Board of Directors
Graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens, member of the Ornithological Society since 1985, member of the editorial board of the journal New Ecology, founding member of the Hellenic Centre for Wildlife Care, founding member of ANIMA, with 30 years of experience in the hospitalization and rehabilitation of wild animals.
Veterinarian’s degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specialized in exotic animals, collaborator and responsible veterinarian of ANIMA since 2004, member of the scientific committee of ANIMA. He has performed hundreds of surgical procedures on wild animals, mainly birds, and is one of the most experienced veterinarians in the care and treatment of wild animals in Greece.
Degree : Forestry and Natural Environment
School of Geotechnical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Master’s degree : Biodiversity Management (Master en conservacion de Biodiversidad)
Facultat de Biologia, Univesitat de Barcelona
Veterinary nurse. Graduate of Bell Mead training school in Old Windsor, England. She has worked at the veterinary clinic and later at the offices of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Animals from 1981 to 1992 and as an employee and volunteer at ANIMA since 2011.
He studied Business Administration at Providence College and then worked in New York as a Certified Investment Advisor at Credit Suisse. During his career he held senior management positions with the Leventis Group of Companies in Nigeria and Ireland. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. and a Board Member of A.G. Leventis PLC (Nigeria), Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, Beta Glass PLC (Nigeria), Pikwik Ltd (Nigeria) and TITAN Cement International S.A. He has also served as a Board Member of Alpha Finance, PPC and Commercial Bank (Credit Agricole).
Member of the Board of Directors of the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation. He is also Chairman of the Olympic Preparation Committee of the A.G. Leventis Foundation (Cyprus), as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Seeds for Technological Innovation.
Lawyer. She studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany and did her postgraduate studies in Graz, Austria. She is a member of the Athens Bar Association and the Dusseldorf Bar Association in Germany. She has worked as a legal advisor at the International Development Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Commission Office in Turkey and has participated in development assistance projects abroad. In 2006 she founded the Hellenic Society for the Law of Antiquities. Founding member of ANIMA.
Teacher of special (adapted) physical education. Graduate of the Athens University of Physical Education, specialized in special physical education. Professional employment in special education primary schools and in the Spastic Protection Society “Open Door”, where she works to this day as head of the therapeutic swimming department. National and international judge as well as technical staff of World Boccia in the Boccia paralympic sport.
Member of the Ornithological Society and volunteer at ANIMA since 2015.
Nuclear physicist
Veterinary assistant. She has studied veterinary nursing and has worked in the field for three years. She has knowledge of dog and raptor training.
She has actively collaborated with ANIMA since 2020 as an animal rescuer in natural disasters, mainly forest fires, taking on the role of leading a team of field rescuers. She volunteers in incidents in the northern sector of Attica. In recent years, she also undertakes the rearing of baby mammals and raptor chicks and their gradual reintroduction into the wild.
Many years of experience in organizing social actions. Areas of expertise include social research, the organization of awareness-raising events, training volunteers to support vulnerable social groups, and press & communication issues. International representation in the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA).
Trainer at the Lifelong Learning Centre of Panteion University. Training manager at the Institute of Mental Health and Wellbeing “BE POSITIVE”. Organization of the volunteering department, training and support of the volunteers of the Ornithological Society and implementation of environmental education programs for schools in A. Tritsis park.
At ANIMA, he is active in environmental education, event organization, fundraising and volunteer management. He also undertakes the organization of excursions and nature activities for children and adults with ANIMA and the Greenway Experience Society.
Scientific Committee
- Komninou Anastasia: veterinarian, professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Akrivos Achilleas: veterinarian
- Sofouli Emmanouela: veterinarian
- Lyberakis Petros: biologist – ecologist
- Fric Jakob: ornithologist
- Kazazou Anna: forester specialized in wildlife management
- Botzorlos Vassilis: forester – ecologist, PhD in ecology and wildlife management
- Kaliabetsou Ira: lawyer
- Deligiannis Alexandros: strategic consultant
- Belalidis Thanos: communication consultant
- Ganoti Maria: coordinator