, communications, and management work internationally. Georgia draws from experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Georgia began her marketing career with Johnson & Johnson, and since has published articles on marketing and communications in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods & dairy sector. She has offered consultation services in the international marketing, management, and communications field. Her clients have ranged from consumer goods providers, food & drink companies, advertising agencies, public sector divisions, to banking, retail, medical, technology services, marble, and shipping industries. Her positions in Europe have included Marketing and Communications Director at yogurt dairy Fage, McDonald’s Europe, Elbisco biscuit, and flour industry. Georgia has received numerous awards and recognition and will bring her expertise to Odyssey to impactfully support the school and community.

Constantine (Costas) Fountzoulas Ph.D.
Treasurer, AHEPA Appointee

Constantine, Costas for friends, was born in Greece. He has a diploma, from a five-year full-time program, from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. He worked for 5 years in various steel-making industries in Greece, Norway, and Finland. He has an MS in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts. From 1990 until 2021 he worked at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, as a Materials Research Engineer, on various experimental and modeling projects of interest to the USA Department of Defense (DoD). He presented his work at many National and International Conferences and fora. He has published his work in various Scientific Journals and Conference Proceedings. He taught various Engineering courses at Northeastern University, Tufts University, and Wentworth Institute in Boston, MA. Since 1996 has been an Adjunct Associate Professor of Engineering at Widener University, Chester PA,
where he has been teaching various courses in all engineering disciplines, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Chemical. For the past 3 years, he is a member of the Parish Council of the Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington. He has served as the principal of the Greek School of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington, where he also taught Greek language and history to adults. He organized the programs for various Greek National Days and the Greek Independence Parade in Philadelphia. He is an editorial staff of the News Journal of the Holy Trinity where he has his own columns presenting subjects of history, philosophy, and linguistics simultaneously in Greek and English. He translates the articles of the priests of the community into Greek. He also translates official documents from Greek to English and English to Greek for the parishioners. He is a member of AHEPA and a Board Member of Wilmington’s Hellenic University Club (HUC). A Wilmington resident, he and his wife are the parents of a son, a pharmacist, Greek and a daughter, a biochemistry scientist. Both children are graduates of the Greek School and participate in all functions of the community. He is fluent In English; ancient, medieval, and contemporary Greek; and he KOINE Greek, language of the Gospels, Biblical and Septuagint Greek. He knows intermediate-level
German and Latin. He is an avid scholar of history, philosophy, linguistics, and science. He hopes his extensive teaching, US Government, and industrial experience to contribute to the success of OCS students as USA and world citizens and bolster the school’s growth.

Bridget Davis
Secretary and Teacher Director, Non-AHEPA appointee

Bridget is a Wilmington resident who has worked in education for 10 years. She is currently a Kindergarten teacher at Odyssey Charter School. Bridget just completed her fourth year in this role as the English-partner teacher, providing instruction in both English Language Arts and Social Studies. Bridget attended the University of Delaware earning a bachelor’s in early childhood education and a minor in Human Services. During her time at University of Delaware, she had the opportunity to live abroad and teach in Athens, Greece. Bridget has an enthusiasm for instilling a love for learning within her students, shaping passionate, creative, and unique scholars.

Valerie Caras
Board Member, AHEPA appointee

Valerie Caras serves as a law clerk to Judge Gregory B. Williams in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Valerie has a J.D. from Villanova Law School, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Villanova Law Review, and a B.A. from Dickinson College. Prior to attending law school, Valerie worked in public affairs. She served as a gubernatorial spokesperson and developed communications strategies for political campaigns, candidates, and non-profit entities. Having grown up in Wilmington, Delaware and being involved in the Greek community throughout her life, she is enthusiastic to be part of the Odyssey family and help students succeed as world citizens.

Dimitri Dandolos
Board Member, AHEPA Appointee

Dimitri Dandolos is a Founding Board Member of Odyssey Charter School, where he has always volunteered his time, talents, and personal resources since the school’s inception.

On the very first day of classes in 2006, Mr. Dandolos taught Greek to Kindergarten, First, and Second grade students, an experience he counts among his favorite accomplishments. Over the
years, he has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Greek Curriculum Development, Facilities Acquisition, and Institutional Advancement. Following the passing of the school’s first
Headmaster, he served pro bono as Interim Headmaster during the 2011–2012 academic year.

Mr. Dandolos initiated and coordinated the school’s innovative models for teaching Greek in American schools, including the Foreign Language for Elementary School (FLES) program in collaboration with the State of Delaware Department of Education, and the Greek Language Immersion Program in collaboration with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He also established partnerships with Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Nafplio, Greece, enabling Odyssey’s participation in Harvard’s student summer program.

As Odyssey Board President (2015–2018), he oversaw the development and implementation of the school’s Strategic Plan, Facilities Master Plan, and Institutional Advancement initiatives. He
led the efforts to purchase the Barley Mill office campus, secure all required land-use permits, and obtain a $34 million tax-exempt bond to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of the
campus into a school. Under his project-management, five buildings totaling more than 300,000 square feet were retrofitted, on time and under budget, to accommodate over 2,400 students in
grades K–12.

