Demetra Vassiliou Egan

Demetra Egan was born in Greece where she completed her secondary education. She has lived in Australia since 1974 where she studied Modern Greek Language and Culture at Deakin University (B.A Interpreting/Translation) and the University of Melbourne (PGD Arts, Modern Greek). She is an Accredited Interpreter/Translator and has held the positions of Coordinator, Translation Unit (Greek) and Officer-In-Charge of Information and Cultural Relations at the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission (1985-1993). She has been teaching interpreting/translation (1988-96) at Deakin University and translation at Melbourne University 1995-). She has been the Secretary of the State Institute of Interpreters and Translators (1984-86), Secretary (1992-96) and Chairman (1997) of the Hellenic Studies Forum.

She is currently the Executive Officer of the Centre for Research and Development in Interpreting and Translating at Deakin University, Member of the Examiners' Panel (Greek) of the National (Australian) Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators and President of the Hellenic Studies Forum. She has been very active in the Greek community in Australia and the instigator of important initiatives. She has researched issues concerning Hellenism and Greek migration in Australia, published mostly as conference papers. She has translated numerous scientific papers, articles and literary works and is currently translating (into English) the "History of Greeks in Australia" vol. I (by Prof. A.Tamis).