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  Stella Kokoli President of the Federation of Greek-American Educational and Cultural Associations of America and the founder of numerous philanthropic organizations focused on education, culture, and social service
  

  Stella Kokoli

  President of the Federation of Greek-American Educational and Cultural Associations of America and the founder of numerous philanthropic organizations focused on education, culture, and social service

  Stella Kokoli, BA, MA, M.Ed., ABD, is an iconic
  figure in Greek-language education and the Greek
  diaspora in the United States. She is the President of
  the Federation of Greek-American Educational and
  Cultural Associations of America and the founder of
  numerous philanthropic organizations focused on
  education, culture, and social service.
  For more than five decades, she has remained
  continuously at the forefront of service to the Greek
  language and Greek culture. Her work spans Greek
  diaspora schools, Greek language learning programs,
  the creation of Greek-interest charter schools, and the
  development of Greek studies programs in public high
  schools and universities across the United States. In
  parallel, she organized educational trips for students to
  Greece, enabling them to experience firsthand the
  history, language, and culture of their homeland.
  She placed particular emphasis on the professional
  development of diaspora educators. From 2011 to
  2018, she implemented training programs in modern
  methods of teaching Greek as a foreign or second
  language, in collaboration with educational and
  academic institutions in Greece and Cyprus. At the
  same time, she contributed to hosting educators from
  Greece in the United States by providing free housing
  for short- or long-term stays, substantially supporting
  their work and residence.
  Stella Kokoli is the author of the autobiographical
  book My Journey (Sideris Publications, 2016) and the
  poetry collection Indelible Memory. She has published
  countless articles on websites and in newspapers of the
  Greek diaspora and in Greece.
  Born on the island of Andros, with a deep passion for
  Greece and Greek culture, she remains firmly committed to the preservation and promotion of the Greek language worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she undertook significant international initiatives, organizing online conferences and building bridges of collaboration among Greek language educators around the world. Her multifaceted educational, philanthropic, and social work has been recognized with numerous awards and honorary distinctions from major organizations and political leaders in the United States and
  internationally. Her life’s work consistently reflects the timeless role of the teacher of the nation, with an invaluable contribution to the preservation of Greek identity and cultural heritage for future generations.