Marianna Memmos
Marianna Memmos has been teaching Greek school for the past four years.  She is currently teaching the afternoon third grade Greek school and the GSL Level 1 program.    She also works with special needs students at a Chicago school.  She was born and raised in Chicago.  She graduated from Northeastern University in May of 2006.  She has a passion for teaching and loves to work with children. 

Maria Papadopoulou
Dr. Maria V. Papadopoulou-Rosenzweig is a Ph.D. Organic Chemist, who works at the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, in Evanston, IL as a Senior Research Scientist while she is a Research Associate Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.  She has published more than 50 original articles in peer review scientific journals, authored chapters in books and has 3 patents dealing with the development of novel anti-cancer drugs.
In addition, she has published 2 collections of poetry in Greek ["Arythmi Exahnosi"  (Chaotic sublimation) in 1981 and "The next day", 1986, Publishing House Paratiritis, Thessaloniki, Greece] and translated in Greek the book by William Broad and Nicholas Wade "Betrayers of the Truth" (First Touchstone Edition, 1983). She loves to draw, paint and sculpt and she has participated in 9 art exhibitions in Greece and the US (1984-2006).

"I love reading, especially Greek literature and history and I would like to inspire the younger generation of Greeks who live in the USA to explore their roots, learn the rich history of their ancestors, be enchanted by the wealth of the Greek language, literature, culture, tradition, and appreciate the impact that, not only ancient but contemporary Greece as well, has had in the development of our Western Civilization."

Aspasia Demerakos Prokos
Aspasia was born and raised in Chicago, where she currently lives.  A graduate with a teaching degree from National Louis University, she has taught in St. George and St. Dimitrios Greek Schools.  Aspasia has been teaching for ten years in Aristotle GSL and five years in the Aristotle afternoon school.  She enjoys teaching, traveling and spending time with her family. 

"Ever since I was young, I wanted to become a teacher.  I love motivating students, and find rewarding the smiles I get as the children reach their goals."

Alexandra Tsaliagos
Bachelor's degree from Loyola University of Chicago she currently works at Aristotle Greek School with children and teaches the Greek Language and Culture to adults.  Alexandra has been working in the GSL program at Aristotle Greek School for almost ten years.  She has also worked in a Chicago Public School for approximately two years. 

"What I enjoy most about teaching Greek is the response I get from my students as they realize the Greek language is one in which is versatile and has contributed to the development of modern languages and civilizations as well as how our beliefs instilled by our parents are a direct reflection of thousands of years of culture that define who we are as Hellenes today."