ZENO STOIC CENTRE
Board of Directors
Dr Edward H Spence
President
Edward is an Honorary Associate at the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University in Australia, and a Senior Research Fellow at the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, Netherlands. Edward was born in Egypt to Greek Cypriot and Irish parents. He was raised in Larnaca where he studied at the American Academy. He is the founder and director of the Philosophy Plays project whose aim is the communication of public philosophy through drama performance and audience participation through discussion.
Dr Roverto Heller
Vice President
Roverto has a PhD on Stoic Physics, and has taught across the University of London, receiving numerous teaching awards from King’s College London. He now resides in Kition, Zeno’s birthplace, conducting research, in affiliation with the University of Cyprus, on the reconstruction of lost Stoic theories from the fragmentary evidence and their survival through fringe sciences.
Iacovos is a Mathimatician (Teaching for 34 years) με ΜεταπτυχιακÏŒ στην ειδική διδακτική των ΜαθηματικÏŽν. He lives in Larnaca.
Tasoula has a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication (University of Technology, Sydney, a Masters of Arts in Media, Performance & Education (University of New South Wales) and is currently completing a PhD in Philosophy at Charles Sturt University. She has worked as a graphic designer and content producer for many projects using graphic and interactive communication skills. She is interested in performance philosophy. Tasoula lives in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
Iacovos Iacovides
Treasurer
Tasoula Kallenou
Kathryn Koromillas
Secretary
Kathryn has a BA, Dip.Ed., MPhil in Creative Writing. She is a
member of Modern Stoicism. Kathryn is a writer and educator. She is the author of Palimpsest, holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing, and leads The Heroine Salon, a story-writing-for-wellness project. As a writer, Kathryn has composed everything from novels and poetry to travel guides and opinions.
Helen Koutroulis
Helen lives in Melbourne Australia where she has held teaching and educational leadership positions for 38 years in a variety of P-12 schools.
She has a master in education and currently uses her expertise to support the Australian Classical Education Society in the renewal of Classical Education.
She is currently involved in a project where she is researching and designing curriculum embodying the principles of Classical Education, consisting of the Greek conception of education which is encapsulated in the term paideia.
Alper Riza KC
Alper was born in Cyprus and educated at The American Academy 1959-65 and The English School Nicosia 1965-67. He was called to the Bar in England 1973 and was appointed Queen Counsel in 1991 and part-time Judge in 1992.
Alper is a practicing barrister and weekly columnist with the Cyprus Mail newspaper.
Dr Zeno Stravrinides
Zenon was born in Cyprus where he received his primary and secondary schooling. His university studies took place in Great Britain as follows:
1964 – 67: Undergraduate course in Philosophy at King’s College, University of London. B.A. 1st class honours. 1968 – 71: Graduate studies in epistemology at King’s College, University of London (University studentship). 1981 – 82: M.Phil in International Relations at the University of Cambridge. 1994 – 1998: Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Leeds. Dissertation title: The Question ‘What is Knowledge?’. In 2018 he retired to his home country, where he has developed his interests in philosophical psychology.
Founding Members
Zoe Booth
Dr Emily Hulme
Zoe has a B Arts and, a B Laws (Hons) from the University of Newcastle, Australia. Zoe works as the community engagement officer for Quilette. She cares about promoting open discussion, free thought, and free artistic expression. She is host of the Quillette Cetera podcast.
Andreas Christodoulou
Andreas was born in Cyprus, his family moved to Australia in 1971 after his father died in 1965. Whilst at University I worked in a bookshop that my brother and cousin had opened in 1976 and then decided to leave my studies in 1979 and operate a bookshop in the heart of Melbourne’s university community. It was a very successful operation and after 12 years in 1990 decided to move to Cyprus with his wife and two children. He operated the bookshop in Larnaca,Cyprus since 1990 serving both Greek and English-speaking people with quality Academic, scientific, and general books. He still loves reading and selling books.
.Emily is a Lecturer in Greek Philosophy at the University of Sydney. Her work has been published in major international journals, including Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy and Apeiron.
