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Nickos Kastrinakis

PAA Executive Vice President

PAA MENTOR PROGRAM

Welcome to our PAA Mentor Page where you can connect with individuals who have volunteered their time and their knowledge to help PYA members as they decide which road to travel. Continuing PAA values through mentoring The PAA Mentor Program is designed to support PYA and PAA members through connections with effective corporate executives, business owners and professionals for a rigorous mentorship experience to help them further their knowledge, experience, and understanding of career related skills and resources in order to become more successful. The main goal of the program is to connect Mentors with Mentees through a mentorship experience in order to support Mentees with performance or career exploration. Mentors are recruited professionals and include corporate executives, small business owners & professionals from a variety of occupations. Mentees will be high school or college students or aspiring professionals that are current and paid PYA/PAA members. In addition, we offer monthly PAA Online Mentor Talks and we hope you will visit this page often to hear about upcoming programs.

Our previous mentor guests are listed below as well as our mentors. Information about our online programs are always emailed out to our membership database (this is a member benefit) and through our bi-monthly newsletter. Please make sure to have your email in our database system and follow us on all of social media sites (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn).

If you would like more information on the mentor program, contact us nkastrinakis@pancretan.org and we will connect you with the appropriate person.

The following provides the Online Mentor Programs that we have uploaded with our Mentors for your viewing pleasure. We will continue to add more programs as they become available. Thank you again to all of our outstanding guests for their insights, expertise and time.

Mentor Program--Mihali Bletsas
Mentor Program--George Thanopoulos
Mentor Program--Nick Vlahakis

Mentor Program--Dr. Stella Kafka (coming soon!)
Mentor Program--Dr. Peter Kouretas (coming soon!)

PAA Mentor Program #10--February 9th at 9:00 P.M. EST

Featuring John Giouroukakis, Esq.

John Giouroukakis, Esq. is a Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, specializing in complex private equity and M&A transactions. A nationally recognized practitioner, John serves as a strategic advisor to sophisticated financial investors, navigating high-stakes leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and dispositions.

While his expertise spans various industries, he is particularly sought after for his deep experience in the healthcare sector. John earned his B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Boston University and holds a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law School in 1997.

John has received broad industry recognition for his influential legal work and commitment to excellence. His honors include being selected as a Rising Star by Law360 for his role in high-profile private equity transactions and as a '40 Under 40' East M&A Advisor finalist. He is consistently recognized as a key practitioner by The Legal 500 US and Chambers USA for his expertise in Corporate/M&A and Private Equity.

Beyond his commercial success, John is deeply committed to service, earning the New York Law Journal’s 'Lawyers Who Lead by Example' Pro Bono Award. Most recently, in 2025, his career-long contributions to the legal community were celebrated when he was named Attorney of the Year by the Hellenic Lawyers Association.

Please join us online on Monday, February 9th, at 9:00 p.m. EST. in our ongoing mentorship series. We will email you the Zoom link prior to the event.

This very special program is presented by the PAA and PYA.

For any additional information, please email: nkastrinakis@pancretan.org

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