Work



Work experience

Project Manager for ACT - The American College of Thessaloniki

  • Managed the development and deployment of a new, custom ERP (2020-2022).

Senior Instructional Technology Consultant at Anatolia High School and ACT - The American College of Thessaloniki

  • Software developer (2003-2006)
  • LMS research and deployment of Moodle in 2007.
  • Supported Moodle for more than 2500 students and faculty since 2007.
  • G Suite for Education deployment in 2007. Provided support for the platform until 2012.
  • Contributed to USAID funding proposals in 2010 and 2016.
  • Organized faculty development training sessions and workshops.
  • Organized an annual conference for idea sharing among faculty.
  • Researched, proposed and advocated for using the web and social media in learning.
  • Worked with faculty in implementing digital humanities projects, both in secondary and Higher Education level.
  • Co-taught an Information Literacy class for university students.
  • Co-founded the Makers Community at ACT.
  • Helped design, equip and manage new flexible learning spaces.
  • Launched and led the TED Ed Club and the Digital Storytelling Club at Anatolia High School.

Community Engagement Coordinator at AMICAL Consortium

  • Organized and supported the unconference at the annual AMICAL Conference.
  • Worked on community engagement during the conference, in Slack and on social media.

Communications Czar at More Than English Summer School (UK)

  • Content creation, daily blogging and social media coverage.

Other work 

  • Member of the leadership team at the Global Education Conference (2012-2017)
  • Reviewer for EDUCAUSE Review (2011-2013)
  • Social Media Manager for TEDxThessaloniki (2013-2019)
  • Founded and organized Global Game Jam Thessaloniki in 2014 and 2016.



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