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Elfner, Nicholas

Published in Trustee Directory

Executive; Investment – Chair; International School Oversight; CTY & Ancillary Activities



Board Member since 2019

Nick Elfner is co-head of investment research at Breckinridge Capital Advisors in Boston. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee where he is jointly responsible for setting the firm’s investment outlook and the translation into portfolio strategy. In his role, Nick also heads Breckinridge’s corporate bond research team. He has over 28 years of investment industry experience. Prior to Breckinridge, Nick was a vice president at Wellington Management Company where he researched and managed corporate bonds. He also held senior corporate research positions with Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in New York and Toronto. He began his career at Smith Barney & Co. in Tokyo and Hong Kong as an assistant trader. Nick is a Trustee of Anatolia College and serves as chair of the Investment Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of The Japan Society of Boston. He is a volunteer and member of the Steering Committee for UNCF’s Lighted Pathways Program. Nick is a member of the CFA Society Boston, Inc. and the Fixed Income Analysts’ Society. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, an academic honor society recognizing high scholastic achievement in business school. Nick has volunteered as Alumni Senator at the Fenn School. He regularly volunteers his time with Trustees of Reservations. Nick holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an MBA, magna cum laude, from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College. He is a graduate of the Middlesex School. Nick lives in Cohasset, Massachusetts with his wife, Raina and two sons, Benjamin, and Samuel.

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Margaropoulos, Nikolaos "Nikos" K.

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Board Member since 2024

Nikos Margaropoulos (’82) is a Supreme Court lawyer and Managing Partner of Margaropoulos & Associates, Scientia Legis law firm, with offices in Thessaloniki and Athens. Specializing in business and corporate law, he has extensive expertise in complex M&A transactions. Since 1995, he has been the Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Thessaloniki and a former president of the Consular Corps in Greece. In 2022, he was elected President of FICAC, the International Federation of Consular Corps and Associations, based in Brussels. He has been a BoD member of the Italian Chamber since 2011 and its Treasurer since 2014, a member of the AMCHAM Northern Greece Committee since 2017, and the former Secretary General of the Greek-Turkish Chamber in Thessaloniki (2009 2020). He served as President of the Propeller Club of Thessaloniki (2008 2012) and Governor of the 2475 (Greece) Rotary International District (2024–2025). Since 2017, Nikos has been the President of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle and Modern History of Macedonia Foundation. He serves as a BoD member of various private sector companies and NGOs. He served on the BoD of Pinewood from 2009 to 2018, including as President (2012–2015). He was awarded the title of Cavaliere by the President of the Italian Republic in 2009 and is a recipient of the Gusi Peace Prize. Nikos is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish. He and his wife Jenny have a son and a daughter.

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Manos, Alexandros "Alex"

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Board Member since 2024

Alexandros N. Manos (’89) is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience leading companies in developing, marketing and selling internationally cutting-edge technologies. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Business Economics from Brown University and an MSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since January 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors and holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Netcompany-Intrasoft S.A., a Luxembourg based leading European IT Solutions and Services Group of Companies. Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Intracom Telecom S.A., an international telecommunication systems vendor, as well as CEO of Conklin Corporation, a company offering broadband solutions and IPTV to the US market. He is a member of several scientific, engineering, and economics societies and a young global leader of World Economic Forum (WEF).

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STEM at Anatolia College

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The STEM Center coordinates 21st Century Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics skills-related activities in both primary and secondary education at Anatolia College.

Anatolia College has adopted the STEM approach both in-classroom, with exploratory learning-based modules, and out-of-classroom with clubs, after-school and weekend programs. We offer our students both the knowledge and the opportunity to apply it by cultivating skills that will enable them to succeed and adapt to an ever-changing environment.

ACSTAC

With the aim of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STE (A) M), ACSTAC is a pioneering educational initiative that invites students of all grades of High School and Lyceum of General Education in Greece and abroad to develop research skills, critical thinking, collaboration and communication, presenting their work as real researchers in a student scientific conference. Green education and the importance of linking the concept of sustainability and social responsibility with STE (A) M are now central. ACSTAC is under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religions, CERN, EPS (European Physical Society), the Aristotle University (AUTh) and the Union of Greek Physicists. The first four student conferences were attended by a total of 2,700 students from Greece and abroad, while in 2014 alone more than 1,000 students from Greece, Romania, Turkey, Moldova and India participated. The extensive program of the conference is complemented by workshops and lectures given by internationally renowned scientists.

Visit the ACSTAC page here

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STEM activities

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Learn more about the webinars, competitions, and trips organized by the STEM Center.

Info below is in Greek:

STEM Competitions

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EU Funded STEM Projects

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Read more about the EU funded projects that are open to studentsa across divisions through the STEM Center at Anatolia College:

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The process of science and tools for teaching science for Primary Education

Published in Seminars and Workshops

This workshop was provided by Mr. Dave Fish and Mrs. Olga Michalopoulos from the Perimeter Institute of Canada.

The goal of the workshop was to introduce practices that promote the inquiry approach in natural sciences and encourage the use of the STEM approach in specific scientific topics, as well as to apply these practices to lesson plans.

The Perimeter Institute is a leading center for scientific research, training and educational outreach in fundamental theoretical physics. Located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Its mission is to advance our understanding of the universe at its most fundamental level, inciting the discoveries that could transform our future.

Perimeter Outreach educators train the next generation of educators through innovative programs and share the excitement and wonder of science with students, educators and the general public.

The aim of this particular workshop was to introduce practices that promote the inquiry approach in natural sciences and to present this approach in the context of specific scientific topics, as well as to apply these practices through lesson plans.

3.5.process of science tools2

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