Additional contributions include establishing Odyssey’s Transportation Department with its own bus fleet, raising over $2.5 million for campus redevelopment, and initiating the school’s
Entrepreneurship Learning Experience Program in partnership with the EntreX Lab at the University of Delaware. Also, he chaired the school’s 10th -anniversary celebrations, held in both
Ancient Olympia and Wilmington in 2016, which featured the presentation of the official Olympic Torch by two Greek national champion athletes, and included the twinning between
Odyssey and the schools of the Municipality of Ancient Olympia, Greece.

Beyond his work with Odyssey, Mr. Dandolos has more than 30 years of experience in the sustainability and environmental fields. He holds undergraduate degrees in Natural Sciences with
a concentration in Biology and has pursued graduate studies in Environmental Studies, Public Policy, and International Relations. A former collegiate and professional soccer player, he also
coached youth soccer teams to four Delaware state championships and a national ranking.

Eva Jannelli
Board Member, Non-AHEPA Greek Program Teacher

Eva Mentzelopoulou Jannelli is a certified World Language teacher. She also has a degree in Fine Arts. She has been part of Odyssey Charter School for more
than 15 years, contributing to both the FLES and immersion programs as an instructor of Greek Language and Greek Art.

Eva developed two original courses—Greek Art (5th grade) and Art History (6th grade)—integrating Hellenic culture into the curriculum through the visual arts.
She has also led student art clubs, served as Department Head in the Intermediate School, and mentored fellow educators. In addition, she has
successfully prepared many 5th-grade students for the Ellinomatheia exams.

Beyond academics, Eva has been involved in several outreach projects. She co-founded the school’s first food pantry with Nurse Lowe and helped lead several
food drives in support of the OCS community.

Her work reflects a long-standing commitment to Odyssey’s mission of academic excellence, cultural enrichment, and community engagement.

Dimitri Karakasidis
Board Member, AHEPA Appointee

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Monica Loughman
Board Member, Non-AHEPA appointee

Monica Loughman is a parent to three children, ages 13, 11 and 9.  She has been part of the Odyssey community since 2017, when her oldest started Kindergarten in the FLES program.  Her younger two children are currently enrolled in the immersion program, giving her insight into both programs. She is originally from Maryland and graduated from Salisbury University with a BSN. While she currently stays at home with her children, she previously spent 17 years as a Registered Nurse working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware—most recently at Nemours Children’s Hospital.  Almost all her career was spent working in Level IV units, providing the most advanced and specialized care for critically ill newborns.  While she misses her career as an RN, she is thoroughly enjoying being at home with her children and the opportunity it brings to be engaged in their school functions and everyday activities.  One such opportunity came when she was a member of her children’s preschool board as a parent representative and led the school’s annual fundraising event. Monica has seen first-hand the benefits of bilingualism and the rich community involvement that Odyssey has given children and is excited to join the board to support Odyssey’s mission.

Joel Porter
Parent Director, Non-AHEPA appointee

Joel is a native Delawarean, graduate of Brandywine High School and Wilmington University. He has two daughters who are current Odyssey Owls and a son whom will be joining the “parliament” in a couple years. Joel is a Technical Project Manager in the world of data science and business analytics at LabWare, a Wilmington-based software company. His professional background includes corporate training, instructional design, and content authoring allowing him to be a vital liaison between his company’s developers and clients. Prior to his current role, he helped grow a major e-commerce brand specializing in motor sports apparel where he worked to develop the company’s on-boarding and professional development programs. Outside of his professional roles, Joel has a passion for music and serves as the Director of Music at Immanuel Church in Wilmington; he is a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, dabbler on piano, and could probably remember a thing or two on the trombone if you asked (and provided the trombone). He also enjoys cycling, auto sports, and everything LEGO. Joel is incredibly pleased with the education his girls have received at Odyssey thus far and is excited to partner with the Board in its ongoing efforts to bolster the growth and success of Odyssey in the years to come.

Kristin Turner
Board Member, Non-AHEPA appointee

Kristin Turner is a highly skilled registered nurse, realtor and devoted parent of three students who is known for being the voice of reason for people in her community. As the vice president of her community HOA she serves to maintain a balance of community members requests. With over 12 years of experience in healthcare, Kristin has dedicated her career to providing exceptional patient care and ensuring the well-being of her patients, as well as family members and acquaintances. Her life purpose is healing others holistically.

Kristin is also a certified hypnotherapist, spiritual advisor, and transformational mindset coach helping others understand their purpose in life and how to live their lives to their fullest potential.

As a registered nurse, Kristin has worked in a variety of healthcare settings, from hospitals to schools, and has gained extensive experience in patient assessment, treatment planning, and patient education. As a healer she has developed a holistic approach in healing the whole person at the source not just the symptoms. Her clinical expertise combined with her natural empathy and compassion for people make her an indispensable member of any team.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Kristin is also a committed parent who takes an active role in her children’s education and development. She volunteers and recognizes the importance of providing a nurturing and supportive home environment that fosters learning and growth.

Moreover, Kristin is known for her ability to provide a voice of reason for people in her community. She is always willing to listen to others’ concerns and provide thoughtful, practical advice based on her experience and knowledge. Her calm and measured approach to problem-solving has earned her the respect and admiration of those around her. She has helped dozens of people overcome fears, anxieties and transgressions. She is sought out for advice and guidance regularly from people all over the world.
Overall, Kristin is a dedicated, loving, and nurturer who exemplifies the values of compassion, professionalism, and wisdom.