Irene Vantaraki is highly experienced in a variety of cultural environment and lives between New York and Athens. She was a journalist for many years in printed and media web. Irene is the founder and Director of an art initiative Vandiri Art NYC which promotes Greek art in US. She has participated as an executive organization committee in Art Thessaloniki,International Art Fair As the Director of the mission of the Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico, Central America and Carribean Islands she  occasionally travels in Mexico City and Cuba organizing the project of Theological School in Havana Cuba under the Ecumenical Patriarchate . She's a board member in Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center a Foundation (AOL) with a mission on raise awareness to protect and preserve the planets waters .