<p>Welcome to the January issue of <em>Touch Base</em>, your official alumni newsletter, helping you stay in touch with former classmates and teachers, stay abreast of exciting events and benefits for you and your family, and stay connected with your Alma Mater, The American College of Greece.<em> </em></p>
<p>Thank you for your feedback to the first revamped issue of <em>Touch Base &#8211; </em>the <a title="TB December" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue10/" target="_blank">December issue</a> &#8211; and your encouraging comments. We welcome your ongoing thoughts as we endeavor to provide you with all the news and essential information you need to stay connected, engage with one another and inspire future generations, while also staying involved in ACG&#8217;s life and mission.</p>
<p>In this first issue of 2014, read about alumni who are winning awards, making inroads into the corporate world, performing in the arts, and raising funds and awareness for causes close to their hearts.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t miss our interview with philanthropist and MDA Hellas founder and chairman Vana Lavidas (DEREE&#8217;79) – one of two recent appointees to The American College of Greece&#8217;s Board of Trustees.</p>
<p>We also highlight four books by fellow alumni spanning children&#8217;s books, psychology and motor-racing!</p>
<p>Find new job postings, events near you or take a trip down <a title="Memory Lane" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/?page_id=415">memory lane</a> <strong><em> </em></strong> to see photos from yesteryears.</p>
<p>To share your news and reach out to your 34,000 PIERCE and DEREE alumni network around the world,<strong> </strong>send us an e-mail at <a href="mailto:alumni@acg.edu">alumni@acg.edu</a>, and don&#8217;t forget to update your profile <a title="Update Your Profile" href="http://forms.acg.edu/limesurvey/index.php/873647/lang-en" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-895" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/?attachment_id=895"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-895 aligncenter" title="2014wishes2" src="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/files/2012/03/2014wishes2.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="101" srcset="https://web.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/files/2012/03/2014wishes2.jpg 450w, https://web.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/files/2012/03/2014wishes2-300x67.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Development &amp; Alumni Relations" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/?page_id=638">George Triantaris</a>, VP for <strong>Development &amp; Alumni Relations<em> </em></strong><em>, </em><a title="Development &amp; Alumni Relations" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/?page_id=638">Mary-Irene Triantafillou (DEREE ’89)</a>, Executive Director of Development at ACG, and <a title="Development &amp; Alumni Relations" href="http://www.acg.edu/web/touchbase-issue11/?page_id=638">Manos Varouhas (DEREE ‘91)</a>, Executive Director of Alumni &amp; Parent Relations.</p>
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