Panos Leventis
Director, The Drury Center in Volos, Greece
Assistant Professor of Architecture
pleventis@drury.edu

Panos is Director at the Drury Center in Volos. He holds a B.Arch. from the University of Southern California, an M.Arch. with an emphasis in Urban Design from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in the History and Theory of Architecture from McGill University . In 2005 he was Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cyprus, where he aided in the formation of a new Department of Architecture. He has taught at USC's Architecture program in Milan, at McGill's School of Architecture in Montréal, at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, and at Drury's home campus in Springfield. He has been concurrently practicing Architecture, with projects, competitions and buildings in Cyprus and Greece. He is the author of "Twelve Times in Nicosia. Nicosia, Cyprus, 1192-1570: Architecture, Topography and Urban Experience in a Diversified Capital City."

Alkis Tsolakis
Founding Director
Professor of Architecture
atsolaki@drury.edu

Alkis is the founding director of the Drury Center in Volos, Greece. A successful architect and gifted sculptor and artist, Alkis has deep ties to Greece. His father was a well-known architect who worked for the government, and the family’s ties to Volos helped lead to the creation of the Drury Center in Volos, Greece.

Becci Brandon
Associate Program Administrator
rbrandon@drury.edu

Becci has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with sixteen years experience in business applications and computer technology support for government and private firms. Additionally, she received a Master of Art Education degree, with a specialization in Art Therapy, from The Florida State University. She has several years experience as a teacher, counselor, and facilitator, working with children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens. She has traveled extensively in the United States and many other countries, and currently lives in Volos, Greece.

Marina Mogli
Greek Instructor

Marina has been teaching English as a foreign language for the last fourteen years and Modern Greek to English-speaking foreigners for the last five years. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an Erasmus Diploma from the University of Westminster, London, U.K. Since September 2008 she has been pursuing an M.A. in Modern Learning Environments and Didactic Material Design from the University of Thessaly. She has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia.

Tami Maxwell Paganis
Office Assistant
tamipaganis@drury.edu

Tami graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Government. Before joining the Drury University Center in Greece she worked for the Texas State Board for Educator Certification and for Data Recognition Corporation of Maple Grove, Minnesota. She also has several years experience teaching English to speakers of other languages. She has travelled in North America and Europe.