Faros is run by an elected board and two committees. All members are volunteers.

Board of Directors

The elected board (term 2025–2028). Select a name to read the biography.

Eleni Margariti

President

Board of Directors
Konstantinos Alexiou

Vice President

Board of Directors
Sofia Andreadi

Secretary General

Board of Directors
Nikolaos Vrettos

Treasurer

Board of Directors
Marina Deligianni

Board member

Board of Directors

Artistic Committee

Plans the artistic programme of the year.

Giannis Stavridis

Artistic director

Artistic Committee
Anna Kalogeraki

Music

Artistic Committee
Dimitris Lamprou

Visual arts

Artistic Committee
Zoi Papanastasiou

Digital media

Artistic Committee

Community Action

The people behind our solidarity projects.

Alexandros Chatzis

Volunteer coordinator

Community Action
Rafaela Bakali

Youth group

Community Action
Panagiota Riga

Neighbourhood garden

Community Action

Eleni Margariti

President

A philologist with twenty years in public education and reading programmes.

At Faros

  • Founding member (2009)
  • In charge of the lending library until 2020

Culture is a common good — like water and light.

Konstantinos Alexiou

Vice President

Architect and engineer. He coordinated the restoration of the neoclassical building in 2012.

He works on the accessibility of the premises and their sustainable operation.

Sofia Andreadi

Secretary General

Responsible for the office, the members and the General Assemblies.

She studied Cultural Management and works at a municipal museum.

Nikolaos Vrettos

Treasurer

Economist. Every year he publishes the organisation's open financial report.

Priorities

  • Transparency in every expense
  • Diverse sources of funding
  • Scholarships for young people

Marina Deligianni

Board member

Kindergarten teacher and drama facilitator. She coordinates the partnerships with local schools.

Giannis Stavridis

Artistic director

Director and actor. He has staged more than forty productions with amateur companies.

He teaches the adult theatre workshop.

Anna Kalogeraki

Music

Conductor of the Faros choir. She studied musicology and choral conducting.

Next concert

Christmas songs from around the world, 20 December.

Dimitris Lamprou

Visual arts

Ceramicist with a studio in the old town. In charge of the visual arts workshops.

Zoi Papanastasiou

Digital media

Photographer and documentary director. She runs the annual Faros short film festival.

Alexandros Chatzis

Volunteer coordinator

Social worker. He coordinates the volunteers and the Solidarity Table.

Rafaela Bakali

Youth group

Journalist. She mentors the youth writing group and the Faros radio.

Panagiota Riga

Neighbourhood garden

Agronomist. She looks after the community garden and the gardening workshops for children.

Favourite plant: basil — "because it smells of the neighbourhood".