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Stan Draenos is the Research Consultant for the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation. He received his PhD at York University in Toronto, after also studying at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Chicago. In addition to his role at the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation, Draenos has also served as press secretary for the Majority Leader of the California state Senate, speech writer for corporate executives, analyst for RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, report writer for Ernst & Young global marketing, and feature writer for Upside Magazine. Draenos is the author of the biography "Andreas Papandreou: The Making of a Greek Democrat and Political Maverick". He is based in Athens, Greece.

Marina Sterghiou was born on January 21, 1932 in the Kolonos district of Athens, Greece. After graduating from high school, she learned how to type and worked as a typist in a lawyers office. She immigrated to Canada in 1958, and was married that same year. In 1959, her first daughter, Helen, was born. Sterghiou worked at Cooper Canada Limited and at Regal Cards until the birth of her second daughter, Maria in 1966.

Following the death of her mother, Sterghiou made a promise to herself to get more involved with community service. She joined the Ladies’ Philanthropic Association (“Philoptochos”) at the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral (also known colloquially as “Panagia”). She served as Treasurer from 1983-1984, and then as President from 1986-1989. She continued to volunteer with the Ladies’ Philanthropic Association for many years after her term as president, but eventually had to step away from her duties to attend to her family. Sterghiou continues to reside in Toronto.

John Sotos is a Greek Canadian lawyer. Born in 1952, he was awarded a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1975, and an LL.B from the University of Western Ontario in 1978. Mr. Sotos was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980.

In addition to practicing franchising law, Mr. Sotos has been involved with many community and diasporic organizations, including the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, The Hellenic-Canadian Federation of Ontario, the Hellenic Canadian Congress, the Hellenic Heritage foundation, and the Canadian Ethnocultural Council. Mr. Sotos spearheaded the development of the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto’s Social Services Centre, and was a founding member and secretary of both the Hellenic Canadian Congress and the Hellenic Heritage Foundation. Mr. Sotos has also served as secretary on the Canadian Ethnocultural Council, and was an active member of its media committee.

In addition to the diasporic organizations included in this fonds, Mr. Sotos has also served as a founding member and secretary of the Canadian Hellenic Lawyers' Association, as well as a secretary on the Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade.

Mr. Sotos is a founding partner of Canada’s largest franchise law boutique, Sotos LLP, and is a dean of the franchising, licensing and distributing bar.

The Office of the Counsel provides advice and representation to the University on a variety of matters, including: student academic and non-academic discipline, petitions and appeals; student professional behaviour reviews; policies and procedures that protect the University from undue liability; risk assessment and control; human rights and accommodation issues; complaints filed with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and other administrative tribunals; representation of the University in Court in litigation matters; compliance with various regulatory regimes (e.g. FIPPA, AODA, CASL, GDPR, copyright and trademarks); employment issues; labour relations matters; contracts and agreements of a wide variety of matters (academic, commercial, experiential learning, donor agreements and many others); research and intellectual property (IP) issues; commercialization of IP; land, property and development projects, including financing procurement; and the governance of the University as per the York University Act, 1965. The Office of the Counsel also provides seminars and other education-oriented initiatives on legal issues affecting the University.

George Tatham (1907-1987) was a member of the Department of Geography and an administrator at York University, 1960-1977. He served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, 1960-1962, dean of students, 1962-1966, and master of McLaughlin College, 1968-1977. He was educated at the University of Liverpool and Clark University and taught at the University of Toronto for several years before coming to York University.

Brian Wright-McLeod is a Toronto-based music journalist, producer, radio host, and educator who identifies as Dakota-Anishnabe. He teaches courses related to Indigenous studies at Centennial College since 2014, George Brown College since 2019 and the York University Department of Communication since 2020. He previously earned a Diploma in Journalism, graphic arts, and design from Canadore College.

Wright-McLeod began working as a music journalist in 1979. His column "Dirty Words and Thoughts about Music" appears bimonthly in News from Indian Country, Hayward, Wisconsin. His journey in radio began in 1983. He then became the host and producer of Renegade Radio, a live two-hour weekly music and issues program. It first aired in 1984 until 2009 at the Ryerson University campus/community radio station CKLN 88.1 FM and then made available on other radio outlets including Sirius Satellite Iceberg95, JAZZ 91.1 FM, CBC Radio 1, BBC Radio, and the American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS) network.

This work and years of research resulted in the publication of his first book “The Encyclopedia of Native Music” (2000) and the companion 3-CD set “The Soundtrack of a People” (2005). Through these works, Wright-McLeod documents artists representing traditional music from the Arctic Circle to the US Southwest from 1905 to 2005 including folk roots and bluegrass; Powwow music from the traditional foundations to the current sounds of northern and southern style; and contemporary music from early jazz of the 1920s to the eclectic sounds of the new millennium. In 2011, Wright-McLeod also authored and illustrated “Red Power: A Graphic Novel.”

Brian is also a music consultant for film, television, recording projects, and institutions including the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; the Library & Archives, Ottawa; Library of Congress, Washington, DC, and Calgary’s National Music Centre. Wright-McLeod has also volunteered as the Executive Director of the Canadian Alliance in Solidarity with Native People since January 1991.