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DIMITRIOS SINODINOS Age 28
Dimitrios came to the U.S. from Greece, and entered GCC
as a business major. He was soon approached by ASGCC President Alen
Andriassian to join student government, where he served two terms as a
senator. At that point, Dean of Student Activities Paul Schlossman
encouraged him to run for president. Dimitrios was elected and describes his
term as president as being pivotal. He switched his major to political
science, and became active in raising the level of student awareness of
information, rights and resources. In turn, Dimitrios talked both Dan Wenger
and later Antonino Patti into running for president.
Dimitrios received his B.A. in Public Policy cum laude
from CSUN, where he also received the Political Science Department’s Award
of Excellence. He was selected as CSUN’s representative to the Leon Panetta
Institute, which consists of the outstanding political science graduate from
each of the 23 CSU campuses for a semester internship in Washington. He
served under House Representative of Foreign Policy Adam Schiff, for 4 ˝
months. Dimitrios cites his internship as the most exciting time of his life
and says that the intense energy each day was truly invigorating. Dimitrios
is currently in CSUN’s master’s program majoring in Comparative Governments
and International Relationships. His future plans are uncertain but he does
want to teach and, of course, be involved with student activism and
awareness.
Dimitrios says that GCC gave him the drive to be
involved. He has learned a lot from his mistakes, believing that “the
journey is the key,” and that if things fail—you should just go back and fix
them! Dimitrios credits Paul Schlossman for teaching him long-term scope,
counselor Joe Puglia for being a father figure and providing emotional
support, and Alen Andriassian, current Student Services Coordinator, for
being his mentor.
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