HPSI is led by a dedicated group of professionals, including 8 officers, multiple directors, and is advised by the immediate past president.r

Each year in May, elections are held for all officers and directors, who serve one-year terms. Elections are held by secret ballot. Board members are sworn in at the Graduates' Presentation Event.

To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, candidates must be members in good standing, graduates of accredited 4-year universities, and elected by the membership. For more information on the positions, please contact the HPSI President listed below.

Officers
Title	Name	Photo	Email	Biography
President	Jenny Stavropoulos		jennystavropoulos@gmail.com	Jenny is an experienced financial analyst professional serving Fortune 500 companies such as the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Tenneco Automotive, and the Brunswick Corporation. Her primary focus has been driving the financial performance and operational efficiencies of corporate and US business unit operations, assisting with acquisitions such as Lifesavers, Altoids, and Mars, and delivering cost savings. Jenny graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with honors in Finance and International Business and will be pursuing her MBA in 2011. She has been serving on the board of directors for the last 4 years and is currently Vice-President.
Immediate Past President	Demetra Markopoulos		demetra@carsdiva.com	Demetra L. Markopoulos is the Founder of CarsDiva.com, "An online community created By, For & About Women and the Car Business." CarsDiva.com is a professional and social network, catered to women automotive consumers, enthusiasts and those working within automotive-related industries. Prior to this, Demetra was Vice President, Marketing & Business Development of the Corporation of Automotive Remarketing, Inc. (CAR), the creator of Driveitaway.com & Carliquidators.com, the global leaders in upstream remarketing for rental car operators and commercial fleets. Markopoulos was also a Production Supervisor for Univision Communications, and an International Customer Service representative for Harken, Inc. She has a BA from Northwestern University, with a double major in International Studies and Hispanic Studies.
Vice President	George Goltsos		goltsos@yahoo.com	Mr Goltsos possesses experience in project management, regulatory compliance, customer service, sales, and event planning. He holds an MBA. from a top 10 school. He exhibits an unparalleled work ethic and commitment to excellence. He works effectively both independently and collaboratively to achieve goals. Mr Goltsos everages creative and strategic thinking abilities to solve various challenges. He applies strong interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport with business owners, staff, customers, healthcare professionals, government officials, and key decision making professionals. He adapts easily to change and quickly masters new concepts.
Treasurer	Marika Pappas		marikapappas1@gmail.com	Marika is a Treasury Manager with an independent consulting firm, Treasury Strategies. Ms. Pappas contributes to the Financial Services practice in the areas of revenue management, market analysis, business strategy, and operational efficiency. Prior to joining Treasury Strategies in 2009, Ms. Pappas spent 3 years in the financial services industry working with Citi Smith Barney and UBS Financial Services, Inc. During her tenure, she gained experience in capital markets and economic research, investment performance analysis, and client relationship management. Ms. Pappas graduated cum laude with her BSBA in International Business and her International MBA from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the past 2 years, most recently as Corresponding Secretary last year.
Corresponding Secretary	Mary Sakelaris		maraki811@gmail.com
Recording Secretary	Alexandra Alexander		gaptens@gmail.com	Alexandra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor is sociology. During her undergraduate studies Alexandra studied abroad at the American College of Thessaloniki. She then attended the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University graduating with her masters in Clinical Psychology in November 2009.
Historian	Chris Massouras		cmassour@yahoo.com	Chris Massouras has over 12 years of consulting experience and serves as a Senior Manager within Ernst & Young's Technology Services division. His areas of expertise include assisting clients with Program Management, Portfolio Management, IT Strategy & Effectiveness, Application Rationalization and designing and developing large scale enterprise portals.
Marketing / Public Relations	Michael LaMonica		lamonica.michael@gmail.com	Michael LaMonica is an attorney at Lindner & Lindner, Ltd. In 2004, Michael graduated with highest distinction from Indiana University with a bachelors degree in psychology and a minor in history. He then attended the Chicago Kent College of Law, where he obtained his J.D. degree in 2007. Michael is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Michael's practice is dedicated to civil litigation, with a focus on personal injury and contract disputes.
