Dr. Rossides studied Adapted Physical Education and Special Education (double major) and Educational Psychology (MA, PhD) in the United States and is a member of the American Psychological Association.
At the beginning of her career she worked under the former president of Cyprus, recommending suggestions for an updated Special Education Law in Cyprus. She is the founder and director of New Hope Private Special School, in Nicosia and the Education Consultant for the American Academy schools in Limassol and Paphos-Cyprus.
In 1994, Dr. Rossides was elected as a board member of Special Olympics Cyprus and has served in various positions, among them as Committee President responsible for the volunteer and youth training, Committee President for Fund Raising, and Assistant National Director. For the past three years she has held the position of the Cyprus Special Olympics National Director.
Since 1997, Dr. Rossides has served as the Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Advisor for Special Olympics Europe-Eurasia and has presented trainings to Special Olympics Programs throughout the world. She also served as a Technical Delegate for MATP since 2011 (Los-Angeles, Austria, and Abu Dhabi).
World Games Berlin 2023 Technical Delegates
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Jo Menten
Athletics Technical Delegate - Limburg, Belgium -
Walter Joren
Badminton Technical Delegate - Turnhout, Belgium -
Mark Wolfgram
Basketball 3x3 Technical Delegate - Wisconsin, USA -
Louise McSweeney
Basketball 5x5 Technical Delegate - Waterford, Ireland -
Fernando Oliveira
Beach Volleyball Technical Delegate - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
Debra Potenberg
Bocce Technical Delegate - Florida, USA -
Rebecca Norton
Bowling Technical Delegate - Ontario, Canada -
Koos Feiken
Cycling Technical Delegate - Lieveren, Netherlands -
Katharina Lex
Equestrian Technical Delegate - Speicher, Switzerland -
Nick Caudle
Football Technical Delegate - Michigan, USA -
Abdulrazzaq Alkabi
Futsal Technical Delegate - Dubai, UAE -
Alana-Marie Brahler
Golf Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA -
Deborah Pastorelli
Artistic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Gallarate, Italia -
George Krenk
Artistic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Michigan, USA -
Sofia Boura
Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Athens, Greece -
Georgios Panayides
Handball Technical Delegate - Nicosia, Cyprus -
James Mulroy
Judo Technical Delegate - Tipperary, Ireland -
Róża Banasik-Zarańska
Kayaking Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Pomorskie, Poland -
Eleni Rossides
Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Technical Delegate - Nicosia, Cyprus -
Dave Harman
Open Water Swimming Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Raalte, Netherlands -
Richard Frazier
Powerlifting Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA -
Mark van der Heijden
Sailing Technical Delegate - Rotterdam, Netherlands -
Shirley Milgate
Swimming Technical Delegate - New South Wales, Australia -
Roldan Rivera
Table Tennis Technical Delegate - Balboa, Panama -
Teresa Leitão
Tennis Technical Delegate - Jundiai, Brazil -
Pamela O’Donnell
Volleyball Technical Delegate - Dublin, Ireland -
Kristine Hughes
Special Olympics North America, Volleyball Assistant Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA
