The Executive Committee
The Association is managed by the Executive Committee which is comprised of eleven members and is elected or appointed by the Annual General Meeting every two years. All members of the Committee are volunteers.
The offices of the Association are located at the Messinian House which is a building constructed in 1998 with the purpose of providing a meeting place for its members and a venue for social activities and entertainment.
The Association owes its success in all areas, from its events to administration entirely due to the collective work of its volunteers both men and women who have given their time generously supporting the organization without any expectation of reward.
The Audit and Returning Officers Committee
The Association also elects an Audit/Returning Officers committee which is comprised of 5 members who are also volunteers.
This Committee acts as a supervisory body of the governance of the organisation
The Ladies Auxilary Committee
The Ladies Auxilary Committee was founded on the 14th of May 1983. It aims at supporting the Association’s objectives by assisting with the organisation of its social functions and fund raising activities.
Management Committee 2018-2020
Martha Ioannides
President of the Executive Committee
Martha is a solicitor and is married with three children. She comes from a Messinian background and is proud to be an active member of the club.
Peter Bouzalas
Vice President of the Executive Committee
Peter is an Engineer, working in the oil and gas industry. He comes from a Messinian background and his interests include soccer, politics, learning languages and travelling. Peter’s family has been involved with the organisation for three generations.
Peter is proud of the achievements of the Messinian Association in the 55 years since its inception, and looks forward to working with the committee to continue this success for future generations.
Antonis Danos
Tresurer of the Executive Committee
Antonis has been involved with the Messinian Association for over 20 years. He has been a member of the Executive Committee for 15 years and has previously served as Vice President.
Kostas Mantis
Assistant Treasurer of the Executive Committee
Born in Adelaide South Australia, Kosta has been a member of the Messinian Association of South Australia since his birth year in 1991. He joined the Executive Committee in 2016 replacing his late father George Mantis, who had recently resigned, moving onto the M.A Hawks Football Club Committee. Kosta has taken on the role of Assistant Treasurer & the responsibility to activate the clubs presence on Social Media. Kosta believes the club has great potential to rejuvenate the younger Greek community by utilising its resources.
Theo Vlassis
Member of the Executive Committee
Theo is a proud Messininan and a well known business man in the food industry and owner of City East IGA in Adelaide.
George Stathopoulos
Public Officer & Member of the Executive Committee
George is a Barrister and Mediator. Born in Aetofolia, Messinia and arrived in Australia with his family in 1964, at the age of 9, on the migrant ship “Ellinis”. The Messinian Association has served the migrants and their children well since its inception in 1959. The challenge now is for it to be relevant to the following generations.
Arthur Konstantopoulos
Member of the Executive Committee
Arthur has been active member and staunch supporter of the Association since 1967. He has served on the Executive Committee on a number occasions and has also been the Secretary of the Association.
Periklis Koutsikas
Member of the Executive Committee
Periklis is a dental surgeon and was born in Plati Messinias and immigrated to Australia with his family. The Koutsikas family is one of the founding members of the Association has always supported the Association and his Uncle Evgenios Koutsikas was the first President of the Association in 1959.
Kosta Apostolou
Member of the Executive Committee
Kosta is a Property Investment Manager and was born in Adelaide, Australia. Kosta’s family has relatives that have been involved in the Association since its birth in 1959.
Peter Angelopoulos – Member of the Executive Committee.
Peter Stylianopoulos – Member of the Executive Committee.
Association’s Constitution
The Messinian Association of South Australia was Established 1959.
Our constitution was revised on 11th June 2006.
To view the constitution in English & Greek click on files below.
Messinian Association of SA Inc. 