Werrdan Khoury
Werrdan is a Lawyer and the Managing Partner of Daniel Jude Lawyers in Sydney, Australia. Possessing both extensive knowledge and over a decade’s experience within the legal field dealing with sensitive and complex matters, Werrdan understands the importance of upholding ethical responsibilities within society. With an embracing and passionate spirit, he is committed to building a society that is self-aware and in the pursuit of that which is good, right, and just! Werrdan has a strong love for Mediterranean philosophy and the ancient dramatic arts. The establishment of the Stoic Centre will leave an important legacy for the spiritual health of humankind, and he is very proud to be a founding member.
Dr Christos Kyriacou
Christos has received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh and he is an assistant professor in Philosophy at the University of Cyprus. His main research interests lie in epistemology, metaethics, and their intersection. He has published in many journals. He has also coedited the several volumes (Palgrave, 20 l 8) and (Routledge, 2021) and wrote entries for Internet Encyclopedia Philosophy, and Deford Bibliographies in Philosophy. He has also written in Greek the textbook 'Doing the Right Thing. An introduction to Moral Philosophy which is expected to be published in 2023.
Antonino (Nino) lives in Sydney, Australia and holds a First Class Honours in Ancient History, focusing on the relationship between Hellenistic philosophy and Roman Republican Politics. He subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology, also from the University of Sydney, and regularly draws on Stoicism in his work and practice. Nino is also an actor, writer, and director and has collaborated over decades with Edward Spence on Philosophy Nights, bringing philosophers like Socrates and Zeno to life and presenting a unique experience for audiences passionate about philosophy in general, and Stoicism in particular.
Antonino Lo Giudice
Seumas is a Professor of Philosophy at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. He is the author or co-author of 22 books and over 250 academic articles. His most recent authored book is Cybersecurity, Ethics and Collective Responsibility (with T Bossomaier) due out later this year with Oxford University Press.
Professor Seamus Miller
Vasiliki Nicoulau
Vasiliki has a Degree in Business Administration from the University of Cyprus. Diploma and Master in Career Guidance and Counselling Nottingham Trent University and Sunderland University. She has been working for many years as a Career Guidance and Counselling Teacher for the Ministry of Education in Cyprus. Has written many articles about Guidance and Counselling. She is an active member in many social and volunteering activities, loves books and especially Greek philosophers.
Bambos Orphanides
Bambos was born in Lapithos, Cyprus. He was educated at the Greek Gymnasium of Lapithos 1963-1966 and Commercial and Vocational School, Kyrenia 1966-1969. He studied in England 1970-1976 Business Studies and BA Social Sciences (Economics) Central London Polytechnic. From 1979-1989 he worked as Commercial Attache at the Cyprus High Commission Trade Centre in London. From 1990-2013 he worked as Senior Commercial and Industrial Officer at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Energy of Cyprus.
Thanasis Rinotas
Thanasis is a Research Fellow at KU Leuven Belgium
Dr Sotos Shiakides
Sotos has a B.Sc in Philosophy with Sociology (1976) from City University, London, UK, a M.Sc in Sociology with Politics (1977) from Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, and a Ph.D in Philosophy (2011) from Cardiff University, UK. A version of his doctoral thesis has been published as the book ‘‘Rationality as a Guide to Human Action – A Revised Habermasian Conception’’ (2014, University of Nicosia Press). He has worked in the field of training and development at the Cyprus Academy of Public Administration (1992 - 2013), and taught also at several other academic and professional institutions in Cyprus and abroad.
Anastasiia is working on her dissertation on the relationship between Stoic physics and ethics in Seneca’s prose works at the University of Southern California. She has an MA in Classics from USC and a BA in Liberal Arts from King’s College London. She is interested in Greek and Roman cosmological ideas and questions of individual and collective progress and corruption.
Anastasiia Starovoitova
Christos was born in Cyprus and graduated from the Nicosia professional school in 1968. He went to England and studied business management. Christos is married with three children and returned to Cyprus in 1990.He worked as an import manager for four years with Spinneys Imports Co. Until his retirement Christos worked as manager of METRO supermarkets. He brings business skills to the Zeno Stoic Centre.
