Alcaeos is a graduate of the prestigious Saint Ignatius College Prep, in Chicago. He attended the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) studying aeronautical engineering for one year and then he transferred to the University of Illinois College of Engineering. He graduated in May 2014 with a B.Sc. in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering. Alcaeos is currently living and studying in France. He received a  Master in Science degree in Nuclear Energy from the Ecole Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussees in Paris. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and is employed as an engineer at Assystem in Paris.  Alcaeos is fluent in Modern Greek and in French.

Fransesca Madonna graduated in 2010 from New Trier High School. After visiting many West Coast universities that were not a good fit, she decided a GAP year was necessary. Thanks to money saved working weekends and summers at family restaurants, she left for her first stint in India in January 2011 for 2 months. In January 2012, she traveled for 10 months, living in India, Greece, and Berlin, Germany. In January 2013, she moved to Berlin and started taking German classes in hopes of enrolling in a German University. As of January 2016, she is enrolled in a three-year program at a self-disciplinary school taking courses in Phytotherapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture), Homeopathy, Iris-diagnosis, Anatomy and Pathology, along with an array of hands-on body work courses such as Yoga, Shiatsu, Tuina, Qi Gong, Acro yoga, Classical and Thai Massage and many more.

The school “Heilpraktikschule in Selbstverwaltung” is built on a self-governing principle, meaning that everyone in the school has equal rights in making decisions about their learning experience and the progress of the school as a whole. The school and its members are also very involved politically and socially and often hold workshops about relevant topics such as racism, consent and violence-free communication. They offer donation-based wellness appointments with the proceeds going to solidarity projects and offer free consultations for healing to refugees. At the end of the course and exams, Fransesca will be licensed as a “Heilpraktikerin” which literally means “healing practitioner” but is known in the states as a “Naturopath.” To continue her studies outside the classroom, she plans to travel to South America and maybe again to India to explore the biodiversity with a new perspective and build on her knowledge of the healing power of herbs and plants and learn from natives the wonders of “folk medicine” and traditions in health practices.

Demetra Londos attended Regina Dominican High School. She was a student ambassador, a junior and senior peer leader, a member of the Tri-Music Honors society, a four-year varsity Lacrosse player and was in three school musicals. Always knowing she wanted to pursue a career in music, she joined Choir her sophomore year and Orchestra her senior year.

Demetra was accepted into Berklee College of Music in Boston for Vocal performance. During her time at Berklee, she performed on various recordings and with groups such as Rhythm of the Universe at the Boston Pops. Demetra studied in Valencia, Spain her junior year through Berklee’s international music business program, where she attended the esteemed music conference Midem in Cannes, France. She worked for the school’s venue, The Red Room at Café 939, as a marketing and promotions assistant, covering shows for Grammy nominated artists Hozier, Charlie Puth, and Emily King.

After graduating in 2014, she went on to intern for artist management company, Brick Wall Management and was offered a position in New York before completing her time as an intern. She moved to Los Angeles and worked for Brick Wall Management and as a Social Media Coordinator for 10x Management.  She is currently a Singer/Songwriter & Voice Over Artist in Chicago.

Irini attended Niles North High School. She was not only on the honor roll, but also participated in Percussion Ensemble all four years. During her junior year, Irini’s ensemble was one of 10 that made it to Bands of America, the nation’s premier marching band organization. She was also a member of P.A.L.S., an organization that works with children with special needs and graduated in 2010.

Irini attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and received a B.A. in English and Secondary Education. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society for students with a GPA above a 3.5. She was also a student mentor at the university.  Irini was chosen to attend the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in a study-abroad program. After graduation, Irini lived in Germany and taught English at the Frankfurt International School preparing students for the International Baccalaureate exams. She recently graduated with a Masters in Library and Information Sciences.

Irini is currently a Reading/Language Arts Teacher at the Old Orchard Junior High School.