Technology Director	Alexander Facklis		facklis@gmail.com	Alexander Facklis is an application development specialist within Accenture's CIO Organization. In this role, he develops internal applications to support Accenture's businesses. He works closely with several other CIO groups, most intimately with application product management and delivery centers in various locations around the world, including the Philippines, India, and Argentina. Prior to his current role in Accenture CIO, Mr. Facklis developed training and methodology applications for Accenture Learning, Accenture's training outsourcing arm. He began his career with Andersen Consulting working on technology engagements for clients throughout North America within Technology Integration Services. He has served in a variety of roles across the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), on a broad range of projects, using various technologies.
Directors
Title	Name	Photo	Email	Biography
Director	George C. Kostakis		gckostakis@aol.com	George has an MBA from the University of Chicago in International Business, Marketing Management, Behavioral Science and Business Policy. He is currently an Executive Recruiter at SRI and a part-time Business Lecturer at Wilbur Wright College. Prior experiences include Project Management at MCI Worldcom; Direct Sales and Web Development at John's Import Foods; Customer Satisfaction and Inventory Control at Velsicol Chemical Corporation. George is the HPSI Quarterly Newsletter Publisher and in the past, has served as Vice President and Recording Secretary.
Past President, Director	George P. Logothetis		arcadian1821@yahoo.com	George Logothetis is a Senior Manager at Accenture, one of the world's leading management and technology consulting firms. Within the Products Operating Group, his primary focus is Retail and Supply Chain consulting for Fortune 500 companies. George graduated with honors from DePaul University with a Bachelors degree in Information Systems.
Director	Menia Poulios		melpomenipoulios@gmail.com	Ms Poulios is a passionate, experienced sales professional with history of exceeding goals and expectations. She is a strategic thinker with extensive background in developing integrated advertising campaigns, building client relationships and delivering under strict deadlines.
Director	Denise Rekoumis		denisers26@yahoo.com	Ms Rekoumis is an organized, motivated professional with a Master's degree in nonprofit management and ten years experience working with nonprofits to coordinate programs, manage operations and raise funds. She has extensive experience conducting research to aid in operations, ensure compliance and further organizational objectives.
Director	Tom Vabakos		tomvabakos@yahoo.com	Mr. Vabakos recently started a new consulting biz in Anti-Money Laundering & Countering Terrorist Financing. Mr. Vabakos is not a tech geek yet has extensive tech, film & media expertise. He also learned how to market medical & surgical products for one of the premier medical products company in the US. Mr. Vabakos learned the intricacies of the hospitality industry from a legendary mentor and friend, Bill Giangreco, in the Chicago Area & then took that knowledge to new heights while building, buying & renovating hotels thru-out the Midwest. He also learned how to negotiate the best financial terms when buying & remodeling hotels through the VC & private equity arms of his business. Mr. Vabakos has also developed tremendous financial wealth management (FWM) skills which helped him to grow a FWM business to almost $300 Million in Assets Under Management (AUM) & then selling that business to a major global banking group. Mr. Vabakos has worked overseas in helping a former communist country transition to a globally qualified Capitalistic competitor. He has participated in projects with a major Eastern European Art Gallery to help locate artwork, statuary, artistic memorabilia, & historic artifacts that were stolen at the close of World War II, whether stolen by retreating Nazis, advancing Russians, or even liberating American, British & French troops. Mr. Vabakos is truly an experienced internationalist. One might even call him a Capitalistic Renaissance Man, who, while helping develop business globally for many past opportunities, also helps locally ambitious businesses & services improve their operating efficiencies, their profitability (ROI), and their CRM results. Mr. Vabakos has been able to grow companies through effective leadership, carefully managing sometimes tenuous teamwork challenges & growing market share while still showing companies how to trim expenses w/o exacerbating the previously existing management challenges.