Our team
Get to know our team
At PEMEHECON, we are a dedicated non-profit team with a strong passion for protecting the environment and promoting mental health through our connection with nature. Our team is made up of individuals from diverse backgrounds and expertise, all coming together with a common goal to make a positive impact on our planet and the well-being of others. We are driven by our love for nature and the understanding of its crucial role in maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
Project Coordinator/ Applicant
Stephanie Rank
TREDU CLUB
Stephanie Rank holds a Master's degree in Economics and Business Administration and is a certified adult educator with additional professional certifications in training and facilitation. As an experienced project manager and trainer, she brings valuable expertise in adult learning, entrepreneurship, and sustainability-focused education. She is actively involved in the Erasmus+ project KA210-VET "LINOHM – Learn Inclusion: New Opportunities for Hotel Management", contributing to inclusive learning environments in vocational training. At Tredu Club, Stephanie plays a dual role as Treasurer and Educational Lead, supporting the coordination of youth-oriented activities, workshops, and seminars on environmental sustainability and social inclusion. She is dedicated to building transnational networks and disseminating best practices in youth education, and her extensive experience ensures high-quality project implementation and impactful learning experiences.
Program Manager
Nikolas Nikolaou
Armenian Youth of Cyprus for EU
Nikolas Nikolaou (president of NGO ACPELIA) plays a central or peripheral role in every project with his expert knowledge. He is successful as a coach and organizer in his personal life..President of 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 more than 20 European programs which are doing with Non-Formal Education (KA105, KA205, KA152, 153, 154, 210, 220, KA229, CERV, SPORTS, Youth In Action) 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 manages to coach a team of the organising committee and to make them all do well for 10 years now that is taking place the Conference starting alone and now has a big team to coordinate. Last 4 years he was in the management team for more than 50 KA153YOU and KA152YOU.
Assistant/ Project Manager
Evangelia Nikolaou
Armenian Youth of Cyprus for EU
She worked in various capacities as a Project Writer, Facilitator, Assistant Project Manager, and Project Manager. Evangelia is a certified Trainer, having worked as a Trainer in fourteen KA153 Trainings, one VET Internship, and a Council of Europe Project, been a Project Manager in 6 KA153 Projects, Assistant Project Manager in 5 KA153 Trainings, and has experience in writing KA153, KA210, and KA220 projects. She managed a KA220 project and worked as a Researcher. She holds a First-Class Honours bachelor's degree in philosophy and media from the University of Hertfordshire and a First-Class Honours Postgraduate Degree in Philosophy from the University of Bristol. She is the CEO of Eternal Perspectives. She has been the author of a poetry and philosophy book and published a poetry anthology out of a poetry competition.
Project Writer & Trainer
Erma Georgiou
Armenian Youth of Cyprus for EU
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 also registered as a yoga and meditation teacher from Yoga Alliance Institute and has attended various seminars on theatrical techniques such as physical theatre, voice lessons e.t.c. But, she is always searching ways to empower people and finding therapy through arts and therefore she attended drama therapy lessons. She has worked with children of refugee background in Elix N.G.O at Athens and she attended to the workshop "Facilitate Teachers using the arts in working with groups'' from P.Y.E organization and she was impressed by the creativity of the process as well as the potential of arts to empower people. At the moment, she is working as a school assistant empowering students with social and educational difficulties, she is also teaching drama lessons to kids and adults in the afternoons and empowering through drama activities people with mental health needs in the psychiatric ward of the Limassol hospital.
Trainer
Boghos Avetikian
Armenian Youth of Cyprus for EU
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.