Our Team
Project Manager Nikolas Nikolaou
Nikolas Nikolaou (president of NGO ACPELIA) will have the main coordination of the program and actually he is the one that he will have in mind the whole procedure with partners organisations and he is going to keep timetable as an expert project manager. President of NGO ACPELIA (Mr Nikolas Nikolaou, physics teacher in high school, BSC, Msc in Chemical Engineering National Technical University of Athens and MSc, Bsc in the University of Cyprus at Physics department) has previous experience by taking part in many seminars and actions related to Environment, Non Formal Education, Entrepreneurship and Discrimination. He organized and participated in several European programs which are doing with Non Formal Education. As well as several local environmental and Science projects with groups of young people, many of them can be found in his website: www.nikolas-nikolaou.net . Also Nikolas is coordinating the biggest students and teacher annual Conference about Natural Sciences that is a yearly conference in Cyprus with the participation of more than 1000 students and more than 300 teachers. He manage to coach a team of the organised committee and to make them all doing well for 10 years now that is taking place the Conference starting alone and now has a big team to coordinate.
General Management: Dimitris Souliotis
Chairman of INPLANET. He studied Physic Science and he has a Master degree in Electronics and Communications and a Master degree in International Relations and Politics and he works in the Greek Ministry of Education in the position of the Director of the Vocational Training and in the Vocational Institute of Glyfada as Director. He is very experienced in non-formal education methods as he works in EU programs (VET and Youth programs) since 1994 gained good practices in the development, implementation and management of international programs. As trainer for trainers he coordinates many actors (students, teachers, families and staff) to achieve the objectives of the educational success. During his professional career he developed strong cooperation with local Municipalities, other organizations and many stakeholders.
Gita Vaskelyte, Management-Team
Gita Vaškelytė is a youth worker and the President of Meraki LT, an NGO focused on empowering communities and supporting social change. After completing her studies in social work, she started working with young people, organizing activities and programs to support their growth and well-being. She is actively involved in various projects, youth exchanges, and training initiatives. Recently, she started working as a project manager with the NGO ACPELIA, and she already worked in more than 5 KA1, successfully managing and coordinating international initiatives. Gita is passionate about promoting inclusion, building connections, and empowering young people to reach their full potential through creativity and collaboration.
Erma Georgiou (Training team / Youth Worker / Life Coacher)
Erma Georgiou, gained a BA in Theatre Studies from the University of Athens, and then graduated from the drama school of G. Armenis.
She is registered as a yoga and meditation teacher from Yoga Alliance Institute and has attended various seminars on theatrical techniques such as physical theatre, body movement, art therapy etc. To further her development, she has taken part in drama therapy lessons for a year. She is also a life coach of Global Academy of Coaching from Global Academy of Coaching,accredited by ICF. Moreover, she worked on over 20 projects as a trainer in all over Europe (Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Poland), having written over 15 projects. She believes that these initiatives are crucial for fostering personal growth and creating a more harmonious society.
Dimitrios Morfis (Training Team/. Youth Worker / Humor Educator)
Dimitrios Morfis is a licenced BA psychologist and certified Life Coach with a background of Magister (Master) at Business Administration and diploma studies certifications in Human Management, Career Counselling and Mediator Training. Since 2002 he has obtained more than 20 years' experience at the field of empowerment and transformation, by applying methods that combine cognitive behavioural and positive psychology. His work experience and skills at key national and international organizations have benefited people from community groups like migrants, parents of preschool children, victims of domestic violence and families with mental disability patients. In 2017 he obtained a certification as a Trainer for the Method of Laughter Wellness and has created a facebook group called "Laughter Wellness CY" where he shares posts, workshop events and other useful empowerment material for those at interest, while at the same time he has introduced the Laughter Wellness method and principles to organizations and institutions like University of Cyprus and NGOs.
Boghos (Bobbie) Avetikian (Training team/Youth Worker)
Boghos Avetikian is an Armenian Cypriot, who after achieving a BA in English and Communications at the American University of Armenia immediately got involved in Erasmus+ projects after graduating. After participating in 25+ projects, both Youth Exchanges and Training courses, Boghos soon got involved in facilitating and coordinating projects on his own, focusing on numerous themes such as sustainability, social entrepreneurship and inclusion. Boghos Avetikian loves jogging and music, and should be in Nicosia, you will probably see him running around in the afternoons with his earphones in his ears.
