CHAMBER ELECTION HELD AT BUCKINGHAM PLACE

The election of the new Chamber officers and Board of Directors was held on December 10, 2008 at Buckingham Place Senior Housing in Princeton, NJ. Buckingham Place is a member of the Chamber and was a sponsor of the meeting, which included complimentary dinner to all members attending. The officers elected were:

Chairman and CEO

Tassos Efstratiades, Esquire

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Vice Chairman

Simeon Bogiages

ABL Title Insurance Agency, LLC

Vice President – Finance

Ted Golfinopoulos

TG Associated

Vice President – Development

Panos Stavrianides

Venus Jewlers,Inc.

Treasurer

George Pappas, CPA

Secretary

Dean Vlecides

Buckingham Place

President Northern New Jersey

Jim Bogris

Bogris Appraisals, LLC

President Central New Jersey

Zenon Christodoulou

Creative Colors

President Greater Philadelphia

Stavros Antonakakis

Yes Insurance Services, Inc.

Board of Directors (11 members):

(a) Ex Officio Members (see above for contact info):

1. Tassos Efstratiades, Chairman

2. Si Bogiages, Vice Chairman

3. Jim Bogris, North Jersey President

4. Zenon Christodoulou , Central Jersey President

5. Stavros Antonakakis, Greater Philadelphia President

(b) Regional Members:

6. Michael Symeonides (North Jersey)

SAS Insurance

7. Nicholas Chingas (Centrasl Jersey)

Olympia Mortgage

8. Georgia Chletcos (Grweater Philadelphia)

9. Joanna Savvides

Transworld Ventures, LLC

10. Eva Karvounis

11. Jordan Yuelys, Esquire

Annual Golf Tournament held in Branchburg Country Club

The annual golf tournament of the Chamber was held again at Branchburg Country Club in Somerset, NJ. The event was co-sponsored by the Hellenic American Bar Association of New Jersey and took place October 7, 2008. Over 60 golfers participated in the event on the beautiful autumn day. At the end of the day the golfers were joined by other GACC members for a successful networking dinner at the Branchburg Country Club clubhouse where they were able to meet and discuss professional opportunities.

Greek Chamber of Commerce President Zenon Christodoulou gave welcome remarks and thanked the participants for getting involved with the Chamber and the golf outing. He also presented the winners of the tournament with prizes. Several vendors also gave door prizes to all the participants.